The Twilight Twenty-Five

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Prompt: #16, "Kingdom"

Main Character: Rosalie Hale

Rating: K

Word Count: 100


An overcast sky hovered above a squat, nondescript building as empty as the fools eager to enter it. Common girls with little sense preened for the very same jesters they rejected last spring.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

With an elegant roll of her eyes, Rosalie leaned against her spotless car and sighed. The year hadn't yet started, and she was already over it.

School dances, lunchroom gossip.

Group projects.

As she shuddered at the latter thought, Emmett arrived and took her hand. "Come, my queen! Our senior year awaits."

"Great." She forced a smile. "My kingdom for a cap and gown."