Cinderella After Midnight

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"Alex and me, we are just like each other, aren't we?"

"Your best friend is a copy of me."

"We are twins after all, the exact copy of the other."

Amelia couldn't help but thought of Julia's statements on the way back to the castle.

"... the exact copy of the other."

"No, you're wrong. Alex might look like you, but deep down, he has a big heart and that's what makes the difference between you two."

"They might look alike at the first sight, but Alex is different. He is not like Julia. Appearances are deceiving." Amelia murmured to herself, looking out the window while they drove through the dark wood. Just then something came into her mind, caused her to gasp.

"We are twins after all, the exact copy of the other."

"Where is it? Where did Kris hide it?" The girl talked to herself in frustration as she wreaked havoc in the small storeroom.

"It has to be here. I'm sure. Where the hell-"

"Here it is," screamed Amelia, beaming, with something glossy in her hand.

Right after, she ran out of the dark room as if her life was depended on it. As fast as she could, Amelia jumped on a horse and left the castle without saying goodbye to anyone.

Kris couldn't believe what he just heard. Amelia had really left him at this moment, when he needed her the most. He was aware that she had every right to leave. Kris had promised her not to force her to stay after all. Yet, the Prince could never think she would really leave him, not after everything they had been through together. Kris was undoubtedly in love with the beautiful girl named Amelia Rosewall and he had begged God with all his strength that she would love him back. But now he had to accept it. Amelia didn't love him – at least not as much as he loved her.

"KRIS?" A loud call of his name brought the Prince back to earth. Damn it! For one second, he had really forgotten about Liam and Rory and all that because of Amelia.

"I'm sorry. What did you say?" The Prince apologized.

"I'm asking you if you're really sure. Prince or not, you could lose everything for helping a prisoner to break jail." Liam said full of worries.

"Do you have a better idea? We don't have another choice, do we? If we don't get him out of there, he'll be hanged in a few hours, unless a miracle happens, and father changes his mind." Kris replied, and Liam knew his friend was right. This was their last chance to save Rory.

"If this were a story, none of us will survive in the end. We all will die." Liam said, sighed. Why did all his friends have to be so crazy?

Shaking his head, he finally agreed. "But what else can we do? Well, let's break jail." Liam said with determination.

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"Close the gate, search every house. No one is going to leave town until I find them. They are going to be hanged for doing this." The King stated angrily.

"Question every guard, every servant. They couldn't leave the castle without being noticed by anybody. That's impossible." The Queen added, worried. The guard bowed and headed to the door as someone rushed into the room with a shocked expression on the face.

"Kidnapped? Who is kidnapped? Amy? Father, please tell me what happened."

"Kris," The Queen called the prince's name as she ran into his embrace, breaking into tears. Kris couldn't do anything but hugged his crying mother tightly, hoping to be able to comfort her a bit in this situation. Seeing his father nodded sadly, not saying a word; he knew it was true. The princess was gone.