*******Lela*******
"We found these glass slippers. They were so delicate she was afraid she'd break them, but they fit her perfectly. I wonder what happened to them," Char said, escorting me to the dance floor.
"You must have really loved her," I replied, I didn't tell him how much she loved him.
I had been asking for little details about Ella the past few days. I wanted to make sure I recognized her. I looked around the room, pretending to be admiring the beauty but really looking for my twin. I knew she'd come, I just had to find her. At the end of the dance Char suggested we split up for a while. I agreed and a moment later a young man asked me to dance.
"My name's Matthew, and you must be Lela. I saw you dancing with Prince Charmont," he said.
"Yes, I am Lela. I didn't know anyone was watching," I blushed.
He leaned close and whispered, "You were dancing with the prince, everyone was watching."
"Thank you for the tip. I'll keep that in mind."
"That would be wise, people will be watching you a lot from now on," he winked.
I was confused, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well, you're going to be marrying into the royal family."
"Oh! Right," Char and I had decided that as long as his parents thought he was marrying me they wouldn't stress about him getting married so he'd have more time to look for the masked dancer, only my mother knew, "I'm just so amazed its happening to me. I'm so afraid I'll. I'll mess up!"
"You'll do fine. Just remember," he looked at me seriously, "these three things; keep your chin up, wave to everyone you pass in your coach and most important of all, make Matthew of Frell Lord over Snettering on Snoakes."
I laughed, and then in an airy tone said, "Consider it done, Lord Matthew."
"Finally! I've been trying to get to an insider for years!" He looked relieved.
I laughed as he told me all the changes in store for Snettering on Snoakes. Some things were totally ridiculous, like all red heads have to eat for cherries every Saturday after supper. I laughed the entire song away. When the next song began he asked if I'd like to dance again.
"I'm afraid I must take a little breath. You've made me laugh too hard. Perhaps we'll dance again. All right?"
"I'll be waiting," he winked at me and then left. At a quarter to eleven I spotted him again. He was dancing with a gorgeous girl in a long silver dress. I couldn't see her face but he seemed to be enjoying himself. I turned and saw Char. He came over to me smiling. "Have you seen her yet?" I asked. He looked disappointed for a moment, "No, but I have been enjoying myself nonetheless. You?" "I haven't seen her, and I am also enjoying myself. I danced with the funniest man! I'll be asking him to dance again in a moment." "Would you mind finishing this song with me then?" Char asked. "I'd love to!" As he led me to the dance floor my I stepped on my dress and tripped. I fell to the ground. It took me a moment to gather my bearings. I looked up. I gasped! Char pulled me up. Everyone was looking at me. I blushed but tried to find her. "Are you all right?" Char asked concerned. "I'm fine, Char. Char! She's here! I saw her. She's over there somewhere! Oh where did she go?" "What are you saying? Is everything okay? Who is She?" he asked, holding my chin in his hands. "Char, I saw the masked dancer!"
"We found these glass slippers. They were so delicate she was afraid she'd break them, but they fit her perfectly. I wonder what happened to them," Char said, escorting me to the dance floor.
"You must have really loved her," I replied, I didn't tell him how much she loved him.
I had been asking for little details about Ella the past few days. I wanted to make sure I recognized her. I looked around the room, pretending to be admiring the beauty but really looking for my twin. I knew she'd come, I just had to find her. At the end of the dance Char suggested we split up for a while. I agreed and a moment later a young man asked me to dance.
"My name's Matthew, and you must be Lela. I saw you dancing with Prince Charmont," he said.
"Yes, I am Lela. I didn't know anyone was watching," I blushed.
He leaned close and whispered, "You were dancing with the prince, everyone was watching."
"Thank you for the tip. I'll keep that in mind."
"That would be wise, people will be watching you a lot from now on," he winked.
I was confused, "What do you mean by that?"
"Well, you're going to be marrying into the royal family."
"Oh! Right," Char and I had decided that as long as his parents thought he was marrying me they wouldn't stress about him getting married so he'd have more time to look for the masked dancer, only my mother knew, "I'm just so amazed its happening to me. I'm so afraid I'll. I'll mess up!"
"You'll do fine. Just remember," he looked at me seriously, "these three things; keep your chin up, wave to everyone you pass in your coach and most important of all, make Matthew of Frell Lord over Snettering on Snoakes."
I laughed, and then in an airy tone said, "Consider it done, Lord Matthew."
"Finally! I've been trying to get to an insider for years!" He looked relieved.
I laughed as he told me all the changes in store for Snettering on Snoakes. Some things were totally ridiculous, like all red heads have to eat for cherries every Saturday after supper. I laughed the entire song away. When the next song began he asked if I'd like to dance again.
"I'm afraid I must take a little breath. You've made me laugh too hard. Perhaps we'll dance again. All right?"
"I'll be waiting," he winked at me and then left. At a quarter to eleven I spotted him again. He was dancing with a gorgeous girl in a long silver dress. I couldn't see her face but he seemed to be enjoying himself. I turned and saw Char. He came over to me smiling. "Have you seen her yet?" I asked. He looked disappointed for a moment, "No, but I have been enjoying myself nonetheless. You?" "I haven't seen her, and I am also enjoying myself. I danced with the funniest man! I'll be asking him to dance again in a moment." "Would you mind finishing this song with me then?" Char asked. "I'd love to!" As he led me to the dance floor my I stepped on my dress and tripped. I fell to the ground. It took me a moment to gather my bearings. I looked up. I gasped! Char pulled me up. Everyone was looking at me. I blushed but tried to find her. "Are you all right?" Char asked concerned. "I'm fine, Char. Char! She's here! I saw her. She's over there somewhere! Oh where did she go?" "What are you saying? Is everything okay? Who is She?" he asked, holding my chin in his hands. "Char, I saw the masked dancer!"