Snow part 2
Snow awoke to birds chirping gleefully outside her bedroom window. Oh what a happy day it was. She was going to see Thomas today. She did that every day of course, but today was different. She got up from bed and danced across her room to get ready. Careful to be quiet, since it was earlier than usual for her to be up, Snow opened her bedroom door and tiptoed out into the large hallway. She always hated this part. In order to get to the bathroom she had to go by her father and step-mother's bedroom. She cringed when she stepped on a creaky board. Snow breathed a sigh of relief as she passed the bedroom. But it was then that she heard the voice that made her blood run cold.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?" Her stepmother cackled deeply which made Snow shiver. "Why you are my dear! Not that dreadful step-daughter of yours." More cackling ensued as Snow's stepmother amused herself. She must not know I'm awake Snow thought to herself and quickly hurried into the bathroom to get ready.
"Snow! What happened!" Ariel cried when Snow walked into the courtyard an hour later. She was still shaken up by her stepmother's weird morning ritual.
"It's nothing, I promise. Just something my step-mother said." Snow dismissed as she sat down next to Kida. The boys were nowhere to be found unfortunately for her spirits.
"Please tell me she didn't try to hurt you," Kida said as she placed an arm around Snow's shoulders.
"No. No, she didn't. Anyway can we talk about a happier topic?" Snow glanced up at Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine, Kida and Rapunzel and grinned.
"Ooooo! Tell us girl! Did something happen?" Jasmine squealed. Snow nodded enthusiastically and took advantage of the boys' absences to tell them everything about last night. When she finished, a collective sigh went around the table.
"That's adorable. It's pretty much tied for cuteness with along with Cindy's story!" Rapunzel said and tossed her seriously long hair over her shoulder. While the girls were skeptical at first, they realized that they really liked Cindy and could now call her a friend. Cindy and Aladdin didn't always sit with them in the courtyard, preferring to sit with their other friends but they were always invited to hang out sessions now.
"Speaking of cuteness, here come the guys," Ariel said, waving at Philip, Adam, Eric, Thomas, Charming and Naveen. Thomas bounded over to where Snow sat and kissed her on the cheek.
"And how are we today?" He asked the group. The girls were too mushy to respond so Snow said,
"Oh just peachy thanks!" And then promptly blushed. Thomas laughed and squeezed her hand.
"I'll see you after class okay?" Snow nodded.
"Are you going to be able to come to Ariel's swim meet afterschool today?" Aurora asked as she brushed her golden hair.
"I don't think I can. I'm supposed to go straight home from school to make dinner before the evil step-monster gets home."
"But then you won't be able to see Thomas afterschool either," Kida protested.
"Nah. I see him all the time. He'll just hop the fence before she gets home." The girls laughed at this and waved to Cindy as she left with Charming to go to class.
"Well I better go find Aladdin before the bell rings. He's coming over to play with Raja tonight," Jasmine giggled. The rest of the girls soon dispersed and Snow sat there with her thoughts. A little squirrel hopped up on the table and sat next to her almost as if it knew she wanted its company. The bell rang and she quickly gathered her books and headed off to class. Even though her day started out a little iffy, she was going to make the best of it.
Snow hummed to herself as she flitted around the kitchen cooking her step-mother's favorite dinner. For some reason she liked a lot of red things. Beets, strawberries, cherries, rare meat and others. It all made a very complicated dish. And it was all topped off with a few slices of red delicious apple.
A knock on the French doors made her jump, splashing soapy water all over her stained apron. Snow looked up and found Thomas bouncing on the porch. She hurried to the door and cracked it open.
"Thomas! You can't be here right now! She is going to get home any minute!" Snow watched Thomas's face pale in front of her and he nodded curtly before slipping back over to his house. Snow closed the door slowly and turned to face her step-mother.
"Hello." She whispered. Her stepmother stood menacing in front of her, her chauffer Hunter behind her with an equally scary glare.
"That's it Snow. I'm not going to tell you anymore. Go pack your things, Hunter here will take you to your mothers," her stepmother said. She spit out the word mother.
"But!" Snow was cut off with a sheer evil look. Quickly she packed a bag and ran out to Hunter's car, tears streaming down her face.