the selection

Chapter 1-the letter

Cypress had come home around 9:30 at night after working on a dress at a seamstress shop she works at. Once she came home, a smell of food wafted throughout the house. Her house was small, it had two bedrooms, one for her younger brothers Aaron and Max. The other bedroom for herself and her younger sister Beatrice. Her older sister Katelyn had gotten married a few months ago and moved out. Her parents slept in the living room with a pull out couch. 

"hey honey"

"Hi mom"

"dinner's on the table"

"thanks"

Cypress had sat down on the kitchen table and ate her dinner when Aaron came in to say hi to her. Once she finished her dinner, she went into her room that she shared with Beatrice and changed into a pair of sweatpants and a tank. She then immediately slept once she hit the pillow.

the next day

Cypress had woken up at 7 and changed into clothes as she went into the kitchen and got herself some eggs that mom was making. Beatrice came downstairs with a huge smile on her face and was waving a card around and was giddy with excitement.

"Cypress! Cypress!"

"woah, woah, Bea slow down"

"here"

"what is that"

"its the form for the selection! You have to sign up, you could be a princess and wear dresses and stuff"

Cypress snorted, "oh, yeah no"

"why, you get tho wear dresses and you could be a real princess, I know if I was old enough I would, prince Adrian is soooo handsome"

Cypress bit her lip to keep her from laughing as her dad came in.

"daddy! daddy!"

"what is it sweetheart"

"the selection came in and Cypress won't sign up"

"the what!"

Max came in as he snatched the letter from Beatrice and opened it. 

"oh, meh"

"you could be a princess"

"honey think of the wonders it could do for our family"

"yeah it could give us enough money to last us a lifetime"

"what do you think Max"

"I mean I don't really care, but yeah I agree it could get us more money to live off of"

"yeah! you could wear a tiara with dresses and he's sooo handsome"

"honey, just fill out the form, you never know"

"okay everyone shut up"

"no, I am not going to sign up, cause number one I don't give a shit, number two prince Adrian is an asshole, number three we aren't dying and I'll get another job to support us, number four love is shit and you know I don't believe in it, number five, hell no"

"but honey, come one"

"yeah just sign up"

"I'm gonna be late for work"

Once Cypress finished working, she walked home as she went into the house and grabbed dinner to eat in her room because all anyone was talking while at work was about prince Adrian's selection and how damn handsome he is and shit and she didn't want to deal with the letter. Once she finished eating she went back into the kitchen to wash the dishes as her youngest brother Aaron fainted when he came into the kitchen.