Pie220 wrote:Δʋяσяα βʋяκɛ
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"Ѳиcɛ ιи α ωнιℓɛ, яιɢнт ιи тнɛ мι∂∂ℓɛ σғ αи σя∂ιиαяʏ ℓιғɛ, ℓσʌɛ ɢιʌɛƨ ʋƨ α ғαιяʏтαℓɛ."-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Ow! Aurora be more careful would you?" the wealthy daughter snapped at Aurora as the girl tried to tailor the girl's beautiful pink dress.
"If you would quit moving around like a frightened piglet, you wouldn't be poked by pins!" Aurora grumbled, under her breath, almost inaudible.
"I'm sorry, what Aurora? Were you saying something?"
Aurora looked up at the wealthy daughter, casting her green eyes down to show "obedience" and "discipline." She focused on the pink dress, mumbling around the pins in her mouth, "No. I was just apologizing. Forgive me." The girl just sighed and stood still, gazing at herself in the mirror, as Aurora inserted and took pins out of the pink dress while rolling her eyes.
Finally, the dress was tailored and fit the rich girl well. The girl spun around, looking at herself, examining Aurora's work. "Perfect. Next time, try not to stick me with pins, alright?" she said as she started walking out of the room.
Aurora only made a face behind the girl's brown hair before she began cleaning up, until she heard the girl's mother's voice, calling for her. "Aurora! Would you come here please?"
Aurora only sighed, "Just a minute," she said as she finished cleaning up before she went to her mistress. "Yes?"
"Have you finished cleaning? The guests are to be here soon. Do you have anything nice to wear?" the mistress asked.
"I've finished cleaning and tailoring Elizabeth's dress and the nicest think I have is a light green dress," Aurora replied.
The mistress nodded, "Good. Good. One more thing. Could you go to the market for me? Here's some coins. I need you to buy whatever it is for the meals you plan to make for the guests and make sure it's a reasonable price."
"Yes, my lady," Aurora said, taking the coins from the mistress and leaving for the market. As soon as Aurora reached the market, she heard a masculine voice call out her name. She spun around and smiled, laughing as he moved towards her. "Steven!" As soon as he was near, she hugged her childhood friend. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. How are you? How are the rich family treating you?" He asked.
Aurora sighed, looking down. "I'm fine," she bit her lip before continuing, "They're having some guests or something. A dinner party," she said, sighing as her wavy blonde hair fell over her shoulder.
Suddenly, she heard someone announcing a proclamation to court the Princes of Storie. Her friend grabbed her by the arm, and spoke once the messenger was done. "Aurora! You fit perfectly! You're beautiful and fair. You could easily court one of them."
"No...I wouldn't be any match for the other girls who would be going. I'm sure they'll have money. I'm just a servant, Steven. Nothing special. Besides, I wouldn't be able to get away without being unnoticed."
"I already have that worked out. Okay? Trust me. All you have to do is serve the guests, tell your mistress that you feel ill, sneak out the back door and I'll be waiting there with a stallion for you to ride to Storie. And don't tell me you're insecure because of that burn mark," he hissed. "Think. You'd be away from them and you won't be bruised or beaten or told what to do, Aurora. "Just try to go for it. This may be the only chance you have at a real life and a real family."
Aurora listened and sighed. "Alright. I'll try. But, if I don't succeed...it's not going to end well for me."
Steven smiled, satisfied. "Let's do your shopping, shall we?"
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"Ѧιƨтακɛƨ αяɛ α ραят σғ вɛιиɢ нʋмαи. Δρρяɛcιαтɛ ʏσʋя мιƨтακɛƨ ғσя ωнαт тнɛʏ αяɛ: ρяɛcισʋƨ ℓιғɛ ℓɛƨƨσиƨ тнαт cαи σиℓʏ вʏ ℓɛαяиɛ∂ тнɛ нαя∂ ωαʏ."
