Chapter 31
The day after Giselle's party, Michelle was wondering around the castle. The day before the party Elaine had told the girls that on Friday, they'd be doing the second event of the elite. The philanthropy project, where they would choose a project they'd enact when they became the queen.
Michelle was wondering what she could do for her project.
Just as she entered the grand hallway, she saw Holliday talking with an officer. He was pushing a trolley with four boxes.
"Thank you officer Waggoner" thanked Holliday as he left.
Michelle walked over.
"What's in the boxes?" she asked.
"It's part of my project," explained Holliday.
She opened each box and inside was a cut.
"These are some of my cats," explained Holliday. The first cat she took out was a black cat with a white muzzle, paws, and underbelly. "This here's Burke" said Holliday. She then took out a silvery and white cats. "This here's Leslie." She then took out a ginger colored tabby. "This here's Lord Tabby." And the last one was a light brown tabby with white paws, muzzle, and underbelly. "And this here's Lady Tabby."
"Oh," said Michelle. "You're going to do a pet charity!"
"Yeah," said Holliday stroking Leslie. "Helping dogs and cats and other animals are the best thing in the world." She said in a babying voice.
"I wish I knew what I could do for the queen's project" sighed Michelle.
Holliday felt very sorry for her friend.
Michelle walked back upstairs to her room. On the way she past Giselle's room. The door was open, and Michelle could see Giselle talking with one of her maids. The maid was holding a box.
"Your father's servants sent this box of valentine's day decorations lady Giselle" said the maid.
"Thank you Erin" said Giselle.
Michelle wondered what project Giselle would do with valentine's day decorations.
When Michelle got back to her room Chloe, Alexis and Maci were already there.
"Is something wrong?" asked Alexis.
"No," said Michelle. "I'm just trying to think of my project."
"Just think of some charities and programs you'd like to support" suggested Maci.
Michelle smiled and then the idea came together.
"You're right," said Michelle. "And I know just what to do now."
"What?" asked Chloe.
"You'll see" said Michelle.
On Friday everyone was in the report room. Michelle was looking confident about her project and she had a feeling, she would give the quartet some humiliation.
Beth was called up first. Her project was that the lower castes get bonuses in her payments to make sure they'll always be provided for.
Holliday's of course was her support for animal charity. Everyone thought the idea where she brought her cats was very cute.
Riley and Tiifu both did charities that helped the poor people (being eights.)
Dorothy's was support for studying diseases for her grandmother was suffering brain cancer.
Morwenna did foundations for schools.
And kasha did food bank reports since like Michelle, she was a seven and how the lower castes couldn't get much food as the higher castes did.
Michelle was called up next.
Michelle walked up and placed a smart board next to her, with pictures of kids and suicide stories of them jumping off bridges and hanging themselves for bullying.
"If I were the queen," said Michelle. "I'd start by supporting and starting anti-bullying programs for all those who are victims of bullying. I've been bullied for being a lower caste and there are many stories of kids committing suicide for bullying. For all those who are being bullied, I will answer injustice with justice."
People in the report room applauded Michelle.
As Michelle had spoken, she looked at the quartet. Emily frowned and huffed as the room applauded.
"Their such babies," she complained in a low voice that only her friends could hear. "If They can't take a few words, they shouldn't live at all."
However the rest of the quartet were starting to feel guilty for all the mean things they had done.
"Thank you lady Michelle" said Timothy.
Michelle walked back to her seat. She knew Giselle was the last one.
Giselle stood on stage with Valentine's day decorations around.
"My project I'd support if I become queen, would be a matchmaking program," she declared. "Because everyone should marry someone they love."
And not have you're future marriages arranged she added to herself.
Michelle noticed a look on her face that she was thinking about Caleb.
"Is that all lady Giselle?" asked Timothy.
"Yes Timothy" replied Giselle.
"Good, well that's it for tonight ladies and gentlemen," said Timothy. "I'm Timothy Dixon and we'll see you next time on the capital report."
The people in the report room started to leave. Michelle saw Chloe, Maci and Alexis waiting for her.
"You did very good Michelle" said Chloe.
"Yeah," said Maci. "You know when Dinette did her project, hers was about making sure no caste gets looked down upon or mistreated. Being a six upper castes have snubbed me before."
Michelle saw Giselle taking her box of decorations. She knew very well why Giselle wanted to support a matchmaking program if she was queen. She was doing it because of her feelings for Caleb.
Tomorrow, she thought to herself. I'm gonna do something to bring Giselle and Caleb together.
Author's note; Michelle quoted Daenerys Targaryen's quote "I will answer injustice with justice"