Chapter 2: Going to School

12 years later...

In a bedroom that's walls were light purple, light green, and white stripes was Bloom. Inside the room was a light green vanity that had a brush on top and a chair in front of it, a bed with purple bedsheets, a light brown wooden desk that had a letter and learning books and schools supplies on it (such as math books, reading books, The Bible, pencils, pens, notebooks, etc..) a light brown ceiling fan that had lights on it, a light brown dresser that had dresses in it, and a bookshelf with storybooks on it. The floors in the room were carpeted and the ceiling was left white. Bloom sat on the bed looking up at the ceiling. She said "God why don't mama and papa let me leave the house?" She sat up on the bed and sunk her chin into her hand. She said "everyone else gets to go and socialize while I'm stuck in doors always." She placed her hands on the bed, looked over at her bookshelf, and said "God why can't I be free like those girls in my book?" She walked over to her bookself, picked up a storybook, and said "if I were a princess I would be as free as these girls. Free to do what I wanted, free to go where I wanted, and free to say what I wanted." She spun around while saying "if I were a princess I would go to fancy balls and have someone wait on me." She stood still and said "I would go to the ball and meet a handsome prince." She curtisied and said "its a pleasure to be at the ball with you your highness." She smiled and said "I would get to go so many different places and royal school. I could learn all the languages I wanted, I could even attend Church. I'd be able to come and go as I pleased." She looked at her storybook and sighed. She said "God please I just want my freedom. I don't get to go anywhere. I'm always stuck in this house... God I've Prayed and Prayed and Prayed. I don't understand what Your doing God." She walked over to her bookshelf, put the book back on the shelf, and looked at the ceiling. She said "God why do they do this to me?" She walked over to her desk, looked down at the envelope sitting on the desk, picked it up, and said "a letter from Rose High." She opened the letter and read aloud "Dear Mr and Mrs Simon your daughter Bloom Simon has tested in the high 3% tile on a recent online high school test. Due to her high rank we would like to offer her a full ride to our school of advanced learning. We hope that you'll accept our offer and send her here. She screamed and jumped up and down yelling "I got in, I got in! I can't believe this! Oh thank You God! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!" She said "oh God please let this push my parents to allow me to go to school."

A loud pounding at the front door bounced off the walls. She ran to the front door with the envelope in her hand. She opened the front door, Ivan and Tina walked in, and Bloom shut the door. Bloom said "hello mom and dad, how was your day?" Tina said "our day was great but honestly dear don't you have something better to do then asking all these questions?" Bloom thought but I only asked one question and said "well mom I don't have much to do being cooped up all day long." Ivan said "your right Bloom. How was your day?" Bloom said "well my day was great just great." Tina asked "did you study today?" Bloom answered "of course." Tina said "I don't mean study those senseless princess books you love reading so much. Honestly Bloom don't you think your a little to old for old children story books?" Bloom said "no mom I actually studied my books and speaking of studying I have something to tell you guys. Please come into the livingroom." Ivan said "oh Bloom please make this quick your mother and I are tired and all you do is talk and nag." They all walked into the livingroom, Ivan and Tina sat on the couch, and Bloom sat on a recliner. Bloom said "mom, dad I've been cooped up into the house for years and years." Ivan said "yes we know and you've created trouble as you've been in this house, from painting and rearranging your room to reading those story books." Tina said "we try to make you happy but you keep going against our wishes doing things your way." Bloom said "well because I'm such a trouble maker inside the home why don't you send me outside like to school." Tina said "you know how we feel about you leaving the house. Besides your way behind teens your own age you would never test into a highschool. Nope you'd probably have to start all the way back in the 3rd grade." Bloom said "you think I'm not smart but I'm very smart." She handed Ivan the letter and said "here see I'm smart." Ivan took the letter, read it, and shouted "how did you get to this testing? Did you leave the house?" Bloom said "no I just took an online test on the computer and I tested in the 3% tile. They say I'm exceptionally smart." Tina yelled "oh so you take some nonsense test on the computer and you think your some type of genius huh? Bloom you won't be able to keep up with the other kids you aren't as smart as you think okay! Its just a dumb computer test! It means nothing!" Bloom said "why do you say these things about me huh? I'm not allowed to go outside, I'm not allowed to paint my room, I'm not allowed to do anything! You keep me stuck here all day long and you don't even give me the time of day! Please let me go to Rose High! Please I tested in and they want to give me a full scholarship!" Tina asked "how did you even enter this test anyway?" Bloom said "I put in our information on the computer as you have to, to do these tests, and I took the test." Tina shouted "you put in our information! What if someone stole our info? What if it was some faulty test Bloom?! Ever thought about that?!" Bloom said "I just want to go to school. Please let me." Ivan said "go to your room NOW!" Bloom ran to her room and slammed the door behind her. She laid on her bed and cried into her pillow. While she was in her room Ivan and Tina were talking about her. Tina said "that girl has brought us nothing but trouble Ivan." Ivan said "I see that. She's a complete nuisance." Tina said "I thought I could love her like my daughter but the more and more she grew the more and more I hated her. She doesn't look like me, she doesn't sound like me, she doesn't think like me, she is not the daughter I wanted." Ivan sighed and said "maybe she doesn't act like us because we've kept her trapped inside. Maybe the schooling will do good for her." Tina said "and risk people seeing her. Have you forgotten she's the identical twin of the princess?" Ivan said "but no one has seen the princess for 12 years she's so heavily guarded. Princess Blossom won't be seen until Bloom returns home and Bloom isn't going back to the castle not now not ever. No one will be able to tell that Bloom is her twin sister if they haven't seen the both of them. Besides faces change when you grow older anyways at least by a little. They won't recongize her she was taken when she was so young. Besides what are we to do the system knows Bloom exists if we don't allow her to go to school we'll be investigated and then they'll take Bloom away from us for sure." Tina said "your right Ivan. I guess I'll go buy a school uniform for her." Tina left the house and Ivan sat in the livingroom looking over the letter in disbelief.

2 hours past and Tina came back home with bags full of school supplies and school uniforms for Bloom. She walked to Bloom's room and knocked on the door. She heard Bloom say "come in," and she entered the room closing the door behind her. Bloom looked at Tina holding all the bags. Bloom asked "what's that" and Tina put the bags on the floor. Tina grabbed one of the school uniforms, pulled it out of the bag, and held it up saying "you'll need to wear this tomorrow for school." Bloom looked at the white blouse and black skirt uniform, smiled, and yelled "really? Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" Bloom ran up to Tina, hugged her, and Tina said "your welcome now get some sleep you have school in the morning." Bloom ran to her bed and laid down while Tina put the uniform back into the bag, picked up the bags, placed them on the desk, and left the room. Bloom said "thank You God. Thank You God for this! Thank You so much." She soon drifted off into a deep sleep thinking about school.