Being Different
It took the whole time from when they came home after school to the time to leave to get Hattie and Olive ready for the dance.
While I was getting her ready, Hattie talked to me non-stop.
Mostly what she talked about was how she wanted to be different from everyone else so she could catch the prince's eye.
"From what I hear, you don't need to catch his eye since your mother has a special relationship with him."
"Yes, I know. But I still need to be different. Like you. You're different Ella." She turned to look at me while she continued. "You are the only girl in our school who isn't rich, or famous for that matter. You just sit there in your own little world doing what you want to do." I couldn't read the expression on Hattie's face. "You're your own person. Like nobody else." Exactly what I think. "Especially with your little secret" she said suddenly smiling her vicious smile. "Now do my hair!"
I always knew I was different, and I was happy I was. But I still had the secret. And no matter what I did, it wouldn't go away.
I had called my mother that morning and told her about dad coming home tomorrow and I would catch a flight on Sunday.
I had to make the call while she was at work, so it was on the answering machine.
Arieda was happy when I told her. She hadn't mentioned me marrying Char since I had blown up on her.
Hattie, Olive, and Mum Olga were gone for about ten minutes when I heard the doorbell ring.
I answered it and Mandy was standing there with her arms full smiling at me.
I let her in and she said, "You're going to the dance."
"No, I'm not Mandy. I'm not going to go."
"Yes you are. I have things in here that will make you beautiful, and I can use a little magic to make you not look like yourself."
"Besides" she continued. "You need to tell Char the truth.
I looked down. She was right. I have to go and tell Char the truth.
She got me ready quickly, and I was off.
It took the whole time from when they came home after school to the time to leave to get Hattie and Olive ready for the dance.
While I was getting her ready, Hattie talked to me non-stop.
Mostly what she talked about was how she wanted to be different from everyone else so she could catch the prince's eye.
"From what I hear, you don't need to catch his eye since your mother has a special relationship with him."
"Yes, I know. But I still need to be different. Like you. You're different Ella." She turned to look at me while she continued. "You are the only girl in our school who isn't rich, or famous for that matter. You just sit there in your own little world doing what you want to do." I couldn't read the expression on Hattie's face. "You're your own person. Like nobody else." Exactly what I think. "Especially with your little secret" she said suddenly smiling her vicious smile. "Now do my hair!"
I always knew I was different, and I was happy I was. But I still had the secret. And no matter what I did, it wouldn't go away.
I had called my mother that morning and told her about dad coming home tomorrow and I would catch a flight on Sunday.
I had to make the call while she was at work, so it was on the answering machine.
Arieda was happy when I told her. She hadn't mentioned me marrying Char since I had blown up on her.
Hattie, Olive, and Mum Olga were gone for about ten minutes when I heard the doorbell ring.
I answered it and Mandy was standing there with her arms full smiling at me.
I let her in and she said, "You're going to the dance."
"No, I'm not Mandy. I'm not going to go."
"Yes you are. I have things in here that will make you beautiful, and I can use a little magic to make you not look like yourself."
"Besides" she continued. "You need to tell Char the truth.
I looked down. She was right. I have to go and tell Char the truth.
She got me ready quickly, and I was off.