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Tangled (The Untold Story of Gothel)

It seems like the world is playing with my life. I have only done good things so why does fate seem to be against me? Most people think of me as a bad guy and the type of woman who imagines herself in the spotlight, a vain old woman who hoards the strong healing powers of a magical gold flower to live for many, many years and remain perpetually young and beautiful but people know nothing but lies.

I am just a young lady before who dreams of being a queen. I never thought the moment will come when the king and queen would be able to choose the future spouse of their son, the prince. Regardless of the status in life, whether it is luxurious or poor, whether if you are a royalty or not as long as there is potential in being a queen, you can be chosen.

They said I really has the potential of being a queen, it seems like I know everything about how to act like a queen but due of my family background as a sorcerers, the King and Queen are hesitant to choose me as their son's wife.

Most people of my town believe that all sorcerer are bad peole and uses black magic to hurt and kill people but little did they know that my ancestors is different from being an evil sorcerer. My ancestors had the ability to heal the sick by singing in front of a special type of flower. And the flower that they sang about will automatically have the ability to heal by putting it in water to drink and whoever drinks it will immediately be healed but only me got the ability of my ancestors that's why my family treated me differently, they believe that the person who inherited the ability from our ancestors has the potential to bring misfortune to the family. I never been treated like a part of my family, I am so desperate for their love and affection that's why I did tried my best to do everything for my family but they only notices my mistakes and failures.

Only the prince treated me well, and because of how kind and considerate the prince was, everyone agreed that he should inherit the reigning kingdom. The prince knew me because of what people's gossip about me but the prince didn't believe the rumors and he treated me like a friend but I couldn't help falling in love with the prince to the point that I gave meaning of all the good treatment of the prince to me.

Until the day came when the palace announced the marriage of the prince to the woman he had chosen to marry. I was hurt by the news and realized that the prince treatment to me has no meaning, that the prince was just like that to everyone and not just me. I begged in front of the prince to choose me as his wife but the prince got mad and embarrassed of what I did. For me, It hurts too much that my family doesn't accept and love me, I seemed to be unable to handle it if the prince will do this to me.

The prince left me in tears and never returned.

Many years later and the new King and Queen still not bare a child which worried the town's residents about who would be the next heir of the kingdom. However, all their concerns suddenly vanished the day they revealed the queen was expecting her first child. Weeks and months later, the pregnant queen suffered sickness, and it's possible that the baby won't be able to survive in her womb. The King became frightened and then he suddenly remembered me.

I simply smile. My feelings are conflicted. The fact that he remembered me makes me happy, yet it's sad since he only did so because he needed my ability to cure his wife. His eyes are full of worry, I can see here that I'm his only hope and because I don't want him to have a grudge against me so I did his favor so I sang in front of the flower.

"Flower, gleam and glow

Let your powers shine

Make the clock reverse

Bring back what once was mine

Heal what has been hurt

Change the fates' design

Save what has been lost

Bring back what once was mine

What once was mine"

I put the flower in the water and gave it to him and told him to make your wife drink it and she will get well soon and your child will be saved from her womb. On that day, the old friendship between me and the king came back where he treated me as a friend and I was happy even though we treated each other like this instead of him treating me like a stranger.

The queen gave birth to a healthy girl, whose hair was like a gold that shone with beauty. I'm glad to think that my abilities caused to her having such gorgeous hair but I was surprised to discover that her hair has the ability to heal like mine whenever I sing. It glows every time my song is sung to it. The King was just surprised and impressed about it but the Queen did not like it, I felt that she hated my presence in the palace whenever the king invited me. I can't deny that her daughter is closer to me than her, I can feel her resentment.

I have no intention of taking her family away from her. Yes I used to have feelings for the King but it's not like before. I have no bad intentions and I just want to respect the king's invitation to me every time he invites me to the palace. I know that the king thanked me a lot for saving the Queen and her daughter, but my presence in their palace did not bring any bad luck only the queen thought of it so she did something I didn't expect. She cut her daughter's long hair because she didn't want to see my power passed over her daughter. Her once golden hair turned black causing her healing ability to become ineffective. I was shocked and horrified by what she did.

The incident infuriated the king and the blame fell on me. The queen stated that I did the exact opposite of what truly happened. I tried to explain my side but end up like a mute person. I don't want to be the reason for them to fight so I just took the blame, I then made the decision to avoid trouble by staying away, hoping to prevent any misunderstandings with the queen. However, I had no idea that after I left, I would hear some stories about myself 'About being regularly plays the victim and, although I help people, I expects a lot in return. When I don't get what I want I complain and become judgmental'

'I am vain, manipulative and selfish and a shrewd woman who only cares about herself and her good looks, trying to be Rapunzel's mother or has some motherly, nurturing qualities, but are always as part of a facade used to maintain control over Rapunzel'

'A type of woman who imagines herself in the spotlight, a vain old woman who hoards the strong healing powers of a magical gold flower to live for many, many years and remain perpetually young and beautiful'

That's what they've said.

Am I really that kind of person?

I'm not doing anything wrong Why do they treat me like this? Am I really a bad person?

They think of me as villain. 'A villan is just a victim whose story hasn't been told' so I told my untold story.

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Date Written: December 16, 2022

I made my own untold story version of Gothel, I hope you like it. Isa ito sa pinagawa ng teacher namin sa asignaturang '21st Century Literature'. Gumawa raw kami ng kwento na tungkol sa mga villains, kahit anong Disney movies, novels and teleserye as long as ang gagawan namin ng kwento ay ang mga naging villain or kontrabida sa storyang iyon and since my favorite Disney movie is ang 'Tangled' kaya ayon share ko lang🫶

Reminder: some words are not mine like ang mga definition na tungkol kay Gothel ay kinuha ko lang yan sa google para kahit papaano ay may idea rin ako anong klase ba talaga siyang villain and also special thanks to google translate, you help me a lot🥹. Yon lang! Lovelots!