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Chapter 7: First Impressions

~Claire~

As soon as we open the door to our dorm, I'm completely in love with it. And it looks a little like my room when I was little. Even better! Evie starts out by saying 'It's so amazing' but Mal cuts her off saying that the room is 'Gross' and that she'll need 'serious sunscreen'. "I know, right? Amazingly gross." I know inside she really loves this room.

Mal tells us to close the curtains so we do. Even though I would love to look out at the scenery all day, I can't.

Some time passes and when it gets dark out Evie and Mal come to Jay and Carlos' room. I was already there considering I wanted to spend some time with Carlos. He starts to play this game which is really repetitive if you ask me.

Mal asks Jay what he's doing and he replies with 'stealing'. "What's the point?" 

"Well Claire, it's like buying whatever I want.. Except it's free." 

Mal responds "Okay. So you could do that, or you could leave it here and pick it all up when we take over the world."

"You sound just like your mom," Evie says. Mal thanks her and Jay says "You do it your way, and I'll do it mine."

After all these years, I've gotten accustomed to Jay stealing things but now that we're in Auradon, it feels... Wrong, again.

"Hey Jay, come check out this game. It's awesome." Jay starts playing the repetitive game but then Mal asks if she has to remind them why they're all here. In my opinion, I think they're all here because that soon to be king has a heart and/or a brain. But of course, that's not why they think they're all here for.

"Fairy Godmother, Blah blah blah--Magic wand, Blah blah blah." Evie laughs at this but Mal turns the atmosphere into something more serious than it was before.

"This is our ONE CHANCE to prove ourselves to our parents. Even you Claire. To prove that we are evil and vicious and ruthless and cruel. Yeah? Evie, mirror me." "Mirror mirror on th-in my hand, where is fairy godmother's wand... stand?" Mal says, "There it is!" And Carlos tells Evie to "Zoom out" while calculating where to go to get the wand.

"Magic mirror, not so close. Closer, closer, closer," Evie asks the magic mirror.

Right when Carlos asks to go back to his game they found out where the wand was being held. "Stop!" 

"It's in a Museum; do we know where that is?" Mal asks. I'm staying quiet because I really don't want any part of this. I want them to all be happy, especially Carlos, but I hope they fail trying to get the wand.

"2.3 miles from here." Mal, Jay, and Evie sneak out into the hallway but Carlos is still playing his game and I'm contemplating whether or not to go with them. Mal calls for him and I guess that I have to go to. If I stay in this room any longer suspicion might arise. "You okay?" 

"Yeah, I'm fine."

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We finally get into the museum with some difficulty and on the way to finding the wand we see a part of the museum that holds replicas of the 4 main villains on the Isle. This time it's my turn to rub Carlos's arm in support. I go ahead of the group and find where the wand is held calling them to the room.

Evie says to me "Will you do the honors, Claire?" 

"She can't," Carlos stands up for me. 

"Why not Carlos, it's right there." Something's up with Mal.

"No really, I can't. There's a barrier around it." 

"That shouldn't stop you."

I'm feeling really under pressure and extra conflicted right now. I hope my hair hasn't grown. On one hand, I want to keep this act going until the time is right to tell them but on the other hand; I've never been evil and being back in the royal place I was born in makes me want to break off from them. All except for Carlos... I'd probably do almost anything for that boy.

With that being said, I go up to touch the barrier but Carlos tells me to stop. I don't listen and I go back to steal the wand. I absolutely HATE that word. He yells for me to stop once more but it's too late. The alarm sounds and I can't move. All I can do is shake. Evie has to force me back to reality so I can run.

I go back to the dorm as fast as I can with no one in my way. As soon as I get there I go to the bathroom to check my hair. It has grown. I try cutting it but it doesn't work. What it does do though, is break the scissors. UGH! At least we have 2 pairs of scissors. I hear the door open and I panic.

Door locked. Check. Broken scissors thrown away. Check. Hair cut. Nope.

"Claire?" Evie calls out for me. "Claire I didn't mean to push you like that. I'm sorry." 

"No, no, it's fine. And I'm in the bathroom if you were wondering." I yell. Scavenging for something else to cut my hair with, I find a razor in one of the drawers and take out the blade. I try to cut my hair with it and luckily it works. Such a relief.

"No, it's not fine. We promised each other that we would never do that."

I cut my hair down to its regular length, make it wavy, clean off the floor, and made sure that none of it is visible from any angle. After that, I try to put the bathroom back in its normal state. Lastly, I grab a lint roller and get as much hair off of me as possible.

Mal asks, "Were you okay in there? I heard a lot of noise." 

"No, Yeah, I'm fine. Uhh, you guys I have something to tell you." 

"What is it," Mal asks. 

"Nevermind." 

"What?" 

"What do you mean nevermind? Claire, we promised. We tell each other everything." 

"I know, I know. And I'm really really sorry. It was so stupid of me to try and say that anyways. Just, forget I said anything, alright?" 

"But-" 

"Evie," 

"Okay. Claire you know you can tell me anything right?" I give her a sad smile and say, "Yeah, I know Eves."

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