Chapter 2
I made it to my parents house safely. I had the feeling of being watched though and was incredibly relieved when I got home. My mother greeted me with a warm hug and my father gave me a kind smile. My dress was laid out on my bed so I picked it up and put it in my bag along with my jewelry and everything else I needed. I started on my way to the palace.
On my way there I had the feeling that someone was watching me again. I looked toward an alley and saw a shadow. I was looking all around and my imagination was having a great time playing tricks on me. Everywhere I looked I saw a shadow. There was one moving. RUN! My brain was shouting at me, but my feet wouldn't move. RUN! It yelled again. RUN! It was begging me to run but I couldn't. RUN! It made one last attempt to get me to move.
The shadow moved closer. I was frozen like a deer when a lantern was shined on it. I was scared and didn't know what to do. I'd done this before, but this was different. Usually I was riding a horse or I had someone with me. But my horse was being shod and Thad wasn't coming. "Oh boy here it comes," I said to myself as the shadow came right up to me. As the shadow stepped into the light I saw who it was.
"You had to sneak up on me didn't you?" I said to him.
"Sorry but at least now I know what would have happened had it been someone who would hurt you."
"Yeah and what would have happened Thad?"
"You would have been hurt and badly I might add."
"Yeah yeah yeah. Well what are you doing here I thought you weren't coming tonight?"
"My. appointment ended early."
"Alright well I've wasted enough time here. Let's go or else I won't have time to get ready for the ball."
"Yeah and you need as much time as you can to get ready."
"Hey! That was uncalled for." I hit him lightly on the shoulder and we walked and talked the rest of the way to the palace.
When we got there we both slipped into my parents quarters in the palace. I went into the dressing room and Thad went into the bedroom to sit because it only took him 15 minutes to get ready. It took me 2 hours to get ready on the other hand. When I got my dress on I did my makeup. It took me at least a half hour to do my make up. Just when I finished my make up there was a knock on the door and one of the servants walked in to help me with my hair. She wasn't just a servant htough, she was also a member of the rogue and she was one of my best friends. Mel worked in the palace because of the placement. She came face to face with rich nobles everyday and nobody would suspect the quiet shy little maid to really be a thief. But so many of the thieves of the rogue were the ones you would least expect.
I made it to my parents house safely. I had the feeling of being watched though and was incredibly relieved when I got home. My mother greeted me with a warm hug and my father gave me a kind smile. My dress was laid out on my bed so I picked it up and put it in my bag along with my jewelry and everything else I needed. I started on my way to the palace.
On my way there I had the feeling that someone was watching me again. I looked toward an alley and saw a shadow. I was looking all around and my imagination was having a great time playing tricks on me. Everywhere I looked I saw a shadow. There was one moving. RUN! My brain was shouting at me, but my feet wouldn't move. RUN! It yelled again. RUN! It was begging me to run but I couldn't. RUN! It made one last attempt to get me to move.
The shadow moved closer. I was frozen like a deer when a lantern was shined on it. I was scared and didn't know what to do. I'd done this before, but this was different. Usually I was riding a horse or I had someone with me. But my horse was being shod and Thad wasn't coming. "Oh boy here it comes," I said to myself as the shadow came right up to me. As the shadow stepped into the light I saw who it was.
"You had to sneak up on me didn't you?" I said to him.
"Sorry but at least now I know what would have happened had it been someone who would hurt you."
"Yeah and what would have happened Thad?"
"You would have been hurt and badly I might add."
"Yeah yeah yeah. Well what are you doing here I thought you weren't coming tonight?"
"My. appointment ended early."
"Alright well I've wasted enough time here. Let's go or else I won't have time to get ready for the ball."
"Yeah and you need as much time as you can to get ready."
"Hey! That was uncalled for." I hit him lightly on the shoulder and we walked and talked the rest of the way to the palace.
When we got there we both slipped into my parents quarters in the palace. I went into the dressing room and Thad went into the bedroom to sit because it only took him 15 minutes to get ready. It took me 2 hours to get ready on the other hand. When I got my dress on I did my makeup. It took me at least a half hour to do my make up. Just when I finished my make up there was a knock on the door and one of the servants walked in to help me with my hair. She wasn't just a servant htough, she was also a member of the rogue and she was one of my best friends. Mel worked in the palace because of the placement. She came face to face with rich nobles everyday and nobody would suspect the quiet shy little maid to really be a thief. But so many of the thieves of the rogue were the ones you would least expect.