Trapped in The Happiest Place on Earth

Twenty Seven

Twenty Seven

   I awake in a dark and damp cell, light headed and confused. To my right sits Dastan, his head hanging down into his chest. I can tell he's angry by the way he stares at the opposite wall. He doesn't look at me, which is quite alright considering I'm still mad at him for using me.

   Why did I rescue him anyway? I could have easily made my escape to Space Mountain and left Dastan to Malificent, but no. I had to jump in the way, taking both of our lives in the process. 

   I unexpectedly hear a pair of heels trample down the hall. As they approach the iron gate Anastasia nearly trips. "You fooled me," Brizella says. "I never would have imagined you'd pull through with this whole book thing, but-"

   "Way to go!" Anastasia shouts in an almost humble way.  "Mother says we're free to go to London in the morning."

   I look at Dastan as he buries his face deeper into his shirt. "You mean they already killed her?" I whisper.

   "That Garden Gnome?" Anastasia says "Please, the raids to-""

   "Shh!" Brizella shouts, nudging her sister in the hip. "Anyways, mother says your cooperation was much obliged and you'll be released soon." she looks to Dastan with her nose pointed in the air.  "He, however, might have another fate." With that the sisters grab their skirts and march back down the hall, leaving Dastan and I to the sound of trickling water.

   I take a close look at him. His hair is messy because of running his frustrated hands through it so many times. His hands clasp together tightly, resting in his lap; afraid. His eyes stare into mine, glassy with disappointment. I know because I saw the same look reflecting in his just hours earlier, only then, I was filled of anger, not regret.

    "You're finally getting what you've always wanted, huh? With Fairy Godmother gone it's only a matter of time before the magics lost. The parks will close and the only thing you'll have to hear about Disney is it's decent. I have to agree with Brizella on that one," he says, "you fooled me." With that he turns his back, leaving me to my own guilty thoughts.

   I guess he's right. I really will be free to go back home. Things will finally get back to normal for me. Whatever normal is anyway.

   Suddenly, a thousand thoughts come flooding into my mind. Without Disney, my mom won't have anything to obsess over. She'll be like a normal mom who goes out for girls nights  and weekend getaways to the Caribbean . And my brother; he won't have that annoying alarm clock to wake me up anymore or those stupid songs he goes around singing all the time. And then there's Michelle and the rest of my friends who won't have any reason to pick on me anymore. As for my house, I guess it'll go back to normal or maybe we'll sell it as one of those antique homes and move into a mansion with the money. And my dad, well, maybe this whole experience will lighten him up a bit and I'll get more freedom.

   Now that I think about it, my life is exactly as Austin and I always dreamed it to be. My parents mind their own business and I'm considered cool and popular by my peers. What else could a girl wish for?

   Except, of course, I'm not that girl anymore.

   Frustrated with my own thoughts, I stare at Dastan and sigh. "It's not like you were perfect either." I say. "You lied to me."

   I thought he might ignore me, but instead he tilts his head and rolls his eyes. "How?" he sneers.

   I narrow eyes and clear my throat. "'I'm a good guesser', and 'you looked like you could use some hot chocolate'. Please," I say, "it was all in the book and you know it."