Chapter 11
Misty looked at herself in her tiny, cracked, foggy mirror. Her hair was slimy and greasy, her dark curls were all twisted and tied together in big knots.
She had dark circles under her eyes from lack of sleep. Her face was pale, which made the dark spots of soot on her face stand out. Her hands were calloused, and red at her fingertips.
WHY DO I CARE? Misty screamed inside her head as she pulled her hair and slammed herself down on her bed. She stared at the ceiling.
"I'm over him," Misty thought to herself "so, why do I care? There's no point. It wasn't meant to be. So stop obsessing on how you look, act, and talk."
"I'M GOING TO GO CRAZY!" Misty screamed.
This has to stop. Misty couldn't stand it anymore. She was going to go mad thinking, obsessing, wondering were he was. There was no end, and she couldn't help it.
"Yer righ', if you keep yelling like 'zat, 'zen you will go crazy." Holly (another maid in the house) said while rolling her eyes.
"You don't understand! I swear, one day I'm going to rip my own hair out! Why does life have to be so complicated?" Misty said as she got up from bed, and stood in front of her mirror, trying to fix her hair.
"You're in love, aren' you Mizzy?" Laurie said, curiosity sparkling in her bright green eyes.
"NO! Why? Does it look like it?" Misty said, turning around to look at Holly.
Holly giggled.
"Yez, it doez. Don't worry Mizzy, I'm zure 'zat everyzing will work out." Holly said, still giggling.
"It's not funny!" Misty said, now embarrassed.
"Do not worry, I know it'z not funny. You're tiny zecret iz safe wiz me." Holly said, crossing her arms, still giggling.
"God, zince you zink that becauze you 'ave your funny little aczent, you are everzying." Misty said, sarcastically mocking Holly.
Holly's eyes grew wide, and she smiled as she pulled the towel she was holding out and smacked Misty with it.
"Ouch!" Misty said, blocking her face with her hands.
"Well you dezerved it!" Holly said, turning around to leave the room, her blond hair flying past her.
Misty turned back to her mirror, and sighed as she frowned at the reflection.
"Oh, and ze prinze iz 'ere. Miz zophia wizes to zee you in 'ze kitchen." Holly said, as she quickly left and went back to her chores.
Misty groaned, and slammed her head on her drawer right next to her mirror.
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"Sophie, I can't!" Misty said, pleading.
"Why not? The prince is here, they're going to eat dinner, and you're going to serve them. I see no part in there that you are not capable of." Sophie said, while trying to smile.
Misty was angry. Not only was the prince IN HER HOUSE; but thick-headed Sophie was going to make her serve them. Life is not fair.
"Come on Sophie! Why me? Why can't Holly, or Samantha, or someone else serve them?" Misty was willing to do anything so that Zaine would not see her.
"Because, I want them to see you for who you really are; A slimy git, who is beneath everyone." Sophie said, as she walked past Misty, her eyes filled with anger, and satisfaction.
Misty stood back in the kitchen. The curse was making her head pound louder than her heart.
Could Sophie know that she went to the ball? Could everything Misty had worked so hard for be ruined?
"This is not happening." Misty whispered to herself as she grabbed a tray full of quail eggs, and carried them in front of her face.
She walked towards the dining room; tugging at her clothes and her hair.
She heard voices, and paused before she entered the room.
"Yes, I suspect that they will one day." Her stepfather talked in his rather fake happy voice.
"I hope so." Sophie said, very happy.
"Where is the food Sophie? I'm sure the prince is getting hungry. I thought you were going to take care of that?" Her stepmother talked in her very low, quiet voice.
"I-I—
Just then Misty entered the room, keeping her head down, so hopefully no one would see her.
"Here it is mother." Sophie said triumphantly.
Misty sat the tray down, trying to hurry so she could leave, and as she got up to walk away, Sophie called to her.
"Next we would like the drinks, you will get them Misty p--." Zaine, who almost hadn't spoken the whole entire meal, cut off Sophie.
"Misty, did you say Misty?" Zaine said, now looking up from his plate, interested.
Everyone looked at Misty, rather surprised. Her stepfather had his mouth slightly open, and her stepmother glared at her. Sophie just sat there, rather confused.
"Think, think. What should I do?" Misty thought to herself.
"Holly, your 'ighnes, my name iz 'olly." Misty said mocking Holly's accent as best as she could.
