Cendrillon

Chapter 1: Meeting With The Phantom

"We're going to the ball, clean the estate while we are gone."

Stepmother ordered, pointing at the long straight strawberry pink hair with curls on the ends. Stepmother was wearing a yellow puffy dress with matching ribbons. Her daughters were wearing orange inflated dresses with ruffles at the front. Poor unappreciated Anissina was wearing the three maid's uniform, noticeably a bigger version of Effe's. Anissina was a girl born of a woman who died after she was born. In result to that, her father married someone else because they needed everything, including riches and essentials. Two years after her father married stepmother, her father went to an expedition to far lands. He told her and everyone else that he would be back by a month or so. That month came and went, he still hasn't returned. Another month passed by, only to reveal his horse. Noticing that the horse looked like it panicked its way to the estate meant Anissina's father... died.

Knowing that, her stepmother showed her true colors. And even up to now, Anissina prayed her father to pick up her stepmother and drop her in hell. Going back to reality, the wicked trio already left, and Anissina was left scrubbing the floor. A tear trickled down her cheek. She wondered why.

Probably because of the chlorine on the floor, she thought. But something deep inside her told her that it was only half the real reason. It really felt unfair, and she had really high hopes on meeting the prince, too. When the work was done she continued her waterfall of tears. She was in the shed that time, it was her refuge ever since the Truth. A few minutes after, she heard footsteps a few yards away.

"Who's there?" she says. The footsteps became louder.

"Come out or else." the footsteps came to a halt. Anissina looked around, then she came by a figure, a MASKED figure.

"Who are you?" she asked, demanding an answer. The figure stepped out into the light.

"I am the person who will make your desires come true." he said politely, "with a price" he added with a sneer. She gasped.

"Really?" she doubted nervously.

"You can go to the ball," the figure announced, "I shall dress you in the most beautiful clothes in the kingdom, you shall ride in the finest carriage, and be driven by the finest horses."

Anissina swallowed. Suddenly, tried moving back, but she bumped into a wall and made her topple to the ground.

"And," the figure knelt down and whispered in her ear "you will get to meet the prince."

Anissina gasped in shock, surely, nothing can ever beat that reason.

"But," the figure added, he snickered "the payment is THIS."

The figure reached out from his pocket a knife. "Stab that prince with this but after midnight try hard to, if you don't..." the figure pulled out a gun from his other pocket and pointed it to her head. Anissina almost let out a shriek, but she came to her senses that her life will end if she did. She nodded reluctantly.

"Very good," the figure announced, "your clothes and shoes are in the closet on your left." He pointed to an old dusty cabinet. The last time she visited that thing was dusty and had nothing inside it. He pointed again, telling her to hurry up. She ran to the cabinet, opened it and saw the most beautiful gown she ever saw. It was a beautiful white dress made out of silk. Its skirt was studded with thousands of diamonds. And above it was a tiara donned with precious stones.

"You carriage is outside, hurry up, or you want your life to end?" the figure stated. Then, the figure left her alone to change. She took the gown and put it on her. She stuck the tiara carefully onto her head, and she took out the ponytail from her tied-up locks. She ran to the mirror, and she gasped. "Is this me?" she asked herself. The white gown blended perfectly with her skin, her tiara went well with her strawberry pink hair let-down. Then she looked down. No shoes she thought. She went back to the closet and looked for shoes, but she was careful not to leave any dirt on her. Then she found them, glass shoes. Both of them shined under the moonlight. She put them on. "They fit perfectly." she said. Suddenly, she heard a horse whinny. Must be my ride she thought. Then, her happiness ended so suddenly, when she glanced at the knife which was waiting for her to pick up. She sighed, picked it up and put it in her pocket. After that, she went out and mounted on the carriage.

Off-set

Thoughts:

Anissina:

Playing that role was hard!!! His Eminence did a good job in playing the Figure's role well, too!!!

Cho:

R&R onegai!