I simply wanted to inform you that I have gone for a very long walk. Please, do not look for me. Please, do not stress. And finally, please be aware that I am fine and will return when I please. I do not wish to inform you of where I am going for fear you may stop me. Do forgive me.
La tua Piccolo Colomba,
~Fantasia Colombera
P.S. Do not look for that
The elderly woman smacked the note with the back of her hand before yelling, “FANTASIA!!”
Almost immediately she stampeded out of the room visibly peeved. As she did she ranted to herself and held the note in vice grip. Her already pale hands looked bone white in color and like skeletal hands in shape. She wore a very simple outfit; it was long and black with buttons coming down for a narrow raised collar to the end of the dress. Her sleeves were slightly puffed around the shoulders and flared out around her wrists. Upon her feet she wore black shoes with a bulky and short heel. Her silver hair was wrapped tightly in a bun upon the top of her head.
That girl had insisted upon spending her day in her room preparing on her own, and now the elderly woman understood why. The young mistress was always trying to destroy the corsets, but to have waited until the night it was need. Sheer evil genius.
However, the Italian woman had a few tricks up her sleeve, as well. After having practically raised the beautiful girl she had adapted to her childish demeanor and her childish pranks. That was why she always had an extra on hand. One even Fantasia did not know existed. The woman covered her mouth in a sly chuckle as she asked one of the younger women to fetch the well-hidden corset for her.
As the maid scampered off the woman returned to the bedroom to find that the young mistress had returned.
Fantasia wore a coy smile on her face. Finally, oh finally she had succeeded. For once she could go to a masquerade and actually breath, and even better eat! This time the sweets of the night could not escape her. Not that they ever did.
“Hello, Little Dove.” Fantasia bowed her head in response, “Unfortunately, we were unable to locate your usual corset,” the maid she had sent off returned with the corset in hand, “So we will have to use this one instead.”
Fantasia visibly paled as she realized that once again, she would be forced to sit up straight, starve, and hold her breath.
Well, it wasn’t like she could very well voice her opinion on the matter. So she undressed herself and held her breath. In all actuality the corset was more for show than actual use considering it wasn’t made out of steel or anything. But still, it had to be the most uncomfortable thing to have ever been created.
The maids finally tied the uncomfortable thing and Fantasia exhaled, only to find that she could barely draw in any more air. One never really got used to these stupid things. It was then she was forced to put on a pair of satin shorts, just incase, and finally they brought over the final package. The dress. Actually she rather liked the dress considering she had been there for every step of the creation process.
It was not as extravagant as others, there were no jewels, or really any beading, however, it did possess and understated beauty. It was a hand died blue, the flower designs being her own and it had some visible boning on the bodice.
Fantasia, once wearing it was made to sit down for hair styling and make up purposes. Her hair was pulled back and slightly to the side allowing for some curls to hang down on one of her shoulders, and her make up mimicked the blue of her dress and enhanced her lip color.
She looked at herself in the mirror and acknowledged the fact they had succeeded in forcing her to look like a grown woman with a sly smile. After which she carefully secured her mask on her face and was escorted into the waiting vehicle. Approximately 35 minutes passed before she was finally assisted out and brought into the building and finally she made her way to the entrance of the ballroom.
Of course she didn’t enter right away, oh no, she first peered from behind the entrance in order to see who else had arrived.