Briar's Diary

Transcript
A New Orientation

It's been said that life is short. You know what? It's even shorter when you're destined to sleep through most of it. See, my mom is Sleeping Beauty and I go to Ever After High to follow in her footsteps.

Don't get me wrong, I L-O-V-E being fairytale royalty, from the popularity to the parties to the ultimate Happily Ever After. But hex this out - I'm also cursed to sleep for 100 years before I even meet my Prince Charming. Do you know how long that is? Like, happily FOREVER after! Every time I get a parchment cut, I don't know if I'm going to pass out and wake up a century later. That's why every day I want to try something new, from magic beanstalk climbing to hopping on a carriage to a foreign kingdom.

Yeah, I know people are counting on me to be an amazing Sleeping Beauty. And I will... At least I think I will. See, things have been throne for a loop.

There's this new thing trending called "choice". Even though my Happily Ever After as Sleeping Beauty was prewritten, it might not happen after all. Our destinies have been called into question. There're even whispers about people writing their own Once Upon A Time's. [Don't tell anyone but I think it's really exciting!]

Chapter 1

It was the end of summer, and time for a new chapter at school. A week before classes start, we have "Book to School" Orientation.

It's always sad to see summer put to bed, but I was ready for the school year to rise and shine! Why? Two words - Legacy Day! I spent all those hours [sleeping] studying in Princessology and Damsel-in-Distressing for this moment. Finally I would unlock the Storybook of Legends and declare my destiny as the next Sleeping Beauty.

The other reason I was royally stoked to be back at school - my best friends forever after. First there's Apple, destined to be the next Snow White. She's not only totally fairest, but she believes that every fairytale's story is just as important as hers. So royal!

Then, of course, there's Blondie. She's sweet as sugar in porridge, though I wish she would stop claiming that her mom, Goldilocks, is royalty from a land far away. "Only a princess could have gorgeous curls like mine," She always protests. [Plus if my destiny was to be chased away by bears, I might complain too.]

Anyway, Blondie and I were catching up outside of the Charmitorium, when she dropped a total bombspell, "Headmaster Grimm and Madam Baba Yaga think something big is going to go wrong at Legacy Day. I mean really big. They even said, "What if we have to cancel Legacy Day?'"

My heart skipped a beat. "They can't cancel Legacy Day! No Legacy Day dance? No way I'm letting that happen!" Who would be evil enough to ruin Legacy Day? Could it be Duchess Swan? Her feathers have been ruffled ever since Prince Daring Charming asked out Apple last year instead of her. Or maybe Raven Queen? She's destined to be the next Evil Queen... What could be more evil than poisoning the party? There's always Red Riding Hood's daughter, Cerise. "She's always sneaking around like she's hiding a secret."

"Secret?" Blondie snapped her fingers. "That's just right! I'll hext you soon, Briar."

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