The ship was arriving at our destination soon. I packed little stuff because I'm certain I'm not gonna need stupid ballgowns. I only packed the most comfortable gowns I could find, it was tiring but I managed to go through all the clothes in my closet. Out of the 537 ballgowns, 259 evening gowns, 73 dresses and 15 sports clothes, I only packed up 1ballgown, 4 evening gowns, 3 dresses and 2 sports clothes, 10 in total.
Gemma said we'll do something called 'shopping', for the type of clothes that the city people wear so I don't think I'll need the stupid gowns.
"Wow", I gasped as I stepped out of the ship, this place really is beautiful. I turned to Gemma who was walking right behind me," These people aren't wearing ballgowns!", I pointed out, what a relief, guess I wouldn't be needing this ballgown for four months,
"I can see that", Gemma said, "Come on, let's go",
"To where?", I asked Gemma as she was calling a 'taxi',
" To your parents' house, then we'll go shopping for clothes so we'll fit in with everyone else here",
"Oh..., okay", I didn't know mom and dad lived here.
A yellow vehicle with the sign 'taxi' on it stopped at the side of the road and we got in.
"I can't believe it, I'm finally getting to live the life I've always wanted", I say to myself.
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I gaped at the beautiful room I was in. This house is amazing and this room...no....MY room is beautiful. I ran towards the bed and jumped into it. It was comfortable. This is Mom and Dad's house, they came here for their honeymoon and I just found out from Gemma that they always come here to celebrate their anniversary. I'm kinda mad at them, they had this all to themselves and they didn't tell me anything about it. They were really enjoying.
We arrived at the house somewhere around 2 in the afternoon after going shopping. Shopping wasn't that bad, in fact, its now my new hobby. I finally changed from that stupid gown and into more comfortable clothes; a top and blue jeans.
I got up from the bed after bouncing on it first. I couldn't resist the urge to bounce, I just couldn't. I looked around the room, Mom and Dad really designed it well, they even painted the walls my favorite color, purple. The bed sheets were also purple, the pillows, also purple. It looked like a purple dreamhouse.
"At least they didn't forget about me", I say as I pick up the picture of us, all of us, together. They kept this picture, I didn't know. I placed the picture back on the table. I have to arrange my clothes in the wardrobe, the clothes we bought when we went shopping, I have to be comfortable in my new life,
I poured out all the clothes from the shopping bag on the bed, we bought a lot of things not just clothes, we also bought bags, jewelries, makeup, some type of shoes called sneakers, shampoo, hair dryer and other stuff that I needed.
I stood looking at the mess on my bed,
"Let's begin".
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I race down the stairs when this marvelous scent hit me. Gemma was in the kitchen and I could smell what she was cooking. My tummy growled, I've never been this hungry before. We couldn't buy anything on the ship because we didn't have any money then. I've not eaten since morning and I don't think I can last any longer.
" Gemma! ", I called out as I head towards the kitchen," what are you cooking?", I asked. I opened the kitchen door and my eyes landed on cupcakes with the creamy white icing on top.
"Goodness", my mouth watered, "Can I have one, please?", I asked reaching out, I was just about to take one cupcake before she beat the back of my hand,
" Ow!", I rubbed the back of my hand, " but I said please! ",
" This isn't for us", she said, packing the cupcakes in a pink box,
"Then who's it for?",
" Our neighbours ",
" Why are we giving them cupcakes? ",
" Because we just moved in, we have to greet them so that way we'll be friends ",
She left the kitchen with the box of cupcakes in her hands. My tummy growled.
" But, Gemma...", I followed her, I am determined to get that cupcake, " I'm hungry, I haven't eaten since this morning, just one cupcake, please", I begged,
"One condition...", i nodded without hesitating,"you'll put on one of the gowns we bought at the mall and come with me to visit our neighbours and I'll give you two cupcakes",
"Really", I cross my arms,"just two, that's too small",
She turned and started heading for the door," Well, you're not that hungry ",
" Wait...", I said and she stopped walking,"Fine, I'll follow you to our neighbours but add one more cupcake and we have a deal",
"Deal", she turned around, she was grinning from ear to ear,
I groaned as I walked upstairs and changed into a gown, a white gown with pictures of roses on it. It was a bit comfortable, but mostly uncomfortable. You can't blame me, I've been wearing gowns for as long as I can remember and they were all uncomfortable, I can't believe I put up with that for 18 years. I grabbed a pair of white flats and rushed downstairs.
" All done!", I said, putting on my shoes, I held out my hand," cupcake? ",
" When we get back", she tuns and heads towards the front door,
"That wasn't the deal?", I quickened my pace and blocked her from moving any further,
" The deal was I'd give you three cupcakes if you follow me to greet our neighbours", she said,
"That's not how I remember it?, I remember you saying I'd put on one of the gowns we bought at the mall for one cupcake", I argued,
" Well... that's how I remember it ", she shook her head,
I threw a fit,"But I'm hungry, I don't think I'll survive till we get back",
" You didn't eat this morning and here you are, alive, flesh and blood. I'm sure you can survive a few more minutes", she walked past me. I pouted and followed behind her.
