Who's There (twisted Fairytale)

• Liora Velso, Grade 5, St Catherine of Siena Primary School -
• Short Story
• 2018

Excellence Award in the 'Write Along 2018' competition

Clutching the blanket, I bend down, spine shivering and all. How did this happen?

Gazing at the clock wondering when the bell would--- “RING RING” there we go… I walked leisurely down the way, I felt eyes peering on me. As if I was a trampled piece of gum. All at once that faded away… in a deep hole.

A voice echoed into my ear, “Cindy? Cinderella?!” My eyes bolted open. “Yes?” I flinched a bit. The vision faded away, a lady appeared in front of me! She had hair straight as an arrow, fingers plump as plums and eyes wide as the widest road.

The woman had a sharp voice and said, “You should be thankful! This young, gorgeous, MAN saved your puny life!” “ Please let the girl speak, she shares the same life as you”, the man had a charming voice, he had shiny black hair and wore a set of Rumpelstiltskin clothes and Ariel shoes.

“Sit up darling, what’s your name?” Said the man. “Cindy,” I replied in a stern voice. “Cinderella Cindy”. The man just left. I was suspicious at the moment. How did I fall? Was it a fall at all or a intentional mistake? I peered through the stained window. He took out a note and wrote something down, I couldn’t quite see what he wrote down, as soon I bobbed my head back and forth the man gave a cold smirk, he knew I was there.

The sun rose. It was Saturday, why couldn’t there be one more day of school. Every Saturday and Sunday I clean, the whole entire 4 STORY HOUSE! A few seconds I would be call-- “CINDERELLA!” A perky voice shouted all the way to the top. “Coming”, I said.
I scurried down the stairs. Left foot, right foot. “It took 4.5 more seconds than yesterday! Anyway, your sisters and I’ve been invited to a party at the young man’s house. You however, shall not be going!” WHAT?! Yes! A whole evening without my annoying family YES!, wait.. Is that the creepy dude’s house? I think I’ll pass.

When my sisters’ and mother went to the house I was left alone. In a sudden thump, a fat lady with golden hair appeared before me in a fluffy blue dress. I thought I was delusional. She spoke in a soft voice.

“You done?” ,I nodded. “Ok listen kiddo, i’m your Fairy Odd mother and your my odd child ok?” “Fairy WHAT mother?” “Odd mother” “ What do you do?” “I tell if something is odd! Right now that “man” you met he’s a killer, he gonna take your live and shove it down that icky drain you forgot to clean for 6 months!”

“ Listen to me carefully,’’ I gulped. “Ok”.

Let’s fast forward to current time:
“OPEN UP!” said the man. “I TOOK THEIR LIVES I CAN TAKE YOURS TOO!” The door broke open as giant thumps can up the stairs. THUMP THUMP THUMP! I was gone… into the underworld…