Grandmia's Perfect Russian Princess

Chapter 12: Heart of Jelly

Annae/Hannah

1 week later-Annae's birthday-Russia

I pull at the tight corset and try to breathe, what idiot would wear this? Me. Grandmia stands in front of me and tilts her head to the side, the sighs. "Have you gained weight, Annae?" She asks, her grey/green eyes flashing with annoyance.

Cheek on her, I only had 4 packets of skittles and 5 packets of malteasers, but Kenna helped me with the skittles. Plus Eva and I went to the gym, so that made up for all the sugar. But Grandmia didn't need to go on about my weight! I was slim, my waist small, but I did have a large backside. Urgh! "I am not fat, Grandmia." I cross my arms over my chest and glare at her.

She turns her head slightly and presses a button, Jeremy comes in and smiles at her-eeewww old people are weird-Grandmia blushes and...wait, Grandmia blushed? My eyes snap to her cheeks and see the redness seep into them, OMG SHE BLUSHES!

Then I remember the corset and the fact I couldn't breathe, she turns back to me and adjusts the ribbons on the back. I gulp down some air and look at Jen standing next to me, she smiles and admires herself in the mirror again. Stupid cheerleader, she had on a blue satin dress and it made her curvy...and well girly. Eeewww, could this really be the same Jen who used to jump in mud and help me play pranks on Jack and Kellan?

Grandmia snaps her fingers in front of my face and then helps me into my own dress. Today was my birthday, yay me-note the sarcasm?-and Grandmia was hosting a ball in my honour. Lucky me, right? WRONG, this meant I needed to wear a corset, dress and high heels, I also needed to dance with all the young bachelors *yawn* and act flirty. Wanna know the worst part?

GRANDMIA WAS ANOUNCING THE DATE OF MY MARRIAGE TO JACK!

I didn't even know the date and I was her own granddaughter, Grandmia snaps her fingers in front of my face again and sighs at me. I give her an apologetic look and look up at the ceiling wishing the nightmare to end. We only had 10 minutes to get ready, Jack's parents wanted to see me. But it wasn't so bad; Kelsey, Charley and Eva got to come, Grandmia paid for their flights and they went shopping. Kelsey didn't like the shopping much, but she's been a bit moody at the moment.

Kellan, Niall and Harry were also here, Jack couldn't exactly come without his friends could he?

Charley

In the great hall

I look around and play with the fabric of the baby pink dress im wearing, Annae's Grandmia wasn't so bad. She gave us her credit card and told us to go buy dresses and shoes for this ball thing. She was so rich it was unfair. At least I got a good dress out of it and the shoes-I love the shoes. High heeled pink and strapless.

Eva chose a short red dress and heeled red shoes. Kelsey didn't want to choose a dress, so we dragged her into the changing rooms and practically forced her into one. In the end we chose an off the shoulder emerald green one, made her eyes stand out. She hates it, bit like Annae.

Eva

Annae was late, as always. She never managed to get anywhere on time and it was quite annoying, especially when we didn't know anyone here. Well we did know some of them, like Kellan and Niall, Cameron was also here. But I didn't dare approach him, I was too nervous for that.

I look around and my eyes catch on the figures of two girls walking into the hall, one wearing blue the other wearing violet coloured dress. They both have long blonde hair and could have been sisters if the eyes and facial structure didn't give it away, but they were defiantly related.  Grandmia walks in behind them, she pushed the one in violet forward, but she resists and nearly falls flat on her face. That must be Annae.