Corrine brushed her fingers over the books in her bookshelf, indecisive as to what to read. A navy blue book caught her attention. She pulled out the book and took a good look at it. The gold words "Cendrillion" was in cursive on the cover. A small round carriage was at the bottom of the book, covered in vines and something red.

Corrine had sworn she had read every book in her personal library. Overtaken with curiosity, Corrine decided to give it a read. She could have just taken it from Wilson or Oliver on accident. She sat in her desk, turned the lamp on and began to read. She flipped to a random page towards the beginning to make it interesting. 

[center] [color=6ecff6][i]The poor girl knew she had no choice, for the curse would kill her and the rest of her family. She stepped into the castle and began her search for the prince. The ballroom was full of elegant women and handsome men, all enjoying themselves and dancing in the marble hall. The was a buffet near the window full of exotic foods the girl had never seen before.  

She needed to work fast, for the curse would take affect at midnight. She asked around the ballroom for the prince yet no one had seen him either. Some said that he ditched the ball to have his own fun. Others said that he was ill and wanted to rest. Whatever the reason was, the girl needed to find him fast. A short time remained for the girl to break the curse.

Finding no information on the prince, the girl decided to find clues in the castle. She snuck away from the ballroom and into the prince's room. Nothing was there except for a few clothes on the ground and messy bed. The girl closed the door and continued her search.[/i][/color][/center]

Corrine yawned and skipped ahead a few pages.

[center][i][color=6ecff6]The girl weeped on the balcony. The curse would soon kill her and her family, and there was nothing she could do. She only had a half an hour left until she would rot away.
"Whats wrong?" A voice called out behind her. She turned around to see it was him! It was the prince! Her heart skipped a beat.
"Are you lonely? Would you like to dance with me? I hate to see a pretty girl cry." Said the prince. The girl nodded and took the prince's hand, waltzing around the balcony. The prince and her talked and danced and laughed, enjoying each others company. 

Her nice time was interrupted by the gongs of a bell chime. It was midnight!She knew what she had to do. But did she have the strength to do it? It was the third gong. She had to decide fast! Was she going to do it? It was the seventh gong. She had to or her family would perish! It was the twelfth gong. 

The girl let her body move on its own. It took her a few moments to realize what she had done. She layed there, crying. A bloody knife in her hand and a dying prince next to her. The prince couldn't understand why the girl had done this. He spent his last moments looking into the girls eyes, wonder what he had done to deserve such a fate.

The girl took the knife and tossed it-[/color][/i][/center]

Corrine slammed the book closed. She couldn't bear to read anymore. She crept down the stairs and placed the book back into the family library. She climbed back into her bed and nearly cried herself to sleep.