Art Of Hallucination

Moments before my nightmare

I woke up yet again to an unfamiliar celling,I don't think I can ever get used to it.

I revised my plan on how to get the duke to agree in a contract marriage in my head;" He needs a wife to continue his lineage,but doesn't want love,..I think,wait I don't know anything about this man's life..oh well I'll just wing it,it's not like anyone can resist this bodies charms..at least the men I've met,..which are the gardener,and the stable man.
I'm scr__ (bang) Anna barged into the room opened the curtains before greeting me"morning my lady ready for today"
"What's today?".. i asked "oh, right! You don't remember ,well my lady were need to go to the square to get your dress,shoes,purse,jewell__" "And the reason for this is"i said while scratching my head.
  "For the spring ball" she said ,while placing a basin of warm water on the side table.
"Wait.."when's the spring ball" I said.
"The last week of the month,why?" (Gasp) to think it's that soon to the deadline ,I have get more dirt on this man!
After washing my face I asked "say Anna,what do you know about duke angradia?" Anna replied with a raised eyebrow "Distant,cold,pretty but not a gentle man like,why?"
 
  Anna arranged a carriage after hours and hours  of preparation.  We got to the square picked some fancy dresses, I couldn't be bothered they all looked the same,not really but the over extravegance was the same.
I kept thinking about my life if I'm not able to convince the duke or anyone to get married to me in this span of a month that was already a week less.

  Days past, the day of the spring ball was the next day,I thought everything would go smoothly before my so called father called to his office.
  I opened the door slightly and slid right in, before I even got the chance to sit down he said "any progress, I have a line of men wanting to get your hand in marriage,"
"Yes I have made some progress"i said while sitting on an arbun chair "hmm,so who is it"
"Duke arg__" Bang.he slammed his hands on his desk,"that man, again,I knew you didn't have memory loss." "what are you saying, I do" " Nonesense, that's  same man you've been chasing and harassing since your debut, he clearly said multiple times that he doesn't want to marry you, are that stupid,do you think I'm stupid, I knew it it was all just another scheme to try to get married to that bastard. Leave at once, go and rethink your choices because, I will not accept a marraige between that bastard who brought our family name down" "Leave!" He shouted a again.
      I ran out of the office,then into my room,I still had resolve I wasn't going to waver,I will get married to the duke,whether it's the last thing I do...
(Wait that's  not me,j thought in my head,strange.....)

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It was the morning of the spring ball, Anna woke me up earlier than usual,and with several maids  behind her, as soon as i got out of bed,i got ushered into the bathroom.
I had several maids making last amendments to my peach dress,it was the least flashiest one I could find and it matched the theme, several people helping me bathe and 3 people washing my hair,as soon as it was over I got ushered again into the room then into the changing room to get my dress hastily forced unto me.  They combed my hair, blushed my face,plumped my lips, and by the time they were finished 3 hours had passed, I looked into the mirror,and it hit me again, this isn't my old world, I look different,not to mention pretty,and i sound different,I talk different, I eat different, I sit different,  everything I do I s different from the past.

  We arrived at the ball, everyone had their eyes in me, the ballroom was filled with whisperes, " I heard she drank poison because the duke rejected her", " I heard she's faking memory loss,to get the duke to sympathise with her"
  " Really "," she really is dispicable to the end", I felt a pang in my heart hearing these painful words ,even though it's directed at the real owner of this body,it still hurt
  "But then, look at lady Claudette, refined and poise to the end no matter how much skunks like her try to steal the duke her fiance"

He has a fianceé ,No. no no no no, what I am I going to do now, the deadline is tomorrow,why didn't I have a backup plan, oh no,no,no. I really am screwed.
   I scanned around the room looking for a decent man, but every body declined my dance offer as if they didn't  want to get on some ones bad side ,I rushed to the balcony to get some air,mocking sneers followed me,I tried to catch my breath, it's okay it okay you can just find someone else.
I went back into the ballroom,the my father introduced me to......