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I did not move. My heart thumped abruptly in my chest. I wished someone would save me from this. It was not going to end well like this. I turned a bit and I saw her big eyes staring at me. She wanted to know why I was going to the Party.
"My lady," I heard Lyla's voice. My chest calmed. I backed my stepmother...It would be better that she did not see my face. She left with her and sighed. It was so easy to make her leave and yet I almost got caught if not for Lyla.
I opened the door and soft music filled my air. It was a beautiful sight if not the most beautiful sight for me. The last time I attended a gathering like this was my last birthday.
But I was surrounded mostly by girls. They kept on saying nonsense in my ears. Many of them wished they were princesses. I listened to their complaints every year. I was glad that this time, it was men that my dad invited.
