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Sorry I couldn't update twice last night. I fell asleep before I could type another chapter. Anyway, I couldn't have updated sooner today because I had a cousin's Sweet Sixteen Party. Sorry, guys. Anyway, here is another chapter!
Daddy's Little Princess
Daddy's Little Princess
Emma's POV
Chapter 6: Histories
Dad looked really mad. Was he mad at me? I didn't think I did anything wrong. I just picked up my book and saw it was all messed up. What had happened to it? Yesterday it was perfectly fine, telling me the Disney story of Snow White. Now it was talking about her getting married? I was so confused.
"Dad, I'll just take this up to my room." I said, but I doubt Dad heard me. He was kind of far away again, like he was in fantasyland or something.
I ran up the stairs and into my room. I shut the door, and heard the front door slam. Dad had probably left. I sighed. Dad seemed so far away lately, and I wanted Dad back. The old Dad. The one that said he'd always be there for me. Well, I needed him know to help me figure out whatever happened to my book, but he wasn't here for me now.
I plopped down on my bed, just staring at the book. I was so lost in staring at it that I didn't bounce on my bed like I always did every time before this. It looked so interesting. It also looked like it had answers. The way it appeared out of nowhere and was all messed up had to mean something, right? This didn't happen every day.
I opened the book to the first page. I noticed there wasn't a story list like there always was. It was just gold lettering, saying the same thing as the front. Once Upon A Time. I flipped the page again and realized how old the paper was. It seemed like it had been through ten million storms and somehow survived. I felt like if I breathed on it too hard, it would crumble to pieces.
I read out loud, happy that Dad wasn't home. He probably wouldn't want me to read this, but I was going to do it anyway.
"Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was an enchanted forest. In the forest lived every fairytale character that anyone has ever known." I read, immediately hooked on this story.
"Red Riding Hood, Pinnochio, even Sleeping Beauty. Then, there was Snow White and her evil stepmother. But remember, there's a backside to every story, even fairytales. Stories tend to get twisted out of view over time, blocking the real truth. These characters are real. Their stories are real. This is how they really happened, with the backstory." I read, and then the story went to a girl riding a horse. It said her name was Regina. Regina had a mother named Cora, who would constantly use magic to manipulate Regina, but at least Regina had a mom.
I kept reading the book for as long I could, but eventually my eyes got tired. Good thing it was a Saturday, so I was ready for a nap. I could only read for so long. True, some people thought you were too old for naps in first grade, but I'm always tired. As I went to sleep, all I could think about was Regina, Snow White's Evil Stepmother. I almost felt sorry for Regina.
Something else I noticed right before I fell asleep was that Dad never came back.
Where is he? I wondered as I slipped into darkness.