"I knew it was a bad idea. Why, oh why didn't I listen to him" She said sulking in a small dark corner of her room hugging her knees under her long gown and leaning against a stone wall. It has been 3 months like this; 3 months of her balled up in a like this. clutching her knees and sitting motionless. She would spend the morning writing unsent letters, staring at the torn picture in her hand and looking out the window...everyday and hopefully wishing that she would be free one day while hating the one thing in her life with all her heart. The one staring at her as they emerged through the door. Her captor and torturer,... her own mother,.... "THE QUEEN." She said her voice full of poisonous hatred.
Past
"It wasn't always like this,.... I never hated my mom. She used to be awesome and happy, we had so much fun together; playing games, chatting and even telling stories about anything under the sun, while sipping tea and munching on crumpets. But as the days grew and as did I, she turned cold and harsh...snapping at everything and leaving an air of fear and horror everywhere she went. My family consisted of 5 members...our father who left for war to expand our kingdom, our mom who turned Icey towards my sisters and I, but was far more worse to me than anyone of them combine, and my 2 sisters." Clovereta was the 2nd eldest in the family. With her eldest sister being 27 and the youngest being 16 she was in the middle at the fine age of 20. She is loved by the whole kingdom for her friendliness and joyful personality she expressed daily. Everyone thought they knew her better than the last person. However this was the tip of the iceberg of her true personality he hid from everyone.
The void where time doesn't matter
It is true that she is kind, friendly and joyful, but deep down she was hurting, shy and seemed to be cursed with this eternal sadness that she only let out at home... behind the safe walls of the castle. This at the time was her only secret, the only part of herself she hid even occasionally from her Family. Once she- "I was going to a theater to perform a play with my friends. We where to act out Hamlet by William Shakespeare, but I was so nervous and panicked that when it was my turn and I couldn't decide who I'd be, a dancer, singer or actress. In my panic asked my younger sister if I should act since I loved and still love acting....and I'm quite good at it. Plus I believe I'm a natural born actress since I ramble and talk a bunch. I also cut a lot of people off sometimes." Ahem...like you did with the narrator just now?? And I'm the one to tell them about who you act in character not you. "Well It's my story so I should tell it." No you-...Ok then let's make a deal. "A deal?" Yes, I narrate you an intro and the rest and you tell the story. THE CURRENT STORY. The parts that I put you in and you talk to the people I bring in. Oh and no description of yourself that's MY THING, GOT IT??! "Ya ya I got it." Good. Now continue. "Urgh!! finally. ahem...thank you" You're welcome proceed. "Anyway, I got on stage and freaked out, I was just standing there unable to decide on what to do and what to say. So, my genius brain of mine" she says with anger in her voice "Decided I should do all of them. So I danced and sang as I tried to act too but I doubt I did a good job" She says holding her elbow in her hand. "2 weeks later I was asked what I wanted to do and I just said act. It was embarrassing but I did a great job in the acting section. I was 2nd to Hamlet. hehe"
Past
As you've seen Clovereta is very.....ahem! Impulsive. And she would keep that side of her to herself and/or at home. This life style kept on till the day their father would leave for a war to expand the kingdom. The plan was to concur and divide amongst his 3 daughters. His plan was to give them all a piece of the kingdom to rule when they turn 25 and with Clovereta's birthday nearing and his youngest almost turning 17 he knew he had to expand the kingdom sooner or later. And one fateful Christmas night he left on this expedition when Clovereta was 20, the eldest 27 and her sister 16. He left with his right hand man and a few thousand troops. "By that you mean 30 thousand million troops and leaving us with 50 thousand million, right?" she says with a smug look on her face. Hey I thought we- "Yes, yes I'm sorry continue." Tsk tsk tsk ahem...alright then. As I was saying, he left the young family on that cold Christmas night and they didn't hear from him till 2 months later through letters that started to come 3 times a months so it was as if he didn't go.
However the queen became more protective, Icey and gloomy as the days rolled by turning to months then years and soon it was nearing Clovereta's 24th birthday. Until she turned in to the monster she is today who locked her up at the beginning. It started small with the scolding and glares. But she had to be both the mother and father so it was understandable, but it soon got out of hand, with torture and threats that caused fear throughout the palace. Now Clovereta will give you her story, from her present to her hopeful future and I will come in to tell her past.