"Boy when you think happiness.
I hope you think that little white dress.
Think of my head on your chest.
And my old faded bleu jeans.
I hope you think of me"
-Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw
"Now remember, smile Dakota"my mother said. I nodded and smiled. "Good" she said and took my head in her hands. "It's a very important night, tonight" She smiled at me and said "Have fun". She walked out. I looked at myself in the huge mirror in my room. I wasn't short, but I also wasnt tall. I was wearing the dress for the ball tonight. The masquarete ball, everyone in Wonderland was talking about it. I was wearing a white dress with a corset top and a sweetheart neckline. On my wraist lay a shiny silver belt with a heart on the left side. From under the heart two thin shiny silver ropes fell down over my long white laced skirt. On my chest lay a beautiful silver heartvormed necklace, but you could bearly see it because of my hair. Some of my bright red hair was pined up behinde my head, but most of it fell losly around my face. I smiled in the mirror. I was told I was pretty, but I didnt believe it. I didnt wanted be, I wanted to be normal. Because nothing in my life was normal. I was a princess, the princess of hearts. That was why I was excidet for the ball, masquarde means anonymus. And for me it ment a chance to be normal. A chance to be someone else. It was also a way to get out of the castle, my mom never allowed me too. She said it was to dangarous, that she had to much enimies. I knew my hair color would get noticed. Not many people have bright red hair. Luckly no one knew I had it. since I had never been outside the castle. Everybody knew I excisted, but nobody really knew me. I was happy they didnt, it gave me a chance to be normal. Just for one night. That reminded me of something, I walked to my closet and opend the bottem drawer. I pushed aside some dresses and picked up my mask. It was a simple white laced mask. I was thin so it only covert the space around my eyes. I put it on and looked at myself in the mirror. My bedroom door opened "You're carrage is ready, princess" one of my moms survents said. I frowned, why didnt Lucy pick me up like usual? "Where is Lucy?" I asked. "She is known to be your survent, princess. For your own safety we have to keep your true idenity a secret. Lucy will be back tomorrow" the survent explained. I nodded and followed him out. My very First night out of the castle and it would probelly be my last.
The ball was exectly what I expected. People where dancing, laughing. I stood silently in the corner, watching. Most people would've found that boring, but for me it was perfect. I enjoyed watching the people, listening to the Music. There where lots of diffrent people here, but they all had one thing in comen. They where all careless, free. I was looking around when I noticed someone walking up to me. It was a guy, I could see he was around my age. He walked up to me with a certaincy I wish I had. "Hey" He said when he was at me. "Hi". He looked at me with a half smile on his face. "Can I have this dance?" he said as he held out his hand. I took his hand, "Yes" I said and he let me to the dancefloor. I glanced back at my guards. A new song just started to play and we danced. We danced untill I had to go home, back to the castle. Back to the lonleyness.