Chapter 1: Take Me Away
Quietly Arabella sat on her bed and stared at the wall in front of her. It had been a terrible day for her. Everything seemed to go wrong. She had over slept, was late to work, got fired and the worst of it all her car broke down just as her phone died forcing her to walk home in the rain. She was almost perfectly still only moving to blink or breathe. Her hair dripped and her clothes stuck to her as she hadn't bothered to change or dry off. In her deep miserable pity party thoughts she hadn't heard her sister Mackenzie make her way upstairs or make her way into Arabella's room.
"Arabella what the hell happened to you?", Mackenzie asked seeing her rain soaked sister whose make-up was running down her face. Arabella looked at her sister slowly and said,"The worst day of my entire life happened". Mackenzie didn't need to hear anymore. She gathered clothes and a towel for Arabella ushering her to the bathroom. "Take a shower then come downstairs, I'm going to order pizza and we're going to watch movies for awhile". Arabella sighed but didn't argue knowing her sister wouldn't take no for an answer.
After Arabella's shower she slowly got dressed and wrapped her hair in a towel. She didn't want to watch movies she wanted to curl up in a ball and go to sleep. She took her time going downstairs and into the kitchen. Mackenzie looked over her sister and said,"Lose the frown mopey, I got your favorite, stuffed crust pepperoni with garlic dipping sauce". Arabella gave a half smile still upset over the happenings of the day. "Well that's a start but we will be watching our favorite fairy tale movies", Mackenzie said with a nod.
Only when Mackenzie was sure Arabella had her fill of pizza did the take shelter in the living room of their home. Their sofa pulled out into a bed with every pillow and blanket from the house on it. Every light was out except the bright shine from the TV screen. It had been a long time since the sisters had believed in magic but the fairy tale movies they played so often gave them a sense of comfort and ease. They sat together as they did so often as children. Each had their eyes glued to the screen until the credits started to roll. "Time for bed", Mackenzie announced seeing as they had watched at least four movies. Arabella pouted but still got up and followed her sisters orders.
Arabella took her time getting ready for bed and wished her sister a good night before going back to her room. She shut the door and allowed herself to lean against it. "I wish the Goblin King would take me away right now", She found herself saying as she thought of the horrors of job hunting for the next day. The storm that hadn't quit since Arabella's walk home seemed to get worse as if her words were a cue. The power in the house went out and her room went dark. Thunder began to roll heavily as she closed her eyes and allowed herself to sink to a sitting position. After a few seconds she opened her eyes just in time to see lightning flash and notice not only was her window open but there was someone in her room. "You know you could have asked sooner", the figure said.