Masquerade

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Sarah Williams walked among the many costumes. She had to find a costume for her father's company's big costume party for Halloween. Now that she was eighteen, her father and stepmother were forcing her to go. Sarah wasn't stupid. She knew it was cause her stepmother still couldn't understand why Sarah didn't seem to be interested in boys.

How could she be interested in these fools who couldn't compare to him? Sarah shook her head and continued on her mission. She had to find something she liked or her stepmother would choose something for her.

It had been three years, since that night. She hadn't seen a feather of him, but her friends came regularly. She was always happy to see them. Of course they knew about Halloween and that she was being forced to go to this year's party. Actually last year, Hoggle, Sir Didymus, and Ludo came to her side of the mirror and actually the four of them had a small party. Well it was small until some goblins decided to make a visit.

Sighing, Sarah turned down yet another row of costumes. She didn't know what she wanted to dress as, but she wanted it to be something special, something that her stepmother would approve. Suddenly she stopped. On a mannequin was a beautiful pale pink gown with a swiping neckline. It barely had anything to hold it up. It had a pink rose on the right hip. Sarah moved behind it and noticed on the train as it fell down the gown was gathered and had more pink roses adorning it. It was beautiful.

Suddenly a little old lady came out. Sarah jumped when she talked.

"Ah, I see you found it, Deary. When I saw you come in, I knew it would be perfect for you."

Sarah looked at her. "It's lovely, but I don't think I can afford it." After all she was being forced to pay for it herself and she really didn't want to rent something.

The old lady only smiled. "Deary, don't you worry. Now let's try it on you. We'll talk price later." She moved behind the gown and began to remove it from the dummy.

Sarah tried to refuse, but she ended up in the gown. And as she stood in front of the mirror, she couldn't help, but notice how wonderful she looked in it. The old lady nodded and then quickly helped her out of it.

Sarah stood at the register as the old woman rang up the gown, which also came with a pink mask with a pink rose on it as well. Oh, and a pair of pink shoes that fit Sarah perfectly. Sarah paid the women, much less than she had thought the gown was worth, and took her costume for the party out of the store.

Being that she was quickly making her way to her car, Sarah never noticed that the store as soon as she exited became nothing more than a vacant store with a for rent sign in the front window.