Love From The Past

Chapter 4

Here is a picture of  Princess Isabella

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“ Should I wear this?”

Talia looked at me holding a salmon pink dress.

“ It’s nice.” I smiled. “ I didn’t know they let us join the ball.”

“ Yeah, they do. Just in special days though.”

“ Was it the princesses birthday?”

“ Yeah, how do you know?”

“ Just… a guess.”

“ Are you coming Riley?”

“ Umm, maybe I will,”

“ Okay, we are going than,”

I nodded. The maids were all going to the ball. I didn’t want to go. I didn’t want to see someone die.

“ Who are you?”

A young girl was standing in the door. She was beautiful. She had a white, puffy dress. She had a messy bun and a tiny crown. She had brown eyes and brown hair.

“ I’m Charlotte, madam.”

“ And, why don’t you go to the ball?” she smiled.

“ I… don’t have a dress.”

“ Oh, that’s not a problem,” she giggled.

I smiled. “ Excuse me, who are you?”

“ You are new aren’t you, I’m Isabella, Princess Isabella I guess. Call me Bella, though.”

I smiled showing my teeth. Oh, why did she have to be so nice? I had to tell someone what happenned.

“ Wait for me.” She said. I nodded. She walked out the door and came back in a few minutes. She had a red dress in her hand.

“ Here, wear this.”

“ Are you really doing this for me?”

“ Why not?”

“ I mean, you have your party in a few hours, and you are royal!”

“ So what? I’m human too.”

“ Yeah but…”

“ Just, take it. And don’t question.”

I shrugged. “ Okay, thanks. I’m Riley, by the way.”

“ Okay Riley, nice to meet you.”

Than I realised, I have just told her my real name! This was bad.

“ But, call me Charlotte. Everyone calls me Charlotte. My name is Charlotte. Not Riley, forget about that, that’s a silly name. Charlotte, right?” I said at the last minute.

“ Okay, Charlotte.” She giggled and waved. I waved back and she went out.

I looked at the red dress. I guess I was going to the party.

“ Milly, stop!”

“ What? I couldn’t hear you?”

“ Give it to me, please!”

“ No, it’s pretty, it doesn’t suit you.”

I looked at my pink shoes. Why did she have to be so mean?

“ But, maybe I can give it to you, if you beg me for it. On your knees.”

I sighed. “ My mom gave it to me, she said it was important.”

“ I guess you should’ve been more careful about it then,”

“ Milly, please.”

“ On your knees, know.”

My eyes started to burn. I had to do it. I had to beg to her. I slowly sat on my knees. I looked at the floor.

“ Look into my eyes,”

A tear came right down my right eye. I moved my head up and looked at her. She was so evil.

“ Please, give it to me, please Milly, I’m begging you.”

She smiled. “ Now, that’s better. Now I’ll consider giving it to you.”

“ But, but you said you would give it to me!” I couldn’t hold my tears anymore. They started running out of my eyes.

“ You’re just a baby, aren’t you?”

“ Hey, Milly, what’s going on here?” Oh, there was my saviour. Miss. Lindsey.

“ Nothing, Miss. Lindsey, I was telling Riley how beautiful her toy was.”

Miss. Lindsey frowned. She looked at my wet eyes. “ Is that what exactly happenned, Riley?”

I looked at Milly. She was giving me a look that froze my blood. I remained silent. Miss. Lindsey came closer to me and she leaned to me. “ Riley, is there anything you want to tell me?” I nodded. She smiled. “ Okay than, go on.”. I pointed at my toy. “ That’s mine.”. She looked at Milly. Her face was as red as a tomato. “ Milly?”. Milly leaned over my toy. “ There, Riley, and Milly,” she looked at her. “ Come with me.”

I smiled and looked at my toy. What a beautiful merry-go-round it was.