The Ever

Suddenly, Katezmira woke up, she was in a soft bed of flowers and had a blue and white lace dress on.

“What happened…” She thought to herself. She seemed to be in a sort of flower garden.

“Please report to the Hall of Good and Evil for your powers.” A soft voice said, though she wasn’t sure from where.

“Where am I…?” Katezmira thought as she got up and brushed the petals and little specks of dirt off of her dress.

She could hardly believe it. She got up and walked through the garden. It had stone walls with red roses climbing up them, and on every corner there was another shimmering flower arrangement or waterfall. It was almost like a maze. 

Finally, she walked through a stone archway to see a group of boys. They were dressed in blue and gold, they looked like princes. 

“Hello?” Katezmira said timidly. She had no idea who they were.

They turned around and looked at her. “Hello,” Said a tall boy with blonde hair. “Need help finding the Hall?”

Katezmira nodded nervously. 

“Don’t worry, princess.” He said, “It’s just around the corner. They put it in the good school so princesses like you don’t have to walk all the way across the bridge.”

She had no idea what the bridge was, but something about the way he called her princess made her cheeks burn.

“I haven’t seen you before… But you’re not a first year student, right?”

Katezmira was offended. “I’ve never been here!”

He laughed. “But you’re not 16, right?”

“No, I’m 15.”

He looked stunned. “So you’re a reader? Really? But you look like a princess.”

She went red. “I don’t know what you're talking about.”

“Readers are non-royals who get into the school.”

“Well then yes, I’m a reader.”

He continued to stare at her as they walked.

The walls of the garden opened into a flower-covered courtyard. Here, you could turn right and walk over a huge bridge, turn left into a giant, palace-like building, or continue straight, to a smaller, white stone hall. It reminded Katezmira of a god’s temple. She continued to follow the boys as they headed towards the building’s golden doors.

What she saw inside took her breath away.