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Aurora had come back home after she had finished shopping in the market and began preparing the meals as soon as she had gone back home. When she was finished, she went to her room that the family had given her, and pulled out a small chest covered in dust. She wiped it away before she carefully opened the lid. Aurora carefully pulled out a neatly folded light green dress out of the chest. She began closing it when out of the corner of her eyes, she spotted a small box in the chest. Setting the light green dress aside, she picked the box up and opened it, where a necklace lay on top a folded note. She gingerly lifted the thin silver chain, examining it and the light pink gem pendant, watching as the silver chain caught the light and twinkled and shone. When she was done looking at the necklace, she set it on top of the dress, wondering why she'd never noticed the box before. She took the folded not from the small box and began reading it.
Aurora,
Everything in this chest is yours. It was mine once and I've been collecting it for you. I know you remember seeing me wear this necklace once. I planned to give it to you on your eighteenth birthday, but I kept it in this chest in case I wouldn't be able to.
Take care Aurora,
Your mother
Aurora stared at the note, blinking tears away quickly. She quickly tucked the box back in the chest, leaving the note, the dress, and the necklace out. She changed into the green dress and clasped the thin silver necklace around her neck, arranging it so that it rested at the hollow of her throat. Just then the door slammed open, revealing Elizabeth. "Aurora. There is some broken glass in the kitchen. Tend to the fire as well," she said.
Aurora only nodded and moved past Elizabeth, glad she wouldn't have to see Elizabeth or hear her stupid voice. She started to pick up the broken glass, yanking her hand back when a shard of glass embedded itself into the palm of her hand. She picked up the rest of the shards, using her other hand, taking care of the wounded hand. When she was done, she started tending to the fire, the glass still embedded in her palm.
"What happened to your hand," a little girl's voice asked, causing Aurora to jump and burn the tips of her fingers, except her little finger and thumb. "Lillian. What are you doing here?"
"I need your help with dressing," she replied, looking up at Aurora with big brown eyes, "But first you need to get your hand fixed," she said, grabbing Aurora's hand, she dragged her to her older's brother's room. "Keven. Aurora needs held. She hurt her hand and burnt her fingers."
Aurora watched as Keven sighed and came over, a wet cloth in his hands. "Let me see, Aurora," he said, holding his hand out for her hand. She hesitated before she placed her wounded hand in his, palm up. She watched silently, biting her lip to keep a cry of pain from coming out as he took the glass shard out and wrapped the wet cloth around her damaged hand.
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"Иɛʌɛя тακɛ ƨσмɛσиɛ ғσя ɢяαитɛ∂. Ħσℓ∂ ɛʌɛяʏ ρɛяƨσи cℓσƨɛ тσ ʏσʋя нɛαят вɛcαʋƨɛ ʏσʋ мιɢнт ωακɛ ʋρ σиɛ ∂αʏ αи∂ яɛαℓιʓɛ тнαт ʏσʋ'ʌɛ ℓσƨт α ∂ιαмσи∂ ωнιℓɛ ʏσʋ ωɛяɛ тσσ вʋƨʏ cσℓℓɛcтιиɢ ƨтσиɛƨ..."
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Finally, the guests had arrived and everyone was ready. Aurora had served them and now went to the mistress. "Miss, I feel sick," she said, her hand on her stomach, looking pale and feverish.
The mistress looked over with a mask of disdain, "Very well then. Go back to your room."
Aurora bowed her head, "Thank you, miss," Aurora said, before she left the room for hers. She had packed everything and the back door was near her room. She pushed her packed belongings out and hurried outside, where she found her friend waiting with a stallion. As she made her way, he noticed her bandaged hand, "What happened? You know what, never mind. You need to go," he said. helping her up. "By the way, you look beautiful," he said, patting the horse to tell it to go. "Don't forget to write."
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"Ʋиιтʏ ιƨи'т αвσʋт вɛιиɢ тнɛ αℓℓ тнɛ ƨαмɛ; ιт'ƨ αвσʋт cɛℓɛвяαтιиɢ ∂ιʌɛяƨιтʏ."
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