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Isabella

May 16, 2013
By Anonymous

"Alexandra, lunch is ready!"

"Ok, I'll be there in a couple of minuets." I say as I'm turning my iPod on full blast.

"No, now!"
I just sit back in my lawn chair on the porch, close my eyes, and ignore her. I listen to the waves crashing over the shore and seagulls cawing. Me and my mom have been coming to Sea Breeze Beach, every summer, for as long as I can remember. Sea Breeze used to be so fun when I was younger. Me and my mom would go down to the pier and throw bread in the water to feed the fish. But, now that I've gotten older it's just not as fun anymore. I don't want to stay here for the rest of the summer. I'm ready to get back home and start my senior year. I'v done everything there is to do here, and I'm getting bored of it. I need to shake things up. I wonder if there are any good parties tonight?

"Alexandra, if I have to call you one more time. I'm going to throw your sandwich away!"
My eyes shoot open.

"Mom I'm coming, and for the last time call me Alex!" I say as I get up from my chair and go into the kitchen.
After I finish eating I return to the porch and sit in my chair. I put my headphones in my ears, blare my music, and close my eyes. As I'm laying there, relaxing, I here someone streaming.

"Isabella. Isabella. Isabella!"
I open my eyes and see an older man, waving his arms frantically, standing on a yacht that was parked on shore. I look around to see who he was talking too.

"Is-a-bella! Over here!" the man says with demand in his voice.
I stare at him in confusion when I realize he is staring and talking right at me.
Just ignore him and he'll go away. I think as I close my eyes and try to relax.
Then all of a sudden I feel a tap on my shoulder and I jump out of the chair, startled.
"What are you doing? You can't just come up on my porch! That's trespassing. Who are you anyway?" I stare at the man.
He is an old forty-something man with dark hair that has flecks of gray in it. He's wearing a suit too. Who wear a suit at the beach? This guy is weird.
"Isabella, come on we have to go. The boat is waiting!" Then he grabs my wrist, pulls me off the porch, and starts dragging me across the beach.
"HELP! I'm being kidnapped! H-E-L-P!" He puts his hand over my mouth and brings me toward the yacht near the water. He puts me in the yacht and releases me from his grasp.
"What are you doing!!" I say with panic in my voice.
"Isabella, we have to go the boats about to leave."
"Why are you calling me Isabella, my names Alex!" He brings me into the cabin of the boat and I go breathless. This boat is incredible. I walk around and admire the glass floor, were you can see the bottom of the ocean. There's a pot of tea set up with little cakes, cookies, and fruit set up around it. There's even a grand piano with pictures on it. As I get a closer look I notice at the pictures there is a girl that looks exactly like me in all of the pictures. Except this girl has a crown on and is posing next to prime ministers, kings, and princes.
Then is all finally clicks. This guy thinks I'm her! A princess of some sort I guess? This is awesome! Maybe I can be this princess for a little while. See what it's like to be royalty and have people cater my every need. They obviously don't know where real princess is, if he thinks I'm her. So that gives me a couple of days to live a double life. Who would it hurt?
"Chives! Show me to my bed room I need to freshen up! And sorry for the little display earlier I think the sun is getting to me." I say as I bring the back of my hand to my forehead.
"It's ok Miss Bella. I think the sun is getting to you, because my name is not Chives it's Kevin. You do remember me right? I'm your butler."
"Yes, yes of course. Now off we go!"
He leads me down a long hall and at the end there are tall double doors. We stop in front of the doors.
"Your bedroom my lady." Kevin says as he opens the door.
When I enter the room my mind goes blank. It was spectacular. It was a room fit for a princess. There was a large bed with a canopy over it and on the far wall there was a vanity with a crown sitting on it. I walk over to the vanity and put the crown on. I could defiantly get used to this.
"Are you about ready to go to Spain, Miss Bella."
"Ummm, Spain?"
"Yes, your speaking at a charity event remember?"
"Ummm." Ok now I have to back out now. I can't say a speech. Then everyone will know I'm an imposter.
"Actually..."
Right as I said that Kevin claps his hands and two people barge into the room. The women is carrying a case full of Urban Decay, Chanel, and Nars makeup. The man is carrying hair products and a garment bag with something written on it.
"This is your beauty team. They will be styling you and going your hair and makeup." Kevin says as he pulls out a chair for me to sit on. Does it say Dior written on the garment bag? I think I can pull together a speech. Who would it hurt? I can just play princess for a little while and then go back home. The real princess has to return eventually.
"Ok, let's get started."



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