Hello everyone, this is the chapter 2 of this fanfiction. I hope you like it, please let me know if you like this chapter in the comments below, even a small reply is encouraging to me, thank you.
Chapter 2: Four years later
Ella was standing in front of the open window of the attic , watching the rain pour down softly at night, thinking about how her life has changed in the last few years. About two years ago, both her step sisters married very wealthy men and left the house. At first, her life became a living hell, but by and by lady Tremaine's Health started declining until she finally became bedridden and Ella took care of her entirely. When she was bedridden, lady Tremaine developed a soft corner for Ella, specially when she realised that none of her daughters came to meet her when she was Ill after sending them countless letters.
Flashback starts
Lady Tremaine was in bed, parched, and breathlessly screaming for Ella to come, she came running with a glass of water and carefully lifted lady Tremaine's head and made her sip the water. After calming her thirst, she said to Ella:
Ella... why are you nice to me? I teated you like a daughter [ she coughed] but you are treating me like your mother.
Ella's eyes widened in shock as she never called her by the name her mother gave her but she always called her Cinderella.
After I die, take care of this house, my dear, I know you will do great.[lady Tremaine coughed rather heavily this time] may you marry the man you desire and have a wonderful life ahead, you, more than anyone else I know, deserves it.Lady Tr
emaine said resting her head on the pillow.
Flashback ends
Ella started catching a few droplets of rain in her hands and then poured them over her mice friends that were on the table next to the attic's window. She smiled at the way they were enjoying the water that was being poured over them. She was free, she was finally free of the way of life her step sisters and stepmother made her live. She could never forget the day when her step family returned home from witnessing the royal wedding.
flashback begins
He didn't even want to kiss her! She was the one who kissed him! He didn't look happy at all! Her step sisters were talking to each other loudly.
Ella was listening to their remarks while she was chopping the vegetables for the soup, with a broken heart and feeling miserable at the same time, for not being able to help her poor kit from a loveless marriage.
They were whispering in the crowd that the Prince only married to the Princess Chelina because he couldn't find the mystery Princess of the ball. Said a step sister to the other.
That night, Ella had a dream, where she was imagining the royal wedding, The Prince was kissing Princess chelina and he was happy, happy with her. She woke up with a jerk , tears running down her delicate pink cheeks, she brought her knees closer to her chest and rested her head on them, hugging her lower legs and cried, cried till her eyes ran out of tears.
Flashback ends
She sighed looking at the never ending rainfall as it brought back memories of the night when she had to walk back until her house when her golden carriage turned back to the pumpkin it was before. Lots of relationships changed after that, her kit was no longer single, he had got married and had a child, then she got to know about the death of his wife. Her heart broke thinking of him, he had lost his father, then his wife, leaving him and their child alone.
Ella got to know about the Queens death a couple of years ago when the step sisters were gossiping, but she again couldn't do anything as her step family didn't let her go out of the house. After her step sisters got married and left, lady Tremaine's declining health got Ella's attention and when she got bedridden she couldn't leave her alone in the house, as she needed Ella quite often. The truth be told, there was a part of her heart that deeply believed that the Prince had already forgotten her and had been happy in his marriage with Princess Chelina.
Only a month had passed since lady Tremaine's death, and Ella was trying to think what to do with her life. She didn't need to work, because lady Tremaine left all the assets and property on Ella's name. But Ella didn't know what to do with all the fresh produce of the family farm and the breath-taking flowers that grew in her lovely garden. So she started giving the extra produce to her friend who had a stall in the local market. She also began making flower bouquets and selling them to her.
The increase in the force of the rain drew her attention So she closed the window and walked towards her bed in the attic, which was now a more comfortable bed with blankets to keep her warm in the cold weather.
She lay in her bed and turned to the side of the window to still enjoy the rain. She slightly smiled at the thought of leaving the faithful memories behind and looking forward do more of her new life and experiences.
In the palace, the king just came out of Isabella's room after she fell asleep and walked towards his own bedchamber. While he was walking towards his bedchamber, he saw a blonde girl wearing a magnificent blue dress running from one corridor to another one, surprised, when he rushed to see who she was, she wasn't there anymore. His brain told him that this was nonsense, but his heart knew who this lady was and he became seriously upset at the thought of it.Of course she wasn't there, his miserable mind was playing games with him. In all these years, his mind used to tease him with Ella's flashes, her memories or like this time with her presence. And he knew very well why this was happening, because today the captain suggested having a ball for the people, for all the people, just like the ball the king threw years ago. The captain wanted to throw the ball also due to the victory in the war of their Kingdom, so he had a valid reason to persuade the king to do so.
He continued walking and reached his bedchamber. He entered and closed the door behind him, trying to leave his thoughts behind as well.He went directly to his alcohol shelf to grab bottle of the finest blend and word it in his glass then he sat down on an arm chair taking a sip from his glass and eventually threw his head back on the headrest closing his eyes.
After a few minutes, he felt a very soft hand caressing and whispering " kit" " Kit I'm here " , he slowly opened his eyes to look at his mystery Princess leaned into him and caressing his cheek, looking at his facial features admiringly.
More than four years have passed and I still can't forget you. He said to her devotedly. She smiled and said:
How can you forget me Kit? You have lived me everyday of your life. I am in you Kit. I am in your heart, in your brain, I am in your soul. You can't take me out of you.
So you have found a home in my head? He said and chuckled.
Not really. I am everywhere, anywhere you see, you will find me. Turn your head anywhere my love, and you shall see me. And saying this she lifted her hand from his cheek and he looked at his side in the dim yellow light of the candle, and he saw her standing there, looking at him. First he saw one Ella, then he started seeing two, later three and eventually he was seeing her in every corner of his room, rightly as she said, everywhere. There she was, everywhere, in her blue magnificent shiny dress, the same that she wore in the ball when she danced with the Prince. He was so confused, he was not even drunk yet, he only had one sip, no more.
What is happening? He said panicking, and dropped his glass on the floor Breaking it into various pieces, when he looked at the floor, he could see her smiling face in all those shattered pieces of the glass. With tears in his eyes, he picked up the biggest piece of glass and looked at it, she appeared walking from the corner of the room and stood in front of him, now there were only him and he could see only one Ella. He moved his eyes from that piece of glass in his hand and looked at her.
You can't runaway from me Kit! She said.
You were the one who ran away from me and never showed up again! He said to her restlessly.
I had my reasons Kit...Said she almost crying.
You had your reasons [he said coming really close to her, his lips only a few centimetres away from hers, and what reason you have to haunt me like this? He asked her looking at her dark pink lips.
I'm not haunting you kit! I would not be here if you had not want me to be here. You are the one who thinks of me every time, you are the one tormenting yourself. She said with tears rolling down her cheeks.
They both stood there for a long moment, looking at each others eyes, until someone knocked at the kings door. Baffled he said "come in" And the captain entered his room, surprised to find most of the candles reached their end and the room was faintly lit with the king standing there with his back facing the captain and surrounded by broken glass and whisky. The king still couldn't face the captain as he was too overwhelmed by his emotions that were stood due to Ella's sighting. It took him a couple of minutes to compose himself and he turned to face the captain.
My glass broke, that's all. He said coldly and bent down to pick up the large chunks of broken glass with one of his hands and placing it on his other hand, randomly checking if he could still see her face in them again, but he couldn't.
Your Highness, careful! You might hurt yourself! I will send a servant now. The captain went out of the room and called for a servant to clean the floor, after a few minutes the servant came and cleaned the floor. After doing his job, the servant left, leaving the captain and the king alone.
