Cinderella: A Twisted Tale Series Novel

Chapter 9 (Finale)

I ate a little. I was still stressed about Gruelda being out there. I was hurt by Gruelda, so I stayed in bed for the day. The prince only left my side once, to go to the restroom. "I'm going to go to sleep. And you should go and get some rest yourself." I said. "I'll stay here." He said. 

I shook my head. "Go and rest in your own bed. You've been with me long enough. You care too much for a common girl like me." I said. He shook his head. "Fine, but I'll be in to check on you." He said. He stood and left. 

I was relieved he was gone, now I could finally rest. I never felt okay to sleep with him there, I'm not sure why, but I felt like I had to be awake to talk to him when he was there. I felt bad for being sick and forcing him to sit with me. 

I layed in my bed. It was peaceful. I was calm, and TIRED. I rested my eyes and thought about him, but slowly my mind wandered to Gruelda, her clenching my throat and squeezing not until I pass out, but until I'm lifeless. 

I shot my eyes open and sat up. I looked around and made sure she wasn't there. "Finally your awake. I wanted to hear you scream." And there she was. I looked over and the door was blocked with furniture. "P-Please." I begged.

She grabbed my neck and held me up. "Die Cinderella, die." She said. I could hear the prince screaming and slamming the door. I winced out, "I love you." Before I slowly felt myself breaking down. 

"Cinderella......Cinderella please, wake up." Tears fell on me, and I saw my prince crying over me. My dead corpse laying on the ground. How am I seeing this? I looked at myself, and I was glowing. Am I dead? "You can still help him."  A voice said. I was alone, but I could still hear it. "How?" I asked. 

"By letting him go." She said. I looked at him, I couldn't bare to see him like that. "I love you." I said. Suddenly I felt myslef float up. And as I looked down I saw myself, cleaning the blood off of the floor, in my dirty dress, and my apron. And Gruelda was standing over me. She looked up at me, and laughed. 

I felt my heart harden. I was scared, very scared. The demon inside that woman, was.......was eating me from the inside.