Battle of Fear and Trust

Heart of Stone

Everything around me feels like the middle of winter, and everything I touch seems as if it were turned to stone and the air seems thin and icy. I walk down the streets of London and it's still summer. I can hear my two friends complain about the heat. Unlike them, I don't feel the heat at all, I only feel the ice. It doesn't bother me though, after all, it only means that I'm getting closer to becoming a true queen.

"Soon you will be a queen and have everything that you desire." Jadis whispers as she continues to freeze my heart as she has been doing for the last couple of days. I know my time is coming.

"Susan, there's the new clothing shop I was telling you about." I turn to see the store Jean was pointing to. "It's said to have all the latest styles. " I look at the lovely dresses in the display window.

"Well then, we should take a look around." I say as I start walking towards the shop knowing how beautiful I'll look in one of those dresses.

"Wait, that's where Charlie works, you know I can't bear to see him again," I hear Samantha complain behind me and I quickly turn to her.

"If you want to keep your place in society, you have to realize that we have to look our best at all times which means having the latest fashions and knowing everything else is a lesser priority," I remind her before walking into the store.

I look around the store and see many gorgeous outfits; it's hard to find just one. I only have two hours to find something stunning to wear to Katherine's party tomorrow night. After this I have to get ready for my date with Lord Chesterfield which should go well, as it always does. Then this day will be over. By tomorrow Jadis will have completely frozen my heart and I will finally have the luxurious life of a queen back.

"Soon Susan, you will be a whole new person," Jadis says as the beating of my heart decreases. I almost want to smile but my lips are too numb.

"Look at him socializing with those girls; you know he's only flirting with them to make me jealous. I can't believe Susan made us shop here. Of course, it doesn't matter what we want as long as she has the latest fashion. Sometimes I wish I could throw her clothes off in a fire." I hear Samantha say quietly, a little ways behind me.

"Shhh! Don't say that. She might hear you." Jean whispers back as my anger grows though I don't react, I want to know what else they have to say.

"Oh Jean, don't tell me you're not tired of doing everything she tells us to. She's not our boss; she's worse than Cindy was, giving us all those societal rules." Samantha continues to rant as I take a deep breath to hold back my anger.

"True, Cindy was a lot nicer. Honestly, I like the Susan we first met back in school more. She may have been a bit dimwitted, but at least she wasn't a total..."

"You know, I can hear every word you're saying." I interrupt them harshly, turning around and watching them freeze in place. "And if you want to keep your position in society, then you'd know not to say those kinds of things about me. After all, I'm the one who allowing you into this society; I can take you out of it just as easily," I tell them.

"We know, Susan, and we didn't mean it the way it sounded. Samantha's just concerned about other things, she didn't mean anything against you, and I was just trying to stop her from any more foolish things," Jean pleads with me, though her words were a lot harsher than Samantha's.

"Alright, I'll let it go for now, I do need to look for a new dress," I say calmly as though I were not upset with them. It doesn't matter, soon I'll be living like a true queen and they will know the consequences of their actions.

"Yes, soon no one will be able to stand in our way," Jadis says as I feel my heart grow colder and my bones grow stronger, so much so that I could probably break one of my 'friends'' arms with one pull.