A little bit of courage

The Paradise Prep

Sadie...

Being the daughter of the emotion of Sadness isn't all that great. People expected me to be easily driven to tears. Well, it wasn't always like that. When I was little I used to smile, laugh, have fun but those were just happy years that are gone now. I changed into what people believed I was. I changed into my mother. Shy, quiet, very sensitive. But traits from my early years like curiosity and my knowledge stayed with me. I am most passionate about the study of magic. 

Here in Paradise, we don't have magic. The fairytales of our parents didn't possess that magic touch others had. And maybe that's what fascinated me about magic the most. It was something unknown to us and foreign. 

I stumbled upon it when I was doing some research on what to study next. You see I am exceptionally smart. Which means I excelled in all my classes. But I can't go to college yet because they don't accept students as young as me. Pity isn't it? My only hope is to get to this Everton Independent Study Program. 

That can provide me with all the time for my special researches. My Math, Science, and all that. I can concentrate on all of those things fully without any holdbacks. Without anyone to hold me back in class with stupid curriculum and some kids that never pay attention and interrupt the whole learning process of others. I am not all that great with people if you haven't noticed. 

The only person that is my age and I am able to somehow talk to is Joyce. She is the daughter of Joy or as I should call her Dean Joy. Sounds weird considering she is always super perky and laughs a lot. One wouldn't think that she is an adult. Well, Joyce is the same. I don't know why she even hangs around me. I guess her mother pushed her to it. Doesn't mean I don't like Joy or Joyce. They come to visit me and my mom quite often. My mom and she are friends.  

All right, back to magic now. As I was saying it doesn't exist here in our school or in our kingdom in general. It was believed that magic could only be now found at Olympus which is a district of Auradon. But about a year ago magic sparkled in Auradon itself. In school. I heard that they allowed villains in their kingdom and that some Wonderlandians are there too. Anyways, the concentration of magic there increased remarkably, while here we still have nothing. I need to figure out how magic works. 

"Sadie!" The doors of my research room that I have in school were abruptly opened causing me to shriek and fall from my chair and land on the hard stone ground. I should probably put carpets here. I looked up to see Dean Joy in the door and I sighed. "Oh gosh, I'm sorry. Are you alright?" She asked and went to help me up but I stopped her. 

"I am fine," I mumbled standing up from the floor. 

"Are you sure?" 

"Yes." 

"Okay, well, principal Cinch would like to meet you." Dean Joy said with her always present smile plastered on her face. But why would principal Cinch want to see me? 

"Why?" 

"Because she wants to see you. I am not sure what for." The principal never wanted to see me. Even when I went into her office with my application forms to Everton she didn't seem to notice my presence. Maybe that's it!

"Ooh! Maybe she has news about my application to Everton!" I said happily but then realized that I was getting excited so I calmed down and returned to my usual neutral face that looked like a kicked puppy. Dean Joy gave me a sad look. Which is quite rare considering she is named Joy.

" I've been meaning to talk to you about that. Are you sure that's what you really want?" She asked unsurely. 

"Why wouldn't it be? A program that allows me to focus all my attention on my own advanced math and science projects? What a dream come true!" I seriously need to keep my act.