⇨ emma's pov

Oh. Ehm. Gee!! I got into heaven I got into heaven ahhhhhhh!!!! I squealed. Ok, I mean, I am Princess of the lands, but still!! I'm going to heaven!! I ran downstairs to the queens chambers to tell my mom, only to find a note scrawled on a piece of paper.

Hi honey, unfortunately something urgent came up in Springfield and I had to go take care of it. The chefs will make you food if you're hungry, and if you need anything else, your maid can help. I'll be back late so don't wait for me. Love you! ♡
-Alis

Oh. Ok. I guess she forgot that it was my birthday. And that I would get my letter today. My excitement fizzled into nothing. I sighed, and glumly walked back to my room, flopping on my plush pastel green comforters. I stared at the ceiling and decided to reread my letter from heaven- maybe it would help somehow. At the very end, I found an email address for someone named... Cho Ai? Huh. I never knew they gave out emails before school started. It said:

Before heaven starts, we like to give students a chance to get to know each other, so we give out your email to someone and you get theirs, so you can make a friend before school!
Cho Ai
[email protected]
WARNING : wp language ahead :3

Okayyy..? That's... odd. Especially considering Cho would get my email too. Well, I might as well text her, right?

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[ pompompurinnie and luvemma ]
april 10 , 9 : 59 AM

🎀 . luvemma hiiiiii

💫 .pompompurinnie hihi

🎀 . luvemma renamed herself emma

💫 . pompompurinnie renamed herself cho

🎀 . emma soooooo ... hi again lol

💫 . cho haha hi

🎀 . emma did u know that they hand out our emails? bc I was like wut-

💫 . cho lol no but I'm glad they do bc at least I'll know someone in heaven XD

🎀 . emma lol haha XD I'm emma yao btw, ntmy !

💫 . cho omg emma?! omg omg omg this is so cool I'm talking to the princess rn!!!

🎀 . emma yup =) anyways, when did u get ur letter?

💫 . cho February 14 - Valentine's Day hehe ;)

🎀 . emma omg that's so cool! :0 i just got my letter today- my birthday's April 11

💫 . cho happy birthday! <3

🎀 . emma awhwhw ty <3

💫 . cho ofc!

🎀 . emma mwah <3

💫 . cho xoxo <3 oh, and a warning - don't get on my bad side :)

🎀 . emma same tho ?! omg

💫 . cho wait no cuz we're practically sisters omg

🎀 . emma omg ok stop ily too much like istg is this possible-?!

💫 . cho <3

We talked for a while after that- about family, friends, anything and everything, the happy and the sad. It was refreshing- to finally have a friend, a person my age to talk to, no matter the reason. I had never had any friends- odd, I know, considering I was the princess. But that was the problem. Everyone except for mom and Luna always treated me differently, like I was perfect and special, an angel sent from above. Even my own friends- former friends- worshipped me. It was amazing to finally find someone that treated me like a normal human being.

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At least I had someone to share my exciting news with- mom was busy in Springfield, Luna was obviously at heaven, and dad- dad. My thoughts darkened. The traitor. He left my mother alone. He left his position and title as king. He left his life. He left Luna. He left me. I hissed. I had never understood why he did it. Why he ran away. My guess is he's a coward, and no matter the actual reason, that will always be true. I don't want him in my life. I don't need a traitor as a father.

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By the time mom got home, it was already around midnight. She stumbled in, tired. "How was it mom?" I asked, concerned. "Fine. I'm so tired-" she answered in a daze, almost falling over. I caught her and decided not to tell her about the letter- I'll tell her tomorrow when she's not as tired. I gently guided her to her chambers, turning off the lights. "Love you, mom." I whispered. "Love you too my baby," she barely managed to answer before her eyelids fluttered shut and she fell asleep. I should probably go to bed now, too, I thought. I took the long way back to my room, taking the grand stairs instead of the elevator. I traveled through the castle and marveled at how not alive it was at nighttime- it was usually full of people bustling around, trying to get from one room to another. Finally finding myself in my room, I flopped on my bed and turned off the lights. My head hit the pillow and, almost instantly, I drifted off into blissful sleep.