Malvie Stories

Mother's Words

~Evie POV~
I reach over and hit the off button on my alarm. I smile to myself as I feel the warmth that surrounds me. I quickly untangle myself from Mal's limbs as she gives a disapproving grunt but doesn't try to make me come back to bed. I give her a quick peck on the forehead and she has a small smile plastered on her face as I pull away, I also have a beaming smile on. How could you wake up to that and not have a huge smile on your face? I began to make my way to the bathroom, smile still on my face, and I prepare myself for a shower. I look in the mirror and my smile falters a little, I hear my mother's words echoing through my head.

"You're too fat Evelyn. How will you ever get a prince looking like that? No one will ever love you! Go to the basement right now! No food for a week! You'll have a single glass of water, and nothing else!"

I shutter at the thought of the basement. The mirrors placed on every wall so I could see just how much weight I truly had gained. I shake my head and hop into the shower. My happiness has only faded the tiniest bit.

As I get out of the shower and dry off, I begin my extensive makeup routine. Everything must look perfect.

"Your eyeshadow is too dark Evelyn. You can't even do the simple task of applying makeup when I have taught you for years! Do you ever listen? Go to your room, and keep doing it until it is perfect! No coming out until I say it looks good enough! Got it?"

I grimace at that. My hands would work on my makeup for hours at a time, with no rest in between. Sometimes it would take me a whole day to even perfect it. I brush off this thought as well, and some of my happiness fades as well.

It takes me close to an hour to finish my makeup, so I begin to do my hair. It has to be straight, no piece with even the slightest wave. No hair out of place. Mother made it clear, "No one will want a woman who looks like she just rolled out of bed." I sigh at the thought of my mother once again ruining my self image. Slowly, I can feel my happiness disappearing.

Once my hair is fixed up, I walk into my closet and grab black leggings, blue heels, a blue skirt, and my trusty blue leather jacket. I stare at my choice for a minute as I once again hear the infamous Evil Queen's words in my head.

"Oh my, Evelyn. What are you wearing? It doesn't even match! You must have new clothes! Go get as much fabric as you can, and make yourself a whole new wardrobe, this outfit is just atrocious. You will work until I think it is suffice!"

That's it. That was the last straw. My happiness is completely gone. I frown in the mirror as I finish putting on my outfit. Today is already horrible and it's just has began.

I walk out of the closet as Mal is waking up. "Good morning my Princess." She says with a bright smile. I send a smile back her way, but she makes a weird face at me.

"Oh my, is it my makeup? Did I mess up? I'm so sorry!" I began rambling as I run towards the bathroom to look at my mistake. Mal quickly grabbed me before I could make it though.

"Woah now beautiful, what's got you so worried about how you look today? You never do this. Plus I looked at you like that because your smile was forced and I'm worried about you" Mal says and she wraps her arms firmly around my waist. I sigh and drop my head onto her shoulder as the tears began to flow.

"I'll never be good enough. My makeup is either too much or too little. My hair isn't straight enough. My outfits are just horrible! I can't do anything right!" I say through my tears streaming down my face. "How could you ever love someone like me?"

Mal gave me the most hurt look I've ever seen but quickly changed to a bright smile.

"Because you are you Evie. You are the most beautiful person I've ever laid eyes on. You are the light that I look forward to seeing every day. You never cease to amaze me with your beauty." Mal says with so much adoration in her eyes and words, that I know she is telling the full truth with noting left out.

I let out a watery laugh. "I can't believe I let my mother get into my head. She's not even here yet I still can't have a normal life without her ruining it!" I say as I throw my hands up.

"She forced you to be like this for years, it's going to take a while for you to get her out of your head. And baby, I still hear my mothers words about being evil every day. We are both still fighting them, you aren't alone." Mal says as she cups my cheeks and I lean into the touch.

"I love you M." I say.

"I love you too beautiful." Mal says as she leans in and gives me a tender kiss. "What do you say that we skip today and have a movie marathon day?" Mal asks with hopefulness evident in her voice.

I laugh a little and nod my head. Just like that, Mal is the reason my smile reaches my eyes. Mother's words are nothing compared to Mal's.

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