The Mutant World [UNFINISHED]

The Beginning to My Crazy Day

I sit up in the expensive bed. Too many silk sheets. I stand and walk to the wooden closet. Once I open it I see many elegant dresses waiting for me. Underneath them, Hugo is sound asleep. I remember telling him that he had to sleep somewhere where there isn't any cameras looking at him. He was really mad, but he obeyed. I feel something in my pocket. My phone! I whip it out but it stays off. Dead. My heart sinks then suddenly jumps when suddenly there's a knock at my door. I shove my phone back into my pocket and look at the opening, knob-less door. In comes Gordon with a piece of paper in hand.

"From today on," he begins, standing tall, "you will wake by a knock on the door and a note shall slip under the door and tell you what to wear and what the day shall bring."

I nod and Gordon hands me the small piece of paper and steps out the door.

"Knock three times when you are ready to leave," Gordon continues, "only metal benders can open this door so once you knock three times, the metal bender here will open the door and Prince Eli will be beside the door awaiting your presence."

I nod once more as the door slams shut. I look at the piece of paper and it reads:

Alice,

Today you shall have a grand day. Wear the dark red dress that has no sleeves and the red flat shoes that have a small bow-tie on the toe. I have a feeling you can't do your hair on your own so I have sent a servant to do it for you at noon.

Today will be about Prince Eli. It is his eighteenth birthday, the day he chooses a wife. You still must follow him, but you must hide yourself to the best of your abilities. I have told people that you are Prince Eli's friend, a news reporter from Faburo and your name is still Alice because Prince Eli has told me that you have already met his friends. You have come here to the royal court in order to write a story on Prince Eli. You must hardly talk to anyone, stay close to Prince Eli but make sure it looks as if you are simply watching him, and most important of all, act your part.

~Queen

I take a few deep breaths and take it one step at a time. First, the dark red dress without sleeves. I look into the closet and see Hugo is still sleeping and right above his head is the dark red dress that I must wear today. I take it out and lay it out on the slippery bed. I look down and see that the flat, red shoes are underneath Hugo's stomach. Great. I kneel down and grab the shoes. After a minute of carefully pushing and pulling I finally pull the shoes from under Hugo. I then look at my outfit. Today is going to be... Different. Yeah, it'll be different. I'll be fine. Hugo will be with me the entire time.

I disrobe and slip into the dark, red dress. It is very slimming and not poofy which I enjoy. I pull my wings through the wing-holes, which I think I stretch slightly. It's not flashy like what I have seen before; it's simple. The dress reaches down to the middle of my calf meaning I am going to actually have to wear the red, flat shoes. I sit on the ground and begin to unlace my sneakers. I don't want to do this. I can feel my throat swell. Don't cry. This is silly to cry over your shoes. You'll be fine.

I take a deep breath as I take off both of my favorite shoes. I look at them for one more moment. I have had these things for years. The dark green stain is from when Liz spilled her hair dye from last time she dyed it green, on to my shoes. It was her birthday so I didn't really make a big deal about it. It was her fourteenth birthday. That year was very chaotic; her older sister went off to college and Liz hasn't heard from her even now, four years later. She slowly forgot about her sister but I can tell it still bothers her. I also see a tear on one end of my left shoelace and can remember the day it occurred. Tara and I were running in the forest playing tag and Juno was "it". I remember slowing down enough to where Juno can tag me. I just wanted to touch his hand. Once he tagged me, his hand lingered until Tara screamed and ran away from me. Once I got home that day I realized I had a tear. I set my shoes down. Who knew shoes would be so sentimental? I'll be okay. I stand as I set my feet in the soft shoes. They are very soft.