
"All hail the Queen Marie-Hale!" The townspeople shouted, not seeming very happy. ".And today, we shall name our princess! Today is exactly one hundred years after the heiress has fallen asleep." A familiar voice declared into a mike.

Just a huge, elevated platform right in the middle of the town. There were a lot of people milling around a stage. Later on, I realized I was in the.City Square? I didn't know what to call it. A hundred years?! I've been asleep for a hundred years?! I walked further, a newspaper stand catching my eye. That's why they're suffering from poverty and famine. Or maybe somebody horrible is running this place. It seems as if this place was a ghost town. I walked, taking in the lonely, sad faces of the townspeople. The Queen? Me? Expecting? What's going on?! "Then run away! Don't look back! The Queen is expecting you!" And Cora proceeded to speed-walk away. I was taken aback by how she knew my name. "I'm Cora, by the way." She stretched out her hand and I shook it. "I'm so sorry," I apologized and helped her gather her what I assumed as groceries. I looked around so much, I bumped into a young woman. I shivered again in my thin sweater and pants. The whole place was covered in ice and snow.
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So that's why! I still had a few unanswered questions, but I walked to a much brighter place. The woman, who I assumed was Marie-Hale, waved her hand and all was black. My parents walked to me and planted a kiss on my forehead. My mom opened her mouth to protest, but closed it instead. She had icy gray eyes, a stark-white face, and white hair. My mom and dad were with a stunning woman. I heard footsteps on the hard tile floor and I rushed to my room, pretending to sleep. "Leave out of this, Philip," mom said quietly. "She's got the Mark that has been passed down for generations and generations! I cannot refuse!" "Wha-Marie-Hale!" My mom and dad shouted. "She's sixteen, for crying out loud!" A new voice, sharp and cold, interrupted. Marie-Hale is going to come here anytime now." "What can we do?" My mother asked with a troubled voice. I stood discreetly at the top of the stairs, listening to my parents' conversation. "Alright," I rolled my eyes and smiled a bit.īut I didn't go to sleep. I can do whatever I want," she said with a twinkle in her eye. I tried to remember anything about me, and my head suddenly pounded with a rushing memory.

How and why was I asleep in an ice coffin?! Where am I? What's going on? But with the temperature in here, I doubt anything can melt.Ī million questions rushed in my head.
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My skin was covered in tiny shards of ice. I rubbed my suddenly chilly arms and shivered. The top half was shattered, but the bottom half was intact. I gasped at what was keeping me held for so long. I rubbed my eyes and glanced at my prison. Where am I? What is this? I stood up from my spot on something hard and cold and stretched my stiff body. I opened my eyes, and saw blue and white. I woke up to the sound of something shattering.
