A week passed.
Elsa stayed in her room, alone. The queen was so depressed, she couldn't even make a small patch of frost on the floor. She knew that Anna would never forgive her, after saying all those horrible words she said. Elsa's smile grew weak. She would often snap at maids and her subjects. Her eyes lacked their sparkle.
Hans stayed at the castle, avoiding Anna, and often knocking on Elsa's door.
There was no reply at all.
One day, a small sheet of paper slid under the crack of her door. Meet me at the ballroom, it said. Immedietly, Elsa's eyes lit up, and flung the door open and raced to the ballroom.
Elsa ran, down the hall. She slid down the railing of the stairs, not bothering to use the stairs at all. She was going to reunite with her sister once again, and no one can stop her. The young queen slowed to a stop. Instead of the kind redhead, she saw a young prince, one of his hands holding out a white rose in front of him, with a warm smile directed at her.
Tears threatened to come. Hans saw her expression and ran to her. "Elsa, please, don't cry. I'm here. I would never leave you,"He cooed.
For any other girl it would've worked. Elsa wasn't like any other girl. Instead of calming her, it made her even more troubled. Oh, if only you were Anna, She thought, You would understand…
Another week passed. Elsa felt like she might die. Living didn't matter anymore. Not without Anna. It's fine, She thought. You've done this for 13 years… you can survive.
Thinking that, she felt like she was tricking herself. Yes, she can survive, but nothing made sense, nothing was worth doing, if she knew that Anna was mad at her for something she did. It was different when she forced herself into her room last time. She was protecting Anna. And Anna didn't understand why. But now… Anna understood exactly what happened. She wasn't protecting Anna anymore. She's the one who hurt Anna. That very thought sent shivers down her spine.
She was a monster.
Each day, when they were little, Anna knocked on her door, always with that hopeful little song. It hurt so much to tell her to go away, and thinking that she was protecting her was the only thing that kept Elsa sane. What did she do to deserve such a kind, loving soul for a sister?
And she hurt her…
Anna didn't deserve her, she deserved anyone but her. Who would even think about hurting Anna? Sweet, loving Anna…
Han's face popped into her head again. He did. But he was a changed man! He would never do that again. She wanted to make this right… she had to.
Elsa's footsteps echoed in the long, empty hallway. She stepped in front of Anna's door and knocked. The door opened, just a crack. Not wanting to be rude to her sister, Anna opened the door wider. Her cheeks are stained with fresh tears. It made Elsa's stomach churn. How could she have done this to her?
She took a deep breath. The apology caught in her throat and she coughed a few times. Elsa tried again. This time she stammered. Why is this happening? When she saw Anna's sad, confused eyes, she remembered their childhood. The face was so familiar. It was the face that always appeared whenever Elsa told her to go away…
"Anna… Do you want to build a snowman?"
Anna smiled at her, and that smile warmed her whole body, and her smile returned, the sparkle returned to her eyes. Anna let out a laugh. Oh, how she missed that laugh. Elsa vowed silently to herself that she would never again hurt her baby sister. And together, they raced down the hall.