Hello dear readers! Welcome to my new Cinderella story! I really hope you enjoy it and please write a review if you did, as feedback always help :). Just to let you know, I do have dyslexia so I am really sorry if some of the punctuation is incorrect. That being said I hope you enjoy the story and of course I don't own any of the characters.
Chapter one
Our story is set in a quiet, small but enchanted kingdom. The kingdom is run by a kind and loyal king and queen. For many years, the king and queen ruled the kingdom with a loving heart and was known as the kindest rules ever seen. However, tragic stuck the family as after the queen produce a hair to the throne, her health began to decline, to eventually she passed away in her sleep. The kingdom mourned her death but for the kind king and his son Kit, never truly recover from the loss of their dear mother and wife.
During this sad time for the royal family. I am afraid to say dear reader, but another sadness is about to hit another family. As you scan over the kingdom, you may see a house, hidden in the woods. Here lives a young girl, who heart is full of kindness and magic. This girl lived with her Farther and mother who ran a well-established tailor shop in the village. Her father would go on long and exciting trips, to tropical worlds to buy silk and material of all kinds of prints and colours. Whist her mother will mind the shop and teach Ella how to create the most beautiful gowns. All though the family lived comfortably and could afford the finest luxuries of life, Ella mother and father choose to live a happy and basic life and always taught Ella about the importance of kindness and to never forget who she is. Unfortunately, dear reader, I warned you that this wonderful girl life will not stay this wonderful and happy. After a terrible winter, Ella mother caught a dreadful disease. For months, her body grew weaker as her body tried so hard to fight the illness that was consuming her. One night, Ella mother asked for Ella to come to her room. Ella straight away dropped her doll and ran into her mothers' room and bend down by the side of the bed. Ella mother looked longing at her beautiful daughter and used all her strength to put her arm around her child, in hopes to comfort her.
"Ella my dear, you have grown to be a fine, kind young girl. You are most beautiful child, not just on the outside, but on the inside too and that is far more important" Ella mother then erupted into a massive coughing fit. Ella lifted her tearstained face and instantly picked up the glass of water, sitting by her mothers' bed and instantly handed it to her mother. When she had finished, she placed the empty glass on the bedside table and held her mothers' hand close.
"Thankyou, my angle. You have so much kindness in your little finger than most people will ever have in their whole life. Promise me that what ever you do, you stay true to yourself and be kind".
Ella nodded her head and sobbed "of course mamma, please don't leave me" and then carefully wrapped her arms around her mother tummy and cried into her chest. Unknown to the girls, Ella farther had been listening through the doorway. Watching the two girls who meant the world to him, caused him so much pain, broke the man heart. After being unable to watch for much longer, he turned away from the site and went to find some much needed drink. Ella mother passed away that night, leaving a heartbroken widower and child.
Years passed, and true to her mothers word Ella grew up to be a kind and beautiful women both on the outside and inside. Her kind and generous nature made her well-loved in the kingdom and many would flock to her store, that she decided to take on when she reached the age of 18. Although her life looked perfect from the outside, her life was full of deep sorrow and aloneness as her father never recovered from the death of her mother. Greif filed his heart and his only comfort soon turned to drink. He would adventure out on long trips and would return and spend all his evenings in the local bar drinking away his pain. Ella prayed that her father would find happiness again and would do anything she could to make his life as happy as can be. One day Ella thought her dreams come true. On a cold and winters morning, Ella heard her father's carriage pulling into the drive way. Ecstatic that he has come home, she abandoned the dress that she had been working on and ran to the gate that she always waves to him. However, she was met with a big surprise, when she noticed that her father was not alone, but in fact out came three women. The first women were tall and slender and was dripping in diamonds. Her brown hair, with threads of white was pulled tightly into a bun and her piercing eyes darted around as she absurd her new environment. The two other women, Ella could tell straight away were sisters as they were arguing and pushing against each other. The first sister took after their mother in terms of height and size. She was wearing a rather overwhelming dress that was full of colour and pattern. Her hands were full of rings and her heavy makeup face stunned at the house in front of her. The second sister was shorter in height but was also rather thin. Just like he sister, she also wore every piece of jewellery you could possibly think off. Ella father introduced the women to Ella and explained that they are to be her new step mother and sisters. At first Ella was shocked and saddened about the replacement of her mother, however, she quickly pushed that to the side and realised that these women make her father happy and so she should be happy to.
At first, Ella worked very hard to get to know these women and showed them all around the shop and her home. Although her new family would turn their noses up at what she showed them, they were polite towards her. However, when her father went on his first trip away, Ella soon saw another side to these women. Her step mother soon took it upon herself to become the new manger off the shop and for cost cutback (as she would say) she fired all the staff, leaving Ella to do all the jobs. Although Ella was sad at saying goodbye to her friends and tired from the 11 hours days, she never complained as she believed her step mother did it for the intreast of the shop. However, as the months went past and the more trips her father went on, Ella job list grew more and more, as she was expected to not only to run the shop, but also expected to take on the housekeeper in their own home. Again, not once did Ella complain but quietly got on with what was asked of her.
Now, I am really sorry dear readers, but I have to tell you more bad news, that will cause more pain and sorrow on our poor Ella. It was late one night, on a cold and stormy night. Most of the family was tucked into their nice warm bed as Ella was sat in the living room cleaning the ash from the fire, when she heard a nock on the door. Brushing herself off, Ella approached the door to be met with an old man. The old man shuck his head and apologised to Ella and handed her note. At first, Ella was confused but accepted the letter and opened it and instantly fell to the floor in sobs, as the letter told her that her father had died. After she had composed herself, she thanked the man for the hard job he had to do and closed the door. Upon hearing the noise, her stepmother was standing at the top of the stairs demanding that Ella handed her the letter. Ella handed her the letter and watched as her mother read it and was disgusted that a smile appeared on her face on the news. Straight away her stepmother told her to pack her things and to move to the attack and her life as her servant will began tomorrow.
That night was the night that Cinderella life changed for the worse. Many months have passed since that awful night and the abuse and mistreatment began, as Ella saw a very dark side of her Step family. Nevertheless, Ella never gave up on hope that one day her life might change, and she will once again feel happiness.
This chapter is very much setting the scene! Next one the real story will begin. Please write a review if you enjoyed it as they always help keep me inspired :). Big hugs to you all as it nearly Christmas!