"Yes, this is our maid, your highness, H-holly. She is of no importance." Sophie played along, wondering what was going on. She was probably furious that the attention was not directed on her, but Misty silently thanked her under her breath for saving her.
Zaine turned back to his plate, the gleam in his eyes now gone, and his face hardened again.
Misty turned to enter the kitchen. When she found the drinks she wanted so badly to spit in her stepfathers. But she held back.
She carefully placed each one on her tray, and then noticed something.
One of the drinks was slightly redder than the rest. It looked almost like blood, not at all like wine. And while the rest sparkled in their magical goblets (probably made by elves themselves) this one simply looked dull. You wouldn't notice it unless you looked very closely. Misty tossed the thought into the back of her head; she had other things to worry about. She took one deep breath, and walked back towards the dinning room.
"Here are your drinks miss." Misty said hastily; knowing she had disrupted their conversation.
"Thank you Mi-Holly." Sophie said, frowning.
Misty started to pass out the drinks. Sophie grabbed her hand, though, when Misty reached Zaine.
"That's okay Holly, you're finished here. You may leave now." Sophie said, throwing Misty one of her fake smiles, and bearing her rabbit- teeth.
Misty bowed, and turned to leave. Before she left though, she dared to turn, and glance at Zaine. Sophie was smiling at him; she looked at him as if she was on the verge of going mad.
Misty's stepmother was smiling as well, rubbing her swelling stomach. (Their baby still had not been born yet.)
Something was wrong.
Misty walked out of the dinning room, but held back near the gigantic double doors that were opened. She hid, and tried to listen to the conversation.
"Here, Prince Zaine, my mother made a special drink for you. It's a different wine, that I'm sure will change your tastes." Sophie said, smiling still.
Misty gasped when she saw Sophie hand him the goblet with the deep red liquid in it. Was she trying to poison him? Why?
Zaine took the goblet, his face expressionless, and swirled its contents. Then he took one long sip, and then sat the goblet down.
He smiled at Sophie and said, "That is rather good."
Sophie looked wild with happiness.
Misty got up from her hiding place, dazed and confused. Something was really wrong, but she couldn't figure it out.
Misty bit her lip, and walked towards her room.
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It was later that night Misty had worked up her courage to see Zaine. This was her escape, she could leave!
She figured it all out, she would tell Zaine how her father was keeping her here against her will, and she would try to break the curse. Zaine would hopefully understand. Misty had waited for what felt like hours to gather up the courage to talk to Zaine.
She turned to her window, and pushed back her moth-eatened, dirty curtains to look at the sky. Her heart was pounding at the thought at what she was about to do. She always found courage in the night sky. She watched the stars twinkle, and wink at the moon. She saw Zaine sitting by the lake. She took another deep breath, and walked towards her mirror.
She had managed to get most of the soot off of her face with her washing water, and she had stolen a tiny piece of used soap from Sophie earlier. She had brushed her hair, and made Jess do a simple braid. She had kept most of her hair down, and let her dark curls fall down her shoulders. There was nothing she could do about her wardrobe, she had washed as best as she could; but as hard as she scrubbed, she could not get the dirt of almost a year out.
She sighed as she walked out of her room, almost running, trying to get to the garden before Zaine left.
She wasn't looking were she was going, until she bumped into Jess, and she yelped.
"Misty I was looking for you! You must not go after Zaine." Jess said, a worried look in her eyes.
"What are you talking about? Jess, I have to go, please." Misty said, she wasn't listening, but Jess had Misty gripped her tightly. She needed to get to Zaine.
"You can not go to him. Believe me." Jess said, she gripped tighter.
"I HAVE TO GO JESS! Just let me go." Misty said, breaking away from Jess. She ran out of the house, she needed to run, she needed to be able to lift her wings and fly,
She ran towards the lake, determined to break her curse, as she searched for Zaine, and she found him leaning on a tree, starring at the stars, his face still expressionless.
"Hey stranger." Misty said, very softly as she approached Zaine, he didn't move, and his face didn't change.
"It's me Misty." Misty sat down next to him. She leaned against the tree.
Something was terribly wrong. She expected at least some reaction to this, but he didn't move.
Then, for barely a second, Zaine turned towards her with a look of mixed emotions. He looked, happy, and hopeful, and then that look turned to a dark, terrifying look. A look that screamed 'help me'.
