♥ Damn your eyes... (Posts tagged my edit)

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How could so much have changed in a single day?

She suddenly recalled being nine and taking one of Carlin’s fancy dresses out of Barty and Carlin’s closet. […]

The dress was too long and the crown kept falling off, but still Kelsea felt very grown-up, very queenly. She was in the middle of parading up and down the room when Carlin walked in

“What are you doing?” Carlin asked. Her voice had sunk to its lowest note, the one that meant trouble. Kelsea trembled as she tried to explain. “I was practicing being a queen. Like my mother.”

Carlin moved forward so quickly that Kelsea didn’t even have time to step backward. There were only Carlin’s burning eyes and then the crack of a slap across Kelsea’s face. It barely hurt, but Kelsea burst into tears all the same; Carlin had never hit her before.Carlin grabbed the dress by the back and yanked sharply, ripping it down the front and sending small buttons scattering across the room.

Kelsea had always thought that Carlin had been angry at her for borrowing the dress without asking. But now, looking around the room, she saw a different story.“- Queen of the Tearling