Chapter 2: Things are getting worse
Henry stood frozen in the grass. Alexandra was already given birth to their second child. She was just 7 months pregnant. Frederick knew that his mother was too early.
"Father we have to go back to the castle." Frederick looked into the shocked eyes of his father.
"Is there anything we can do?" Cinderella asked. She remembered the moment that she couldn't see her mother again. The fair she had felt on that moment, she was feeling it again.
Thomas looked at his daughter. "We can't Cinderella. The only thing that we can do is hoping the queen will survive this."
"She will survive"! Shouted Frederick angrily. Henry looked desperate to Thomas. "Thank you, Cinderella, but as your father said, there is nothing we can do. Frederick we are going back to the castle."
With these words he left. Frederick promised Cinderella to visit her soon. She had told him where she lived, so he could visit her again.
In meanwhile Alexandra was having a hard time. The birth of the child was too early. Suddenly she heard Frederick calling for her. Alexandra wanted to deliver the baby first. After a last push the child cried. Alexandra had lost to much blood. The nurse knew that Alexandra would die. But how could she tell it? After taking care of Alexandra and the baby Frederick was allowed to see his mother.
"You have a little sister." Alexandra tried to smile. She felt that she was not going to live any longer, and this was the lost time that she could she her son.
"Mom please don't leave me and dad and my sister alone."
"Where is your father? We have to choose a name"
Henry came in. "Maby Madeleine?" He asked.
Alexandra smiled. They would call their daughter Madeleine. She felt that her strength was slipping away.
"Take care of Madeleine and Frederick, and Frederick you must promise to marry someone who you love."
"I will," said Frederick.
Alexandra took her lost breath and then she died. She was buried on a raining day a week later. Henry was quiet. He looked to Madeleine. How was he going to raise her? If she…. No couldn't think of her in that way. It wasn't her fault. But he felt angry. He would love her as he loved his son. He gave her to Frederick who carried her carefully to the castle. Frederick decided to protect his little sister. Knowing his father he wouldn't love her that much in the future. He hoped that he thought wrong.
A week after the funeral Frederick decided to visited Cinderella. He walked to her house and saw a women sitting in the house. Who could she be? He had never seen her. He rang the bell en Thomas answered the door.
"Is Cinderella here?"
"Yes she is, but I am married today. And we want to celebrate it."
"Please sir, I would like to talk to her. My mother…."
"Alright I will call her, CINDERELLA! You have a visitor.
Cinderella and Frederick walked away a few moments later. Cinderella had tears in her eyes. So she didn't like her stepmother, that was clear. Perhaps it was the right moment he came. They could help each other now.
"How are you?" Asked Cinderella.
"Terrible. But seeing your face, you are feeling terrible to. The woman I saw is your stepmother. How could your father marry her that quick. I haven't seen you for two weeks.
"It is a long story."
"I have the time," Frederick said.
FLASHBACK:
It was a few days after the death of Alexandra when Thomas came home. He had met a woman. She would be the perfect mother for Cinderella. Her name was Shannon and she had two daughters, Anastasia and Drusilla. She would teach Cinderella how she had to act like a lady. Cinderella would be 9 in two months, and she could not play into the mud anymore.
"Cinderella you act like a boy. When you met the prince for instance, you landed into the mud. You were building a hut. That is not the way of behaving yourself. So for now on you are not allowed to do these things. I forbid it you. I met a wonderful woman today. Her name is Shannon and she has two daughters about your age, Anastasia and Drusilla. They will be your stepfamily soon. She told me that she would teach you how to be a lady. We are going to marry in two weeks."
"Are you feeling well dad? You just met her and you are going to marry her? Father you can't be serious. And you never complained when I build huts and played outside."
"If you are not going to act like a lady, no one will marry you."
"Marry, dad I'm 8 years old!
"This conversation is over Cinderella."
Cinderella run away. Did wasn't her father, this was a stranger. Rachel tried to comfort Cinderella. But the only thing that she did was crying,
Cinderella met her new stepfamily a week later. They were arrogant. Shannon was jealous because of Cinderella's beauty, the could sing better than her daughters and she was kind to everyone. Including her and she wasn't nice to Cinderella.
The wedding was awful. Anastasia and Drusilla were the bridesmaids. Cinderella was just standing there as she didn't belong to the family. After the wedding they went home. She saw someone coming to the door. It was Frederick…
"That's the story. And how was your week?"
"Well my week was one big nightmare. My father doesn't pay any attention to my little sister Madeleine. He want her to be reached by governess. He is blaming her for the fact that mom died. I don't recognise my father either. He would never do something like this. I will help Madeleine with het lessons and problems when she is older. For now all I can do is help the nurse with taking care of her."
"You right."
Frederick brought Cinderella back to her house. It was getting dark. His father wouldn't glad if he was late again. Thomas was angry because they were gone all afternoon. Frederick gave him a invitation for the horse riding trip next week. After that he left.
Shannon hit Cinderella to ground.
"That was for disobeying your father."
Cinderella run to her room in the tower of the house. She had to give up her room for Anastasia. She fall on her bed and cried. She missed her mother, and her new friend.
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