Help with my story, please!?

Question

My story is set in the early victorian era. I've already started the book, but I'm not confident about the plot
There are two sisters, let's say their names are Anne and Mary. They've always gotten along, but because Anne is older and always wanted to be superior to her sister, when Mary becomes engaged to George, Anne steals that guy away. But, an incident occurs where Anne causes an accident and Mary becomes blind from it. Anne feels guilty, gives up her life to serve Mary, not out of love but GUILT. Anne immediately loses interest in George. Meets another guy named...Edward, but Mary falls earnestly in love with this guy as well, as does Anne. But due to guilt, Anne backs off from this guy. Out of jealousy and guilt, the love Anne once had for Mary turns to hatred.

Should I have Edward leave Anne, saying how he can't bear her depressed state, which is when Anne realizes: "Mary would never leave me." A redemption from hatred of her sister...which leaves me with the question: "But what happens to Anne and her guilt of having caused Mary's blindness." Perhaps I can just make that guilt part fixed by regaining her love for her sister Mary? I don't know. I mean, there's two matters I have to fix at the end: Hate for Mary, and Guilt because of Mary. How can I fix this?! I want to write so badly, but I can never write without knowing what ending I'm heading for.

And how should I Characterize Anne and Mary? Who is the wild one, who is the conventional one?

Answer 1

It seems like the relationships with men have been central to your story... but mayve you should have Anne undergo some experiences with her sister, to help her deal with her bitterness enough that the two of them can find what they need.

Or maybe, you could have Mary realize this characteristic about her sister, and find ways to allow Mary to give Anne the space she needs to get over her resentment.

Or maybe, you could have Mary follow her heart, Anne gets hurt, but then she turns to George and finds that she really did love him.

Again, my suggestion is that at least one of the two sisters has to change inside, to allow for growth in their relationship with each other and in themselves.