The Shattered Crown (A Caraval Fanfic)

All the Evidence

  Realizing she needed to get back, Tella ran back to the palace.  On her way, though, her dress caught on something, and she bit her lip.  She pried it free, but a piece was torn off.  Blood was forming on Tella's lip and pooling near the corner of her mouth.

  Without realizing this, Tella slipped back into the palace.  Scarlett was sitting on one of the plush sofas in the foyer.  She looked up when she saw Tella.

  "Tella, what happened? And where were you? Your dress is torn and your lip is bleeding."

  Tella licked her lip and looked down to see that there was , in fact, a tear in her dress.  "I was just taking a stroll.  My dress got caught on something and I must have bitten my lip," Tella said, all of which was true, except for the part about taking a stroll.  It was a lie and they both knew it.

  "What a shame that dress got ruined.  Such a pretty color," Scarlett said with a hint of suspicion.

  Tella pretended to ignore her sister's comment.  She was so sick and tired of everyone telling her what to do.  She was sick of giving in to Jacks, sick of the way Legend had looked at her weirdly lately, sick of Scarlett's concern, sick of it all.  "You're right, Scarlett, it is a shame," Tella huffed.  "Why don't you ask one of the ladies-in-waiting to mend it?"  With that, Tella stormed up to her room, without feeling a hint of regret.

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  In her room, Tella found two small boxes on her bed.  She opened them both, finding a necklace with a butterfly pendant and a bracelet covered in hearts, both in her favorite color.  Both were gorgeous, but she knew they weren't both from Legend.  She sat at her desk and wrote Jacks a letter.

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  Hi, guys!!  So, I really couldn't think of what to write in the letter, so I'm leaving it up to you!!  I'm looking for people to write their ideas in the comment section and I will be picking my favorite to be in the next chapter!!  (I might make a few adjustments.)

  This is about the letter that Tella is about to write to Jacks.  You can make it as long or as short as you like, just as long as it stays on topic with the story.  I love plot twisters, too!!

  So yeah, that's really it.  I hope that makes sense, sorry if it doesn't.  Just write what you think Tella should write to Jacks in a letter, and I will be picking my favorite.  Whoever gets picked will get a shoutout in the next chapter!!

  Btw, this chapter would have been longer, but I totally changed things up at the last minute and didn't really want to change it again.