"I need your help Zaine." Misty said, her voice as well as her anger rising.
He looked away again, his face now back to its original state. Empty.
"ZAINE! ANSWER ME!" Misty screamed, now crying.
Something was very wrong.
"I need your help. I need you. I can't stay here, I can't keep drowning." Misty said, she was now silently crying. .
He still didn't say anything; he didn't even look at her. He stared into the lake, at the reflection of the moon.
"YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!" Misty said, now hysterical.
"I can, and I will. You're not drowning, I am. I'm falling forever." Zaine said, his voice barely above a whisper. He was terrifying. His face was all screwed up, and he was as pale as the moon he couldn't take his eyes off of.
"I …can't stay here…I need….you. I'm going to die. I can't stay locked up in a cage much longer. I'm going under! You're the only one who can save me!" Misty screamed; she was shaking Zaine.
Then, suddenly Zaine shook his head and closed his eyes. After a minute silence except for Misty's whispering tears, he got off the ground, and towered above Misty.
"I don't know you. You mean nothing to me. Leave me alone mad woman." Zaine quietly spoke, but his voice was filled with rage. But, he didn't seem himself; it was as if another controlled him.
Misty didn't say anything; she simply leaned back against the tree. She cried, closing her eyes, her tears falling everywhere.
Zaine walked away, his hands in his pockets.
Misty crawled behind a bush, to watch her love walk away.
Everything seemed so childish, so silly, so stupid, until she saw him walk away. Her world fell when she saw him walk to the edge of the lake. Darkness surrounded, engulfed, and swallowed him, leaving a shadow for her to follow.
She wondered what was wrong with him, while she sat there crying.
And then she saw him, silently kissing Sophie by the lake.
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Authors note: I know this chapter may be a little confusing at the end, but my poetry side decided to come out and show itself. Sorry if it is too confusing, if you have any questions simply ask in your review, and I will answer.
This chapter was for those who discouraged me, and didn't believe I could write. For all who didn't believe in me….this chapter is for you…..
Here are some poems that I thought really related to my story right now….. enjoy!
Catch me, as I fall
Say you're here, and it's all over now
Speaking to the atmosphere
No one's here and I fall into myself
This truth drives me into madness
I know I can stop the pain if I will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give into the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep; never die
I'm frightened by what I see
But somehow I know
That there's much more to come
Immobilized by my fear
And soon to be blinded by tears
I can stop the pain if I will it all away
Don't turn away
Don't give into the pain
Don't try to hide
Though they're screaming your name
Don't close your eyes
God knows what lies behind them
Don't turn out the light
Never sleep; never die
Fallen angels lay at my feet
Whispered voices at my ear
Death before my eyes
Lying next to me I fear
She beckons me shall I give in?
Upon my end shall I begin?
Forsaken all I've fallen forI rise to meet the end—Evanescence
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like a ghost, don't need a key
your best friend I've come to be
please don't think of getting up for me
you don't even need to speak
when I've been here just for one day
you'll already miss me when I go away
so close the blinds and shut the door
you won't need other friends anymore
oh don't leave home, oh don't leave home
and if you're cold, I'll keep you warm
if you're low, just hold on
cuz I will be your safety
oh don't leave home
and I arrived when you were weak
I'll make you weaker, like a child
now all your love you give to me
when your heart is all I need
oh don't leave home, oh don't leave home
and if you're cold, I'll keep you warm
if you're low, just hold on
cuz I will be your safety
oh don't leave home
oh how quiet, quiet the world can be
when it's just you and little me
everything is clear, everything is new
so you won't be leaving will you?
and if you're cold, I'll keep you warm
if you're low, just hold on
cuz I will be your safety
oh don't leave home –dido
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She saw him
Her love
Bestowed the curse
Upon which her heart bleeds
She'd die for himScream for him
Bleed for him
Deceive for him
And what does he return?
Silently he walks on
Like a creature in the night
Willingly facing danger
While she cries
Hiding in his shadow
She follows
Breathing on his neck
She's mourning
Dying, flying
He doesn't see
He doesn't believe
That the end is near
But in no way clear
She trips and falls
But he doesn't turn around
She calls for him
She bleeds for him
She thought her love found
But he lingers on
And she falls out of his shadow
Dying instead in his light –me!!
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