𝕃𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌ℝ // 𝕋𝕨𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕎𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕩 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣

ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕖

ɪ'ʟʟ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ

I ran. From my parents, my castle, my siblings, and my dignity. Was it worth it? No it wasn't. I never wanted to leave. I never wanted to leave. I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE! I never wanted to leave at all! Why was it that I, a princess, was running in her night gown, from her own guards, in the middle of the night? My feet ached, it hurt so much. WHY WAS IT THAT EVERYTHING BAD HAPPENED TO ME ?

ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ, ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴍʏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱᴏ ʙᴀᴅ

Can't everything go back to the way it was? I just want to go back to those days where I would eat cake with my brother. Pick flowers with my sister every afternoon during tea time. Talk about books with my mom as we sit on cushioned and comfy chairs. Most of all, to go to parties with my dad just one more time. I miss everything.

ɪ'ᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ

As I ran I heard the footsteps of people behind me. I looked behind for a fraction of a second. It was the guards. After seeing them I never felt so energized in my life. The adrenaline took a hold of me. I ran like I had never ran in my entire life. My feet burned and I started heaving. There were tears blurring my vision. I couldn't go on for much longer. I was scared.

ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ʙɪᴛᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜꜱᴛ

I ran into an open field full of flowers. As beautiful as it was, it was just not the right time to admire them. As I approached the middle of the field I tripped. I TRIP. THIS WAS SO TOTALLY NOT THE RIGHT TIME TO DO THAT! As I quickly recollected my thoughts fast, I saw a peculiar mirror.

In the rush of the moment I picked it up and ran once again. I ran back into the forest searching for sanctuary. I ran and hid in a cave. As the soldiers passed by the cave I couldn't help but sigh in relief. Then you turned to the unusual looking mirror, it looked eerie. It had beautiful looking carvings made of silver. The screen....oh the screen.... it was pitch black as if filled with nightmares. It felt as if I was being sucked into a void.

Then I heard an eerie voice. As if summoned from the deepest and darkest depths of hell, the voice spoke in a mysteriously strange and foreign voice. It said.....

ᴀʜ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ ᴍɪꜱᴛʀᴇꜱꜱ,

ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʙʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ꜰʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴠɪʟ,

ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ, ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.

ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ, ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟ, ᴡʜᴏ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ...

ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇᴇ, ɢᴜɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ,

ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄ ᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ.

ꜰʟᴀᴍᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀꜱʜᴇꜱ,

ɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴍᴘʀɪꜱᴏɴ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛɪᴍᴇ,

ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴡᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴋʏ,

ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀꜰʀᴀɪᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇꜱꜱ,

ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴏᴡ, ꜱʜᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.

ᴍɪɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱ,

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴜꜱ.

ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ɢᴏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀɴᴅ, ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴄᴏꜱᴛꜱ.

As it spoke a hand appeared. Its hand looked like that of an old man. They were crinkly, but looked soft and gentle. With curiosity I reached my hand closer to the mirror as if attracted to it like a magpie drawn to a shiny jewel. I touched the screen enchanted by it.

' Rustle'

I turned my head around so fast I felt as if I had broken my neck. I was scared again. I tiptoed outside with the mirror in hand holding it as if it were my lifeline. I looked around cautiously only to see the empty forest. Not a person or animal there. Nothing, absolutely nothing. As I turned around once more the knights jumped out of the bushes. How could I be so stupid! Of course it was a trap!

"Come with us, princess of the Empire of Alastair. You are under the arrest of the royal guard." exclaimed one soldier with a smug smile.

"You have nowhere to run~" said another one smiling smugly as if mocking me.

I felt so sick. I hate this. I never wanted to be here at all. I just want my family back! The mirror as if understanding the situation let out its crinkly hand from the mirror. What was happening? As it held my hand , I couldn't help but feel faint. As if I had pricked my finger on a needle like those books I read in fairytales. Just as I fell to the ground I heard a voice distant but familiar screaming.....

"Never trust anyone"

ɪᴛꜱ ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏꜱᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ

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Wₑₗcₒₘₑ ₜₒ ₜwᵢₛₜₑd Wₒₙdₑᵣₗₐₙd [Y/ₙ]

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Author note: I used the lyrics from Elastic Heart by Sia in this chapter. I hope you liked this chapter!