As soon as Arthur left, I got up and bolted through the halls of the palace, trying to find something, though I really wasn’t sure what I was looking for. My heart pounded as I raced from door to golden door, opening each one up, hoping to find something that seemed familiar, or something that could somehow help get me out of this world. But after about half an hour of running through the palace, nothing was helping. All I saw was room after perfect room, each one made of gems and gold or silver. I sat down next to a door by a window, somewhere on the 3rd floor. I had no idea where I was. I turned around to look out the window. I saw the streets of Sandrium. They were made of cobblestone and gems, with beautiful houses on both sides of them. The houses were tall and large, painted cream and pastel colors. I could see horse-drawn carriages slowly moving through the streets, with wealthy people dressed in velvet and silk sitting on them. Everything was beautiful, unlike New York which was smelly and had trash on every corner. “It’s really pretty,” I whispered, “But It’s not helping me get home!” I groaned. I decided to get up again, this time I started slowly walking, counting each step I took, and remembering each time I turned. “I should at least try to find my room again.” I say. And finally, after another half hour of wandering around the palace, I made my way back to my room. I ran as fast as I could across the vast room, and fell onto my bed. I wrapped the silky blanket on top of it around me and shoved my face into the pillow. There has to be a way out of here, I thought as I shoved myself into the bed. There has to, because I’m not getting married, especially not to Arthur, who I barely even know. I closed my eyes and laid there, motionless in the bed. I thought of how my 13th birthday dinner had led me to yell at my Aunt. I remembered how I had made a wish that I was a princess, like how I had been back on the farm. Then, I jolted up in my bed. “I made a wish! I wished that I was a princess!” I exclaimed, “This place is magical! If I could find more about its history, if I could learn about how wishes work in Sandrium, I could figure out how to get out of here!” I stood and started pacing around the room, “When I was trying to make it back to my room, once I got back to the first floor, I took 50 steps from the grand staircase, and then turned left once, And then took 80 steps down the hall, then turned right, and walked down the hall 50 steps. But halfway down the hall, so around 25 steps down the hall, was one of the doors I had opened when running around the palace, and it was filled with books. It had to have been the library! If I can find my way back to the staircase and take that same path, or go on the same route I did when I was running through the palace, I can find the library, and learn more about Sandrium, and learn how to get home!” I briskly walked out of the room, and tried to make my way to the grand staircase, making random turns and hoping that I got there, because as hard as I tried, I could only remember how to get to the library, not to the staircase. Then, I heard something faintly, trumpets, it sounded like. Then, I heard a voice. “Attention all! I would like to welcome Prince Maddox of Himonius, and his lovely wife, and close friend to our very own Princess Madelyn, Princess Lacey of Himonius!” My heart stopped. Lacey is here? She’s actually here? Then, without even realizing, I started running down the hall towards the voice that announced them, and towards Lacey.
