Another day, and still her Prince hadn’t arrived. Not that she really expected him too, but it was fun to dream. Dream that she was Rapunzel and that one day her Prince would appear, climbing up the trellis to her. He would take one look into her sea green eyes, be drawn into its depths and like all fairy tales, they would live happily ever after!
She had found this old castle along her stroll one day in the countryside. The flowers struck her eye and her curiosity drew her to knock on the door. There was no answer as she waited. She then tried the door and it was unlocked, dare she go inside? Her curiosity got the best of her and she bravely opened the door and stepped inside. Her footsteps echoed as she walked down the long halls gazing all around. Olivia saw a table with bottles of wine on it. Was someone living here or had they been left here as the residents of the castle had to quickly flee the castle due to …. her imagination was going!
Olivia was intrigued, she kept finding her way back to the castle. Today was the 7th day that she had come to this magical place. Always being sure to knock, but more and more convinced that the castle really was abandoned. She found a piano and enjoyed letting her fingers dance among the keys. It had been a long time since she had played, but it was all coming back to her. Her favorite songs that she had memorized by ear.
She gazed out the window, the aroma of the sweet flowers filling her senses. CRASH! Her heart jumped into her throat as she turned around and started running. What had caused that noise? Then she saw the spilled wine and the shattered bottles, and gasped at the shadow that she saw slink around the corner and out of sight. It didn’t take her long to make it out of the castle and she kept running. Running and not being able to stop the questions circling around in her mind. Did someone know she was there? What had caused the crash and what made the shadow on the wall? Would she be brave enough to come back and find out the answers?
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Nuggets of Gold 
Betsy?!?!
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My computer desk needs to have some padding on it! Just saying! LOL!
No, hate to disappoint you, but it can’t be Betsy. She is too big, she would have broken the table probably and her shadow would have been big, didn’t I say small shadow. I meant to! 🙂
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OK. I was wondering because that cow seems to get around.
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Yes, I would say she does! I thought a castle would be a least likely place for her to show up, but…. what do I know! 🙂
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Quite a brave and a bit nosy woman, going into someone’s castle like that and messing with their piano, but what’s a little B&E.
Maybe her prince was the one that made the noise and then ran off to hide. Though she may be so scared that she never dares come back to break into the castle again and she ends up with some dorky engineer in the village.
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B&E???
She knocked first. 🙂
LOL about the engineer! Maybe he will be the prince, maybe he ran out of the castle to chase her but fell SPLAT into a mud puddle! 🙂
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If someone knocks on your door and you are not home, and then they try the lock which you mistakenly left unlocked, and then walk in and start going through your things…. I think that is breaking and entering. Around her, it’ll get you shot.
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OH gosh! She wasn’t going through the things. She just played the piano. She didn’t drink the wine! 🙂
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Maybe the castle belong to a family of especially hairy types. They come home from a tough day in the woods and just want to eat their porridge.
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I didn’t know bears drank wine?? 🙂
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Bears drink whatever the heck they darn well please. They’re bears.
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Yes,I guess you are right! I wouldn’t try to steal a bottle of wine from a bear!
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This guy is sounding less and less like a prince by the minute.
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Just because someone is clumsy doesn’t mean they can’t be a Prince!
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OK, but why do you assume that engineers are clumsy?
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Oooh…..my words today! You drank too much coffee I think. ☺
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You may be right about the coffee.
Are we going to find out who was the caster of the shadow? What will become of our Rapunzel? Will she make beautiful music on her piano to arouse feelings of romance in the clumsy prince?
And with a name that has the word ‘pun’ right in it, you are taking a big risk with your followers.
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Her name is OLiVIA not that “R” word….mmm..!
And I guess you will just have to wait and see if your questions are answered…. for I don’t know! 🙂
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Oh, I must have missed the Olivia part. That’s a nice name. It goes well with the names in All-of-ya stories. Please feel free to groan.
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I did!😝
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So, after catching all those wine bottles, you use them as props in a story and let them come crashing to the floor. What’s CP going to think when she learns how you wasted all her wine?
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I didn’t make them crash, it was Betsy’s fault! Thats what Jason said, he made Betsy stir up trouble again!
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Okay, geez, have a cow why don’t you?
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I am just going to go smack my head into my pillow now!
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You said Betsy was not involved here. Now you are changing your story. I cannot be held accountable for Betsy causing trouble in this story even though she managed to lure unsuspecting Olivia into this castle of nightmares, er I mean dreams.
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You know how quickly my stories can change! 🙂
But No, Betsy is not involved, and this isn’t a Castle of Nightmares!
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You keep trying to work her in to various stories.
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I keep trying to work her in??? LOL! I think you bave the wrong person! Better drink some coffee so that you can think of their name. 🙂
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maybe it was that mythical creature – the winosaur…
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LOL! Oh gosh! 😃
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I’m beginning to think available princes are becoming extinct. All the good ones seem to have been snagged up already. 👑
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LOL!
But you never know where one may be hiding. 🙂
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Boy, that’s so true and they look just like toads! 🐸
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😆😆
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Guess I’ll keep my qstns to myself and watch what happens to Olivia.
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You can feel free to ask your questions. 🙂 Hopefully you will like the rest of her story.
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My questions were just relating to what happens next. Enjoyed your chat with Jason. I’ll watch for what happens. Nice hook for starters. 😀
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“…for starters..” Oh you are listening too much to Jim and Jason! LOL! ☺
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Glad to know thst my followers can get entertainment from the commemts….for they do have a way of getting crazy! 😄
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Oh gosh! I probably confused you with my answer last night! Sorry! I was working night shift and tired. 🙂 I was thinking you were commenting on my 2nd part that I had just posted last night. ☺
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So many questions… I have to read the next chapter.
Great job at keeping me interested 🙂
Blessings! ♥♥
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Glad you enjoyed it. Part 2 is called Return to the Castle and was posted yesterday. Have a great night! ❤
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