Snippet #2244521

Tess racked her brain for ideas on how to get out. She thought and thought until tears of frustration and fear ran down her face. "What if I never get out?" She wiped her tears, and the door opened. Alarmed, Tess stood up and assumed a fighting stance, not aggressive, but ready to strike if something should happen. The man at the door smiled in amusement. "I am not here to hurt you, Miss, but I believe it is time to get ready for the ball," he said, gesturing to the schedule on the wall. "...Am I going to be going in this dress?" she asked quietly, a bit embarrassed of her actions from earlier. The man chuckled. "No miss, your dress has been provided!" He glanced at the door, and a few women came in, one holding a gorgeous gray-blue dress. Tess sighed a little bit at the dress, which looked extremely expensive. One woman unfolded the dress and showed it to her. It was a flowy blue dress, with lots of... straps. And a slit in the skirt. There was a bit of gold detailing on the dress, making it sparkle. ((Yeah, I know it's silver in the picture, but just pretend! :D)) Tess gulped. "Wow, um... Isn't that a bit revealing?" she asked. Showing a lot of skin really wasn't her thing. "Just a little, miss, but it'll show off your nice legs! I am Maura," she said cordially. Motioning to the other ladies she said, "She is Ellen, and she is Candace." Ellen and Candace smiled at me when they were introduced. Ellen set a pair of gold heels on the bed. Tess cringed. Those were gonna hurt. The three ladies helped her into her gown, which proved to actually be very difficult to get into. Then she reluctantly put on the heels, which made her feel... like a princess, actually. After 15 minutes of her face being prodded with brushes and her hair being tugged on and curled, Tess was finally ready. Maura, Ellen, and Candace led her carefully down the stairs to the ballroom, where people were dancing. She felt a little bit alone- there were siblings and half-siblings that were kidnapped and put here, but Tess and one other boy were the only non-sibling kidnappees. Well, she thought wryly. It's a lot better than spending "family time" with Dave. Tess shut her eyes tightly and tried to shake out the memories from the past 6 years that flooded her mind. She set out to find someone, something, to get her mind off of it.