The Ever

Katizmira, after an enjoyable breakfast of pancakes, headed for her first class, Beauty and Manners. She was walking through the marble halls of the school, Victoria at her side, talking and giggling all the way.

“Here it is.” Victoria said finally. A gilded double doorway with hanging flowers was on the side of the hall. The girls turned and entered the room, an aroma of perfume and flowers filling the air. The round room had white marble walls, crystal windows, and silk curtains. Pastel colored blossoms covered the room. Instead of desks, gold and white stands lined the walls, with crystal mirrors and velvet seats. In the center of the room, at a round desk, a beautiful woman with long white hair and light skin sat, wearing a long, blue dress.

“Good morning, girls.” She said, “Find the stand with your name on it and sit down. You can hang out until the rest of the class gets here.”

“Wow.” Katizmira found a stand with her name engraved over the mirror. Victoria’s was right next to her. “You know, I think I might like this class after all.” Victoria and Kat laughed together. After the rest of the class had arrived, all girls, the teacher stood and began to speak.

“Welcome,” She said in a voice like a bell, “To beauty class. I am Miss Ebony. Here you will learn not to drown yourself in makeup in order to impress a boy, but how to make your inner self be presented in your looks.” She spoke slowly, with dramatic gestures and elegant movements. By the end of her speech, the girls were enthralled. “Many are against this class. They say that girls should be spending their time on something more useful to their academic knowledge. They do not know the power of beauty. You indulge in yourself not for others, not to make your peers envious of you, but you do it for yourself.”

She began to allow the girls to go through the drawers of their stands. Katizmira found there was one for jewelry, one for clips and hairpins, and one for makeup.

“Today, we will begin by doing the first thing necessary to achieve your dream look- finding your color.” She let the girls play around with the makeup and jewelry while she went around the room, talking to each girl. When she got to Katezmira, she smiled.

“Hello, Katezmira. I’m very excited to help someone as pretty as you.” Katezmira blushed. The teacher smiled wider. She began to go through the stand’s drawers, trying on different looks on Kat with the help of magic. Finally, Kat was wearing a royal blue gown with short sleeves that had the shoulders cut out of them, with gold accents and designs. Her hair was down with a gold and sapphire clip on the back of her head. She was wearing a matching necklace and bracelet.

 “I think,” The teacher said, “We’ve found your colors.” Next she moved on to Victoria, who was wearing a blossoming lavender dress with her hair in a braid with flowers by the end. The best part of the class was the end, when the teacher announced: 

“Now, students. I am pleased to tell you that the outfits you are wearing right now are now officially yours. You may wear them for the rest of the day and keep them after that.” The girls erupted into excited chatter.

After beauty class, Katezmira had Plants and Animals. The classroom was decked out with leafy plants and blooming exotic flowers. Jungle cats, lizards, exotic birds and all other kinds of beautiful animals wandered the classroom. The teacher there was Miss Rosie, a woman with dark skin and hair tied up with flowers in a towering beehive-like style. Then, after lunch, she had fairytale history in a room with portraits and artifacts from famous fairy tales lined the room. The teacher was Mr. Talbot, a short man with glasses. Then she had a break, during which she took a walk through the gardens with Victoria and Violet. Then there was potions and spells, in a white room with glistening crystal jars of sparkling liquids and a tall, older woman in a silver outfit called Mrs. Quintin for the teacher. After that was dorm time, dinner, and lights out. It had been a wonderful day.