The Real Life Cinderella

“My story is just like Cinderella’s but not quite, Let me start at the beginning. Hi, my name is Indy. I was ten when it all started. My parents had died in a car accident and I was sent to my aunt Clair’s place because they were the only family I had. I always hated them when I was younger but I didn’t know that they were only kind to me because my parents were there. After my parents died I had to sell everything of theirs for their funeral expenses all I got to bring was my cat. The second I got in their car I knew my aunt Clair and uncle Mark, as well as Kylie and Gemma (my cousins), hated me. Well, as soon as we got there I knew I was right. The first thing they did was showing me to the attic where there was a dusty corner with a bed and a drawer table. They told me that it was my room and I would sleep there from then on. My first day of school was not the best either I didn’t get any money to go out and eat like my cousins so I needed to eat free cafeteria food every day. This went on for a few years the only good news was that I made a best friend his name was Max he would sit with me every day at lunch, we were always in the same class and we would chat every day for hours. My cousins on the other hand were all over this guy named Bryant. My aunt made me wake up early every day and they gave me a list of chores I needed to do for them. Sometimes think about what it would have been like if my parents were still alive. When they were I felt like my life really was perfect we would always spend time together. Well, my relatives always kept me out of all the family stuff. Little did a know it was about to get much worse one day when I got up for school my cat ran out the door and was hit by Bryant’s car. Mittens didn’t survive and I was heartbroken she was the only one I had and she too was gone now. I went to school and Bryant was continually trying to apologize to me I tried running away from him. That evening my aunt came to my ‘room’ and said “guess who’s here, It's the guy who killed your cat!’. I was so angry that I was about to punch her in the face but I held myself back as Bryant came in. He asked me to go with him to the park and I didn’t have a choice so I had to go. We both sat down on a bench as he started saying “I am so sorry about your cat Indy. I know what it's like to lose someone like that.”No, you don’t. That cat was the last gift my parents gave to me before they died. Mittens was the only thing I had left of them. I needed to sell all of their stuff for their funeral. That cat you killed was all I got to bring. You don’t know what it is like to lose someone you love and not only that but also lose the last thing you had left of them” I shouted at Bryant. He gave a sigh and said “Well Indy I do know what it's like to lose somebody you love. My mom died in the military 4 years ago. Ever since then it's just been me my sisters and my father so you see I do know what it's like to lose someone you love. I still am sorry for you your cat was all you had and I took her away from you your case is a lot more sensitive. I am really sorry Indy from the bottom of my heart.” After that talk, we both went home. The next day the girls were having a party and I needed to set everything up for them. As you may have guessed Bryant was there too and that's when he came up to me and asked to talk. I went curious to see what it may have been about we went to the lake as he told me “Indy I have been wanting to tell you this for a while. I have feelings for you.” as he told me that I was in shock. I was about to say no when I remembered that my cousins like him and to get revenge on them I agreed even though I did not want to. He seemed happy and then said “for some time I want our relationship to be a secret,” I agreed as I did not have a choice. The next day at school max seemed to notice how I was looking happy. When he asked me I said that nothing was up and I was just in a good mood. He did not leave me alone at all and kept on pestering me. It wasn’t until lunch break till I told him the truth. His reaction was nothing like what I expected but it was the complete opposite I thought he would be happy for me but instead he laughed and said: “And what was his reaction when you told him you had a boyfriend.” I was so confused and after a minute I told him “look max I think I know what's going on over here after last year when I called you to my house you think I’m your girlfriend. I don’t want there to be any confusions so I want to make it clear that I don’t think we are in a relationship and I really don’t want to have a relationship between us and besides its really nice to have a best friend like you.” max seemed sad but then cheated up and agreed with me. Later that day I called Bryant to tell him what had happened and as I was in the middle of telling him what had happened my aunt walked into the room. She saw who I was talking to she cut the call and asked me to come to the living room. I was scared and refused to go but she forced me and dragged me there. My aunt started screaming hysterically and told my “oh my god mark you won’t believe who I found this girl talking to. She was talking to Bryant knowing that he was our children’s crush. What a selfish little girl. Just like her mother. After all that we have done for her. We sent her to the fancy school. gave her an amazing bed and everything” That's when I snapped “excuse me what does my