Later that evening Frida heard a soft knock at the door.

"Who is it?" She asked.

"Mrs. Chiquita dear." A sweet voice said. "May I please come in?"

Frida went to the door and opened it, she didn't see anyone there which made her very confused that is until she looked down to see a tea pot, tea cup, sugar jar, and creamer moving on it's own.

"I thought you might like a cup of tea." The teapot spoke.

"But you're...You're a...A." She backed up against a wardrobe.

"Careful." The wardrobe said.

"Whoa! You're.. ."

"Mrs. Chiquita." The tea pot introduced. "And that would be Rosa."

"How...How are you talking to me?"

"With our mouths." Rosa replied.

"But this is impossible."

"Yes but here we are."

"She sure is pretty isn't she Mama?" The teacup said.

"Yes now let's get her some tea." Mrs. Chiquita poured tea into the teacup while sugar and cream were added. Then it slowly hopped over to Frida who picked him up and brought him up to drink.

"Thank you." She said.

"I'm Davi." The teacup introduced. "Wanna see me do a trick?"

He blew and the tea began to bubble.

"Davi!" Mrs. Chiquita scolded.

"Sorry."

"We do hope you're comfortable in your room."

"It's nice." Frida admitted it.

"We all saw what you did and it was very brave of you."

"Yes but I've lost everything. I'll never see my father again and all my dreams are as good as dead."

"Cheer up child I know things look bleak but it will all turn out alright in the end, you'll see. Things are not always what they appear in this place." Mrs. Chiquita assured her. "Now if you'll excuse me I have a supper to prepare."

Then the tea set hopped out of her room. Frida remembered when she used to have tea parties with the local girls, back when she was a child and they didn't think she was weird. She could only imagine how they would've reacted if the tea pot and cups back then started moving like that.

"So what will we dress you in for dinner?" Rosa asked. "Let's see what I go in my drawers."

She opened her doors only for a bunch of moths to fly out.

"Oh how embarrassing." She blushed shutting her doors quickly. The opened them again and pulled out a pink dress with lace and ribbon. "Here we are, you'll look ravishing in this one."

"Thanks but-"

"Don't like the dress? Okay how about this one?" "A satin pale blue dress with long sleeves. "This one really brings out your eyes."

"Thanks but I won't be needing it because I'm not going to dinner."

"You're not?"

"No."

"Uh-oh. The master will not be happy about this."

"I don't care how he'll feel about it. He doesn't care about my feelings so why should I care about his?"

Downstairs Manny was pacing back and forth impatiently.

"What's taking her so long?"

"I'll see to her." Jorge said going up to her room.

"Manny do try to be patient with her." Mrs. Chiquita said. "She's lost so much in one day and you of all people should know what's that like."

"Don't remind me!" He growled.

"Manny." T.J said. "Did you ever consider she might be able to break the spell?"

"Yes I'm not a moron!" He snapped.

"Good, never said you were. So you fall in love with her, she falls in love with you, and poof the spell is broken we'll be human again by midnight."

"It's not that easy T'J it takes time."

"But we don't have time. The rose has already begun to wilt."

"Oh it's no use." Manny groaned. "She's so beautiful and I'm...Well look at me!"

"He has a point." T.J whispered to Mrs. Chiquita.

"Shhh!" She hushed. "You must help her see past all that. Show her that your a man not an animal."

"How? In case you haven't noticed I look more animal than human."

"Well at least you can still stand on two feet." T.J said.

"If you want her to see you as man then you need to stop acting like a wild animal and start acting like a gentleman." Mrs. Chiquita said. "Straighten up, dress more properly, comb your hair, and for goodness sake take a regular bath instead of licking yourself clean."

"Hey I told you never to mention that last part!"

"When she comes in don't look so grim and bitter." T.J added. "Give her a smile."

"But don't frighten her."

"Give her compliments."

"But be sincere."

"Be gentle."

"Kind."

"And above all."

"What?" Manny asked irritated.

"You must control your temper!" They chimed.

The door opened and Jorge entered.

"Well." Manny said.

"Well what?" He said.

"Where is she?"

"Who? Oh the girl! Right well um...Now don't get upset but she's in process of...Circumstances being what they are...She's not coming."

"WHAT?!" He stomped upstairs and down the hallways to her room.

"Now Manny let's not be hasty!" Jorge cried.

He banged on the door.

"I thought I told you to come down to dinner!"

"I'm not hungry." Frida replied.

"I ordered you to come down!"

"And I'm telling you I'm not hungry. You have no control over my stomach."

"I'll break down the door! Don't think I won't!"

"Go ahead! See what that accomplishes!"

"Um sir I maybe wrong but perhaps you should try a different approach." T.J suggested.

"Try to be a gentleman." Jorge said.

"But she's being so difficult! Why are you being so difficult?"

"Why are you being bully?" Frida asked.

"Because I want you to come out!"

"So you admit you're being a bully?"

"Manny just try asking nicely." Mrs. Chiquita said.

He blew.

"Will you come down to dinner?" He asked gruffly.

"No." She refused.

"Try to be more polite." T.J said.

"Ugh! I can't believe I'm doing this." He mumbled. "It would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner."

"Um aren't we forgetting something?" T.J asked.

"Pl..Ple..Ple.." Jorge whispered.

"Oy vey." He groaned. "Please."

"No thank you." She said.

"You can't stay in there forever!" He snapped.

"Yes I can!"

"Fine! Stay in there and stave! See if I care!"

"I will! I'd starve before I ever ate with you!"

"Shallow wench!"

"Heartless monster!"

He growled and ran off in rage.

"Oh dear that didn't go well." Mrs. Chiquita said.

"No. T.J stand watch at that door and inform me if there is any change." Jorge ordered.

"You can count on me Senor."

Five minutes later...

"Zzzz..."

...

"I ask nicely and she refuses!" Manny growled as he went into his room in the west wing. "What does she want to do? Beg?!"

He grabbed the magic hand mirror off his table.

"Show her to me!"

An image of her appeared in the mirror, she was in the room looking sad and angry at the same time while Rosa tried to talk to her.

"You know he's not so bad once you get to know him?" Rosa said. "Why don't you give him a chance?"

"Why? Did he give my father a chance?"

"Well no but-"

"But nothing! He's cruel and unkind! I don't want to get to know him! I don't want anything to do with him!"

Manny sighed as the image faded.

"It's no use! She'll never see me as anything...But a monster." He watched as another petal fell from the rose then looked at his own reflection in a regular tall mirror. He growled at the mirror and mashed it. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"

He shouted over and over again while smashing the mirror and began scratching at his face as if he wanted to pry it off. When he calmed down he fell to the floor and breathed heavily.

"It's hopeless."