Chapter 2: Into My Future:
I awaken to the sound of loud voices, a few of them, I didn't know. I could hardly hear them talking. It's probably Mommy and Daddy! I jumped out of bed and put on my satin dark blue, floor length robe; Daddy had gotten me for his last trip. It was beautiful! It kind of looked more like my other robes, but this one was even more special. I slipped on my soft bunny night shoes, brushed my hair, put it in a ponytail, and ran out of my room. Forgetting to say hello to anyone. It was drafty in the hallway, and even though the lights were half on, it was still so dark.
I kept walking in the direction of the voices, tripping over my robe. When I made it to the cracked door, I was about to walk in and fell on my knees because the robe was still too long even though I had grown since I last wore it.
I wish mommy would come out first, so she could tell me how nice I looked or give me a present or help me up, at least. Here, I don't really have to do many things for myself, so I guess I never really learned how to do much, but talk, bow, be polite, smile, wave, write, read, and all the other little details of being a princess to the royal Star Court.
I listened at the door for a moment. It was silent, so thinking whoever it was had gone. I walked into the room. Just to find four people of common blood, as Cary called it, sitting in my parent's favorite chairs. Cary told me that they would turn me into one of them if I looked at them, so I kept my head high, and went to Cary's side. She was standing by our crystal table, it had papers scattered all over it, and she had tears in her eyes, as she looked at me. I guess the commoners said something to make her drop her papers, and she was upset. I tried to help her pick them up in a pile. She told me to stop I kept on... I will admit I am quite stubborn sometimes! I continued on my small task, she told me to stop it once more, this time louder. I didn't look at her, but kept on.
This time she grabbed my wrist.
"I said stop it Catrina!" Then she burst out into tears. I handed her a small tissue and she took it. I was a little frightened by the way she had spoke to me. See, Cary is reserved, but reckless, and sometimes she doesn't think, and she NEVER called me by name around people. I backed away from her, but she told me to come here, so I did as I was told. She led me to a small chair over to the side away from those people...
It was the chair Mommy always read to me in, on the nights her and Daddy are home. She placed me in her lap and took a deep breath. She told me that Mommy and Daddy went on another trip, and they wouldn't be back in some time, maybe for a very long time, and the people here want me to go with the for a while, and meet some new people, and new friends, and that I may have to stay with...SOMEONE ELSE!
I didn't understand what she meant and I didn't like the sound of that word, but just the thought of not seeing Mommy or Daddy again, made me feel sick. I climbed out of her lap, and ran back to my room, not looking at anyone. I don't want to go with anyone! I want to stay here!
I want... my Mommy and Daddy home! I fell on my bed, and cried like I have never, and will never again. I decided than and there, that the only emotion I will shall show will be...
No longer love, pain, sorrow... Or speech... you always get hurt in the end, I thought...
The next day, everything will change for me, and I will stay at the same place... all alone...
For the next eleven years of my life...
I awaken to the sound of loud voices, a few of them, I didn't know. I could hardly hear them talking. It's probably Mommy and Daddy! I jumped out of bed and put on my satin dark blue, floor length robe; Daddy had gotten me for his last trip. It was beautiful! It kind of looked more like my other robes, but this one was even more special. I slipped on my soft bunny night shoes, brushed my hair, put it in a ponytail, and ran out of my room. Forgetting to say hello to anyone. It was drafty in the hallway, and even though the lights were half on, it was still so dark.
I kept walking in the direction of the voices, tripping over my robe. When I made it to the cracked door, I was about to walk in and fell on my knees because the robe was still too long even though I had grown since I last wore it.
I wish mommy would come out first, so she could tell me how nice I looked or give me a present or help me up, at least. Here, I don't really have to do many things for myself, so I guess I never really learned how to do much, but talk, bow, be polite, smile, wave, write, read, and all the other little details of being a princess to the royal Star Court.
I listened at the door for a moment. It was silent, so thinking whoever it was had gone. I walked into the room. Just to find four people of common blood, as Cary called it, sitting in my parent's favorite chairs. Cary told me that they would turn me into one of them if I looked at them, so I kept my head high, and went to Cary's side. She was standing by our crystal table, it had papers scattered all over it, and she had tears in her eyes, as she looked at me. I guess the commoners said something to make her drop her papers, and she was upset. I tried to help her pick them up in a pile. She told me to stop I kept on... I will admit I am quite stubborn sometimes! I continued on my small task, she told me to stop it once more, this time louder. I didn't look at her, but kept on.
This time she grabbed my wrist.
"I said stop it Catrina!" Then she burst out into tears. I handed her a small tissue and she took it. I was a little frightened by the way she had spoke to me. See, Cary is reserved, but reckless, and sometimes she doesn't think, and she NEVER called me by name around people. I backed away from her, but she told me to come here, so I did as I was told. She led me to a small chair over to the side away from those people...
It was the chair Mommy always read to me in, on the nights her and Daddy are home. She placed me in her lap and took a deep breath. She told me that Mommy and Daddy went on another trip, and they wouldn't be back in some time, maybe for a very long time, and the people here want me to go with the for a while, and meet some new people, and new friends, and that I may have to stay with...SOMEONE ELSE!
I didn't understand what she meant and I didn't like the sound of that word, but just the thought of not seeing Mommy or Daddy again, made me feel sick. I climbed out of her lap, and ran back to my room, not looking at anyone. I don't want to go with anyone! I want to stay here!
I want... my Mommy and Daddy home! I fell on my bed, and cried like I have never, and will never again. I decided than and there, that the only emotion I will shall show will be...
No longer love, pain, sorrow... Or speech... you always get hurt in the end, I thought...
The next day, everything will change for me, and I will stay at the same place... all alone...
For the next eleven years of my life...