One Bite and A Kiss

Chapter 2- Snow White

As days pass by, my stepmother give me more chores to do. I need to clean every part of the palace eventhough it's still as clean as a brand new castle. But, there is one part of the palace that I was restricted to go through.

Before Dad married my proud and overbearing stepmother that room was our music room and that's the place where I can be found during my free time. But now that my Dad was dead and only my step mother is with me she changed every room in the palace and removed that music room.

Since I am curious, I entered that room one day when she's having a dinner. I don't want to be caught so I do that as fast as I could. When I went inside the room I felt so horrified and scared because the room was so dim and it's full of linen white cloths clinging at the room's ceiling. 

There is also a platform at the center of the room with a big mirror hanging up on the wall. I moved closer and checked every part of the mirror. It's made of pure gold and the design was really very detailed.

Just when I was about to touch it, I heard sounf of footsteps getting nearer and nearer into the room. I hurriedly hid behind a large cabinet also in that room. The door opened. I crept and saw my step mother walking towards the mirror.

She touched the mirror and said:

"Looking glass upon the wall, Who is fairest of us all?"

Then on the mirror came a talking mask so horrifying. The mirror answered:

“Queen, you are full fair, ‘tis true, But Snow-white is fairer than you."

This gave the Queen a great shock, and she became yellow and green with envy.

I was in great shock too and I felt very worried that maybe the queen might kill me. She angrily left the room and banged the door.

I went out from my hiding place and walked again towards the mirror but the mask that I saw a while ago was already gone and the mirror was back into normal.

I went out from that room and continued cleaning the palace.

And from that hour her heart turned against me, and she hated me more.

Envy and pride like ill weeds grew in her heart higher everyday. Before she still let me go outside the Palace but now she permitted me to go outside.

Everynight I could see her going inside that room and after that she always go out angry and dismayed.

Right after there's a hard knock on our door. I peeked outside and  saw a royal mail carrier. I opened the door and he handed me a letter inside an envelope with a royal seal. I opened the envelop and read the letter.

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The letter reads:

THE ROYAL PRINCE OF KINGDOM OF SETRA WILL BE ARRIVING AFTER 10 DAYS

ALL PRINCESSES AND LADIES ARE INVITED TO BE IN THEIR BEST ATTIRE AND BE AT THE PLAZA.

SEE YOU THERE!

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"The Prince is coming!" I gasped

I want to come but all my gowns are gone. But since I was taught by one of our dress makers before on how to make gowns, I just planned on making one.

Thanks God I'm creative enough and there are still some cloths for me to use.

After 3 days I was able to make a very beautiful dress gown that I know will suit best for me. I didn't put some petticots for I don't know where I can find one so I just made a simple yet elegant formal dress. It's colored yellow,blue and red and I also made a red ribbon that I could put on my hair.

I went to the palace dressing room to tried it out and when I came back I saw the queen reading the invitation.

It looks very perfect for me and it matches my skin and hair color. All I need is to polish my old yellow dancing shoes and I'm ready to see the Prince.

"So since when did you have this Snow White?!" she asked

"3 days before." I answered very soft

"And how come you didn't tell this to me?"

"Sorry your majesty I just thought you're not intere---------"

"ENOUGH OF THE EXCUSES!" she interrupted.

"i'm reallr sorry" I apologized once more.

"Since you hide this invitation from me.... YOU'RE NOT COMING!"

"But..but... please.. I ned to come"

"AND WHY?"

"Co'z I'm a princess"

"PRINCESS?? Look you're not a princess anymore since your Dad died. Look at you! So ugly and so pathetic! You're just my maid!"

"No I'm a Princess!"

"SHUT UP! IF I SAY YOU'LL NOT COME YOU'LL NOT COME!" the Queen said and left my room.

Tears begin to drop from my eyes. I really wanted to come but I know that will not happen as long as I am here in this palace.

So I packed my things and tried to escape at 12 midnight since I know the Queen is already asleep by then. I wore a cap just to hid my face for I know if someone wil saw me going ou from the palace they might shout and wake the queen. I walked slowly, trying not to make any sound of my footsteps. I opened the palace door then I heard a bang upstairs.

i rappidly ran outside. I run, and run and run until someone grabbed my hand.

"You think you can escape huh?" the voice said.

I turned my head and saw the queen holding me.

"Oh crud!