The Hatter

Chapter 13

When Michael and I got home the phone rang.

"Hello?," he said, "oh hi James... I don't know tonight's not a great night. Do you want to come over here?.. what time? ok see you then. Bye." he hung up the phone. He told me that his friend James was coming over that night.

"...ok? He'll be over at 9 o'clock." He said

"Ok. What's his name?" I asked.

"James, I already told you." He said in a confused way.

"Yes, but what's his name?!" I said. This went on for about half a hour, when the bell went.

"Ok, he's here. Now you need to be polite to him." He said.

"Who's here?" I asked. But Michael just rolled his eyes and went to open the door. After it was open I heard lots of 'manly' helloes, then Michael whispering about some hatter who had lost it and was in the house. I just assumed he was mad.

"Is this him?" Whispered James.

"Yeah, be careful he tried to kill me and my girlfriend earlier today."

"Hello!!!" I said, and smiled.

"Hi." James said and carefully shook my hand. "Ok so is he coming with us to the poker game?" He asked.

"Not tonight James I have to stay here and look after him." said Michael. James looked pretty miffed.

"Man! You're not as fun as you used to be in the good old times, before you met that Heart girl. She's so fancy with her cutlery and washing every day and all that stuff that is completely pointless! She's taken all the fun out of you Michael!" James said. He was pretty upset.

"This is nothing to do with my girlfriend James! This is my friend and he needs me right now." Michael explained.

"Ok ok fine but what do you want to do then?" Asked James. We ended up watching movies like spider man and every episode of Star Wars and Star Trek which was fun because I never and a guys night like that before.

"So how is the party pooper?" Asked James.

"You mean Princess Heart?" Michael said in a stearin voice. James rolled his eyes and nodded.

"Well, she's ok but I don't think she ever got over her sister leaving. I still can't believe that her parents gave her away just because she hair wasn't bright red." Michael said. I was really confused about what they were talking about so Michael explained it to me.

"So, when Princess Heart was born, her hair was red, as was Princess Whites. You see, she was cursed by a witch that hated the royal family. She turned Princess Whites hair white which is where she got her name, because she knew that if Princess Whites hair wasn't red her parents would be forced to give her away, which they were. I don't know why they really did it. It only happened a few months ago. Just after Princess Heart and I met." He explained. After that there was a short silence.

"That's sadder than falling down a rabbit hole and ending up in a new world with no friends or money, just the clothes on your back!" I said. I didn't mean to say it. It just kind of slipped out.

"What do you mean?" Asked James but I didn't reply.

"Doesn't Princess White do weird spells and potions now so she can survive in the woods?" James said.

"Yeah, why?" Replied Michael.

James whispered, "Well if he's off his nut couldn't she help him?" James said. Michael looked at him and after they exchanged looks they called a cab.