"What does it say, Cinderellie?!" Jaq and everyone kept pressing Cinderella while they watched her reading intently the letter addressed to her mother by the desk before the wide window of her new bedroom. They all were brimming with curiosity and even a tad bit apprehensive as Cinderella's overly attentive expression turned solemn and cautious.
After a moment which seemed to never end, she finally set down the letter and all her little friends began to surround it like protective guards who found the hardest to understand those mysterious handwritten words.
Cinderella sighed and began, "Though I have not the faintest idea of how she looks like, it's from an aunt of mine who has long left the country and moved to another neighbouring kingdom...Madam Elene Chrétien is her name..."
Jaq and the rest were pleasantly surprised, "Wow! Interesting...like a story! That's awesome, Cinderellie!"
She smiled at their adorable innocence, "She then introduced herself as the only older sister of my mother, then revealed that she has no intention of returning to this land as her only daughter is due to be married into royalty very soon..."
They all rolled their eyes in awe and got so carried away by what Cinderella told. She then continued, "Before she mentioned of cordially inviting us to their royal engagement, Madam Elene wrote that she is giving up full ownership of this chateau estate and will pass this place on to my mother and her next-of-kin indefinitely..."
Jaq and everyone gasped in awe, for they were intelligent enough to understand a major part of what Cinderella said..."Will that be you, Cinderellie?!"
The girl looked out of their wide open French windows and thought for a brief silence...Jaq and the rest could tell she was reflecting wistfully over some heartfelt matters, as they gazed at their beloved guardian with concern...
Cinderella clapsed her hands, then bowed slightly and closed her eyes...They all looked questioningly at each other, guessing if she was into a moment of prayer...
When the deep quietness was over and Cinderella opened her eyes, she gave them all immense relief with her tender smile..."Sorry, I just want to miss my mother once again...She deserves this after I have long forgotten her like a shadow who disappeared without a word of goodbye for me..."
They all excitedly leapt closer to her side, "Do you still know how she looks like? Is she pretty like you are, Cinderellie? Did she sew well? Is she kind like you?"
The questions kept coming one after another, making Cinderella giggle with fondness..."Well, like I said it's hard to recover something when you're not fully aware of in the first place...Father told me that she was gone when I was only five years old...So it's going to be a challenge..."
Suzy then exclaimed in wonder, "Hey, we are going to have a lot of clues from this place, right?!"
"Yeah, definitely! Totally! Obvious!" There were countless possibilities and discoveries in store for them all.