We went to the house next door. It was really big with pretty flowers all around it. The grasses in the yard was mowed properly. The house was painted white, making it more beautiful. It stood out from the houses in the neighborhood. The person that lives here must be very rich.
" It's pretty", I tell Gemma as we walked to the front door,
"Wait", I stopped her from ringing the doorbell, " are we gonna stay here for long?", I asked, I don't want to stay and talk with people, talking about myself, where am from, I don't want to tell them I'm a Princess, I have my reasons,
"Yeah, we want to get to know them right?, and they would like to get to know us",
" Yeah, I guess", I nodded and and she rang the doorbell, I can't tell her that I don't want people here to know I'm a Princess, she'll start telling me how I'm meant to embrace my position as a Princess, be proud of being one and I'm not ready for that.
"Just greet and don't say anything else", she instructed," I'll make this as quick as I can",
That was a lie, if there's anything Gemma's good at, its talking. She can talk for hours and even forget someone's waiting for her. Back at the castle, Gemma would help me talk to the cooks, distract them so I can sneak some snacks into my room at night. When I'm done and ready to leave she was already interested in talking with the cook, most times I just leave her there other times I give her a signal I'm leaving and then leave her there but still she doesn't care as long as she's enjoying the conversation.
The door opened slightly and a head popped out,
"Hello, what can I do for you?", a lady probably in her late thirties asked. Her hair was tied in a ponytail that reached her neck, her beauty was flawless, I don't know if that was make-up or her real face but either ways, she looks stunning,
" We're your new neighbours, just thought it would be nice if we dropped by to say hi", Gemma started," I'm Gemma and this is my daughter, Pri.....Kary ", she corrected,
" Daughter? ", I whispered to myself,
" New neighbours?", her face brightened, "Well why didn't you say so, come on in", she opened the door,
We went in. The lady closed the door, Gemma and I waited for her to lead the way.
"Hey, I'm Sophie. It's been so long since new people parked into this neighborhood...", she said as she started walking towards the living room, I tucked at Gemma's shirt,
"I'm your daughter?", I rose a eyebrow,
"Just go with anything I say, okay?", she said, I shrugged and just went with it,
"Welcome to my home", Sophie said drawing my attention to the room. My eyes widened, it was so... white and very pretty, lovely.
"And I thought just the outside was pretty", I gaped at the sight. I know I'm staring like I haven't seen anything like it, I mean my castle is so much prettier and is really big. Way bigger than this house. But I haven't seen a house so small yet so big. I haven't seen a city house until now, city houses are beautiful.
"You have a lovely home", Gemma said
I turned to face her," your house is really pretty ", I complimented,
" Thank you", her cheeks were slightly red,"come sit",
We went to the white couch facing the huge black screen and sat down,
"So, what can I offer you since you're my visitors?", she asked," wine, coffee, juice?",
"We'll have water, please", Gemma replied,
" Alright, I'll be right back", she left,
I looked around the house,
"Her house really is pretty", Gemma told me like I didn't know
"Yeah", I wonder, is she the only one living here?, is she married?, where are her children?, and most importantly, what's taking her so long?, it's just water.
" Let me go help her? ", I told Gemma, getting up from the couch,
" No", she didn't even give it a second thought, "sit down",
" I wanna help her, water doesn't take this long to get", I complained,"and I also wanna talk to her ",
"So, what are you going to do, teach her how to serve water to guests in her own house?", Gemma argued,
" No, but... ", what she said made me speechless,
She sighed,"Fine, it's no use stopping you anyway, just don't say anything embarrassing", she handed me the box of cupcakes,"oh... and, give her this, do not eat it", she warned
I nodded and took the cupcakes from her. I followed the direction Sophie used and searched for the kitchen.
I don't know how, but somehow I ended up in a hall, I wanted to turn back but a tune filled the air, I followed the sound. It was coming from upstairs. I kept following the sound. It led me to a door and stopped playing.
If the tune was coming from behind this door then someone is in here. Maybe this is Sophie's room. Maybe she came in here, that's why she was taking so long. I knocked on the door, but no-one answered,
" Hello?", I asked to see if I would get a response, I know I shouldn't be walking or doing things like I own the place but I need help getting back to the living room.
No-one answered but I can swear I can hear voices coming from behind the door, like the person was murmuring. I opened the door a little,
I poked my head through the door,"Hey, I'm kinda.....", I paused, my eyes widened at the sight in front of me,
"WOAH!!", a gasp escaped my lips...
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Another chapter done!!, It's about time.
Okay, questions...
1. How do YOU remember the cupcake deal?. Gemma says she didn't remember it the way Kary did.
2. What do you think Kary saw behind the door?
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