The Journal Entry
A whole new life, yes a new life but a life without Char? That would make a pointless new life. I loved Char, not like the other girls at the ball, who just wanted to be the princess. I loved everything about him his smile, his voice, his laugh. I loved making him make his lovely laugh. I hated to hurt Char but I wanted to be free of his love or at least try. I couldn't love him! I couldn't, but I did.
"Um…Mandy?"
"What is it love?"
"Um. You know how I love the prince and you know that I, um…er Char, but that I shouldn't, can't love him?"
"Yes?"
"Well could you make me not love him? So that I don't love him?" at the mere suggestion of it I felt a tear slip down my face.
"No love I couldn't do that. Love is the biggest magic of all. Not even Lucinda would be that stupid. Sorry sweet."
"Oh well could you order me not to love him?" I tried again.
"Well I could. But do you really want that?"
"To save Char and Kyrria? Yes."
"Are you sure?"
"Absolutely."
"Ella I order you not to love Char."
I felt a sigh of relief. Char was safe and I felt so much better! Then almost suddenly I felt the symptoms: Dizziness, my stomach start hurting, I felt myself burning up. "Mandy undo the curse!" I said at once. I was so stupid. Telling me not to love Char wouldn't help; the symptoms would just kill me. I couldn't stop loving Char.
Mandy I can't walk any longer. I felt terrible. With a carriage we would be there in a few days. Without thinking the words the Lucinda taught me cane flying out of my mouth. "Lucinda come to my aid." I would have asked Mandy to make a carriage but it was to big magic for her however Lucinda didn't think so. She had made me a carriage for the balls.
"What are you doing?" Mandy asked.
But then Lucinda appeared before me, "Yes child? What do you ask of from Lucinda?"
"I would like a carriage Lucinda," I answered.
"Ah yes, it is a long journey to anywhere on foot. Where may I ask are you going?"
"To Ayortha."
"Yes dear," as before an orange pumpkin turned itself into a carriage before me. With a driver and coachmen, "But you cannot ride in a carriage like that!" She gave me a new dress that would never vanish and never get dirty or rip or anything like that. It was a pretty dress of dark blue with a white sash across the waist.
"Thank you Lucinda," I called out the window as we were pulling away."
But Lucinda was gone.
Mandy said nothing to me in the carriage but looked relieved not to be walking anymore. So I opened my magic book and saw a picture of an inn, The Prancing Pony, (Addition to the disclaimer. The Prancing Pony is from J.R.R. Tolkien. I just like the name!) and in the window was a help wanted sign. I turned the page and saw the big-well formed words of Char.
Ella was at the ball; in fact she was Lady Lela.
I knew I knew her from somewhere. She ran
away when that fright Hattie exposed her mask
and I saw her there. I would have caught up with
her too but Hattie got in my way again and
started dancing with ma and would not let me go.
If Ella was there does that mean that she still
Have feelings for me? That is of course if she
ever had feelings for me. I wonder if she did. However
I need to talk to her and I now vow to find her and
make her tell me what is the matter with us. Us together.
Oh no he was going to find me. And if he commanded me to tell I would have to. On no! I hated hurting him and now I was taking up the rest of his life? What should I do? I know. I ripped a piece of paper and wrote this.
Char.
I am sorry that I left you like that but
if you meet me at the inn of the Prancing
Pony in Ayortha I can explain everything.
Ella
I would send this when we arrived in Ayortha. As long as Char commanded me to tell him I would explain to him why I couldn't love him.