Cinderella Contract

3

"Avery. Avery! Avery, can you hear me?"

"Oh no oh no oh no oh no! What if she's dead!?"

"Jacob?" I hear my voice say.

"AVERY!" He hugs me. "So you're not dead!" He squeezes me tighter.

"Yeah..." I mumble. I look around me. It the park but all the banners are gone and the stage is just a memory now. "What happened?" I look at the other four princes standing above me.

"You-" Brett started.

"You died." Jacob finishes. Help let's go of me and nods seriously.

"Okay. Brett, what really happened?" I look at him for my answer.

"You won the raffle then you passed out. Me and Christopher got everyone to leave while Jacob was crying and preparing for your funeral and Blake was watching you." He nods at Blake.

Our gazes meet and we both look away.

"So I won?"

"Yeah." Christopher extends a hand and pulls me up.

"Cool. So, what did I win?"

"This." Brett shows me a small packet of paper. I read the heading.

The Cinderella Contract

"So, what am I supposed to do with this?" I ask shaking the flimsy packet.

"W-well read it. And sign it." Brett stutters.

"It's your contract with us." Christopher flips his shaggy hair out of his eyes.

"Okay. Does anyone have a pen?" I look at the princes.

They look around then everyone looks at Blake. A black pen sticks out of his pocket.

"Hey Blake, give her your pen."

"Uh, right." He takes the pen out of his pocket and hands it to me. We both avoided eye contact.

I look at the tall men around me. Jacobs height is closest to mine.

"Jacob turn around."

"Alrighty." He jumps around and poses like a superhero.

I put the paper against his back and sign my name across ten different blanks.

I hand the Contract back to Brett.

"So, now what?" I ask.

"I believe," Brett checks his watch "The car should be here in 5 seconds." He looks up and a sleek black car pulls up along the curb. The window opens and an older man tosses the keys to Brett.

The older man steps out of the car. He has a long fluffy red robe on the drags a bit.

"Daddy!" Jacob mimics a high voice and run towards the older man.

Jacob swerves at the last second and jumps on top of the car and attempts to hug it.

Brett sighs. Then tosses the keys at Jacob. He falls off the car and catches them.

"Avery, you coming?" Jacob asks, opening the passenger seat.

"Heck yeah!" I slide into the seat and from the thumps coming from outside, he jumped on the car and then slid into the drivers seat.

The three others say squished in the back.

Jacob took out his phone and leaned over to get a picture of the three smushed together.

"I knew you were going to that." Brett sighs from the middle seat.

"Let's go!" Jacob buckles his seat belt and gasses it.

"W-wait. You're driving!?" I stuttered grabbing on to whatever I can.

"Yep!" He looks like a kid in a candy shop.

I looked to the others in the back but they were the same as me. Terrified expression and holding onto whatever they could find.

They drive smoothed out slightly. So we're now only moving around in our seats instead of ending up in the other side of the car.

I lean my head on the window and watch as we drive past the You Are Now Leaving... sign.

I must of fallen asleep, because when I opened my eyes next, the car was parked and it was only me and Blake, who was also asleep.

There was a note taped to the window on my right. 'Wake up Blake when u wake up. He'll give u a tour of your new home! - Jacob'

Great.

I unbuckle and seat belt and quietly exit the car. I walked over to Blake, who was sitting right behind me and yank open his door.

He falls to the ground with a yelp. "What!?" He yelled, just waking up.

I showed him the note.

"I'll pay him back later." Blake mutters.

"So," I say. I make the mistake of peering into his steel blue eyes, to find him looking at me. We both quickly look away. "You're supposed to give me a tour." I look at the mansion behind me.

I remember somewhere in the Contract where it said I'd be living with them.

This is going to be one heck of a ride.

Boring chapter, I know. Two reads so far!! XD thank you for reading and voting and commenting!!

Well,

See ya through the screen,
Stari