Garrid – age 10

Dear Diary,

Today there was a festival in the village. Both Olivia and I wanted to go. Father told us that we had lessons and we weren't allowed.

I came up with a master plan.

I took a hairpin from Olivia and we made our way to father's study. I easily picked the lock and we went inside.

After a few minutes we found what we were looking for. It was a sleeping potion.

At dinner, I slipped the potion into Mr. Schnodingham's drink. He was our tutor.

Within seconds he was snoring like a baby.

Olivia and I took some commoner's clothes out of the servant's hamper and covered ourselves in dirt and soot.

We made our way to the village.

We were having tons of fun until we came across The Doctor. The Doctor was known for kidnapping children. We didn't know who he was though so when he offered to show us his booth we followed him inside.

It was amazing. It was like a candy heaven. I even managed to take a few pieces, leaving some money in the jar.

Then, out of nowhere, a giant cage drops from above and we're locked inside. Then The Doctor loaded us into a wagon and drove off, cackling the whole way.

The wagon made its way to an abandoned warehouse in the middle of nowhere. The Doctor unloads the cage and asks us for our names.

I knew that if I told them our real names he would know we were royal and would probably do something far worse to us.

I told him my name was Harry Greene and Olivia was Lucy Greene.

He then walked away, leaving us alone.

I tried to think of a way to get us out of there. We couldn't send a message to dad because I knew he would be furious, so instead we waited for The Doctor to go to sleep.

When we could hear his snoring, I expertly unlocked the cage with the hairpin I still had in my pocket.

We were almost out of the warehouse when Olivia stepped on one of the guards.

He let out a yelp that woke up all the pit bulls and suddenly we were surrounded.

Just when I thought we were done for, Olivia stands up on a box and yells "I AM THE QUEEN!"

The animals backed off and obeyed her commands.

We ran for it, but Olivia's yelling had woken The Doctor up.

Olivia yelled at the dogs to get The Doctor and we ran the whole way back to the castle.

When we got back dad was furious, he didn't even care that we had been kidnapped. I think mom was proud of us though.

So now I'm in my room grounded for a week.

I'm never going to a festival again.

Sincerely,

Garrid