mom have to do with that my decisions my choices are mine. What you’ve done for me? you only send me to that school because that's the only school in or near this place and a nice bed? that's just wood with a blanket on it. What have I done to you for you to be eating me like this?” “Young girl this is out of your limits. Go to your room while we both decide on your punishment. Let me know let you know it is going to be severe” screamed my uncle mark. I went up to my room crying. After a minute I got too scared and started packing I took my clothes, books, phone, the only picture I had of my parents and my cat and finally I found my aunt’s handbag. I thought it would have some money in it. You see my aunt has always been secretive about her handbag. She always kept it with her. Even when she was at home and was doing nothing. I took all of the things and left through the side door so my aunt and uncle wouldn’t hear me. As soon as I got to the wifi signal I called Mark and told him what had happened. He said he would pick me up at a nearby cafe. after he arrived he asked me to sit down and so I did. He told me that his dad was a lawyer who usually deals with this kind of stuff and he talked with his dad and he agreed to let me stay with them for however long I needed. I was so happy that I almost cried. We went to his dad’s place. And they were crazy rich. You could tell just by looking at their place. I went in and Bryant showed me to my room. There was a whole big bed with fluffy cushions and a huge walk-in closet. I Hadn’t slept in a proper bed since my parents died. It was pretty late so we had dinner, I met Bryant’s sisters and dad. They were super kind. I was pretty tired so I went to bed. The next morning I was woken up to a phone call. I forgot that my aunt always kept her phone in her bag I declined the call. When I was taking out the phone I noticed that a small diary fell out of it. I picked it up and started to read it most of it was just how much she hated me but one page was different it really caught my eye it said “ Dear Diary today I have gotten full custody over Indy’s gold today. I am afraid that she will find the secret door in the public garden and expose me. I am doing a lot of illegal things right now if she gets to know about this me and my family’s life is ruined.” I immediately went and told Bryant. He seemed equally as shocked but suggested that we show the note to his little sister Lisa because she turned out to be an amazing detective and she went to detective classes as well. I went along with the idea and we went to his little sister’s room. When we showed her the note she said “i know that place me Bryant and Jessica (Bryant’s older sister) play hide n seek there all the time. I always hide behind the door and they never find me” “ oh come on how do you expect us to find you there. Not that it's relevant but Lisa can you show us where it is?” said Bryant “ yea of course” replied Lisa. We went to the garden where Lisa showed us to a brick wall. Confused I asked “Lisa where is the secret door this is just a brick wall” she pushed tapped on a brick and the brick caved into the wall and a pathway opened up “it's right here,” said Lisa as we walked in. “Wow this place is beautiful,” said Bryant. “I always hide in here but I never actually tried exploring this place.” “Hey what that over there,” I asked as a saw a small house nearby. We all ran down the hill and went into the house. the house was filled with gold everywhere. I found a letter that said “Dear Indy if your reading this me and your mom are probably not alive anymore all the gold in this house belonged to your grandparents. Before they died they decided to give all the gold to me. Your Aunt and uncle were very upset because they had dreamed of the day your uncle would inherit the gold. They do know about this place but according to my parent’s last will, they were not to touch the gold. In this country going against the last will of anybody is illegal. I hope that you are doing well. smiling down from heaven. and I am leaving the rest of this gold to you I hope you make a good living out of this love -your dad-.” I broke down into tears after reading this as I said, “I always knew my aunt and uncle got rich after my parents died but now I know how.” Bryant and Lisa tried to comfort me. I eventually stopped crying I just took one of the coins and we went to a pawn shop and asked the guy who worked there what the coin was worth. He seemed shocked before he answered “1,000,000 dollars sounds good” we were shocked and we knew that we had a lot of coins like that we took the million dollars and went back home. We told his dad what had happened. His father brought up a case in court. Bryant’s father was really good at his job and we won the case. I had full custody of the gold. My aunt and uncle needed to pay back all the money they had spent. they sold their house and everything. They managed to pay me back. Bryant asked me to go to prom with him and I agreed. On the day of prom Jessica helped me with my dress she was an amazing fashion designer. We took some pics and Bryant even got me a new cat. Not like I was replacing Mittens or anything. Even max got a new girlfriend for prom. I could never forget the look on Kylie and Gemma’s faces the second we arrived. Now Bryant’s family is my foster family. Finally, my life is perfect.”

story by Shriya.s

inspired by not cinderella’s type movie on youtube