Maddie paced back and forth between the beds in her dorm room. Earl Grey followed and danced around her feet. She chewed the fingers of her gloves nervously and slumped down to her knees. She anxiously scrunched her face.
"Ohh Fiddle-Diddle Sticks! Narrator this is positively rotten!"
Maddie… I'm so sorry.
"From now on just call me Madeline Hatter – the girl forever cursed!"
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"Boo-hoo!"
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" *Sniffle* *Sob* "
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"…Narrator? Are you there?"
Ooooh! I can't hold it in any longer! You've got it all wrong Maddie; this isn't where your story ends!
"What?"
You're not cursed! You've got a crush!
"A crush?"
You never lost your muchness, it was there all along! Don't you remember? It's been Alistair this whole time!
"You mean… it's not a trick? I'm still me? I'm going to be okay?"
Yes! Phew. It's good to finally tell you. I'm sorry I couldn't let you know sooner. I suppose that would have avoided the whole 'awkward-scene-in-the-tree fiasco' eh?
Maddie? Why are you standing up? What are you doing with that pointy stick?!
"I SHOULD THROW TEAPOTS AT YOU - YOU MADE ME THINK I HAD A CURSE! YOU'RE A BIG MEANIE!"
Whoa! Maddie! Wait a spell, this is a good thing. You can finally tell Alistair how you feel. Trust me on this one; I am a Narrator after all.
"But… He and Bunny... He wouldn't want to be with a mad girl like me…"
Maddie, Maddie, Maddie. You really need to stop listening to your words and start listening to your heart.
"My heart…?"
Now hop to it Maddie. I've got one more chapter in store for you…
