The Princess with No Memory

Night out

Anya POV:

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*Present*

I was snuggled on my room, spending the time the way I loved the most.

Reading a book and listening to music.

Completely oblivious to what was happening, I could find myself being the heroine of my stories and just be free.

Suddenly, I got hit by a pillow which lead to a huge scream leaving my mouth.

"if you don't like being surprised this way, you should turn the volume of your headphones down!!" said Liz, already holding another pillow, behind her I could see the exact same face, Beth, laughing her head out because of my reaction.

We knew what was coming next. I trew the pillow that hit me a few seconds ago back at them and Liz countered it with the other pillow she was holding. And then we started yet another pillow fight that would either stop when Grandma yelled at us because of the noise and breaking my room, or we couldn't stand up anymore due to all the laugh.

This was our routine whenever they came over to do me some company.

After a while the three of us lied backs flat on the floor looking at the tiny luminescent stars we had glued in the ceiling many, many years ago. Some had fallen over time but we were still as proud of work now as we had been back then.

"You know... I heard there's going to be a cool party at the RVB club tonight!" Beth started.

"I bet everyone will be there... Including Matt we can finally see if he is as good dancer as he claims " said Lizz winking at me and laughing.

"No way in hell!" I dryly reply thinking of poor Matt that had been pinning for my interest for the past 5 years since we met at school, but I never fancied him and so never even tried to explore any sort of relationship.

"PLEASE!!!!!" the two of them begged.

"You promised we would have a night out before the end of this month to celebrate the fact that the three of us are going to the same campus and you'll finally be our official roommate".

"You been stuck inside this 4 walls since you quit your work at the dinner, after the incident."

"You need some sun and fresh air. If we didn't know better we would start thinking you were a vampire descendant, like in the movies".

The twins were bombarding me taking turns presenting their arguments. If you didn't know this was actually something they did naturally one would think that they had prepared and practiced their intertwined lines beforehand.

"I bet no one remembers what happened by now and the two of us will make them talk about something else" Beth chimed pointing at herself and Liz.

"You know mum won't let us go just the two of us... She says we are not responsible enough but she trusts you completely...","and besides we couldn't let you go all by yourself, all alone".

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They kept at it and my mind drifted to what ended up being my last day of work. Carol, my high-school bully, who had come home from college for the Summer, had made me trip with a tray completely full of milkshakes, however instead of them spilling all over me as she intended every single one landed on her, now if it was anyone else I'd have just said sorry and that would be it. But it was Carol and it had been her fault, so I picked myself up from the floor, wwnt to grab some paper rolls to clean up and ignored her completely, she started yelling and shouting claiming I did it on purpose, and when I pointed out that she purposefully made me trip, she went ballistic. And her being the city's mayor daughter demanded nothing but me being fired. Jack the owner was split between what to do, so I made his job easier and quit myself on the spot. But to make it sweeter I grabbed all the milkshakes I had clean and drop them all over her again and just walked out while laughing.

Justice had been sweet l, and this was the payback for the years she tormented me doing the same with the juice at the cafeteria, and for no other reason that I got better grades then her. Later I found out it was because she also had a crush on Matt and he openly refused to have any type relationship with her in front of their friends.

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"Anya!!! ANYA!!" I heard at the same time I got smacked with one of the pillows from earlier. "Earth to Anya, so can we tell mum you are going and has your best friends we need to make sure you'll be safe?"

"Girls, I just finished baking some of your favourite cookies if you want to come down in 5 to get them you know where they are. I'm going out for some errands and should be back in 1h" my grandma said from the bedroom's door.

"Gran Maggie, don't you think it would do Anya some good to go out with us tonight, go to a party and dance and have fun?" Liz exclaimed knowing grandma. Would side with them straightaway.

"Oh that sounds a lovely idea indeed, dear Liz. Anya sweetheart, you've been stuck in this house for far too long, the only outside you do is 2hen you go to the backyard. That's not good or healthy! You are young you should be behaving like the kids your age, I should be complaining of the opposite, that you don't stop at home. At what time is this party of yours?"

" Well... You see the party isn't really ours, it's the RVB club, they are doing this 'MidSummer' party and they are doing it for people our age. As a chance. For us to have fun before everyone leaves for college... Like they have been doing for a few years. I promise there will be no alcohol. Please Grannie, help us out!!!" they both said looking between me and Grandma with puppy eyes.

"Is that the club that is owned by Danny... Dan Moltan?"

"Yes that's the one!" the girls new their mission was now a success, either she liked it or not I'd be forced to go out with them.

"Okay, you girls need to start moving then, you need to find what outfits you'll be wearing and make sure Anya doesn't go like she is wearing my clothes. I'm off now. Have fun girls!" Grandma left knowing the twins would pick two outfits, one to show her and another for them to change into as soon as they could. But she knew they would make sure Anya would look like a 20year old girl who was going to a party, instead of the usual jeans and shirt she always wore.

"Yeah! Awesome! It's official you have the best grandmother in the whole country." "and you heard her you need to come, so that's it!" "No way you're staying home tonight. So let's get ready!" "... And I already know the perfect outfit for you Anya..." "... Oh yessss! The red dress we bought her, it's perfect. We knew it would be needed sooner or later" "Good thing it was this soon!!!"

By this stage I was just a puppet at the twins hands, after they get the consent from grandma, nothing I could say would change the result, the world would need to end before I could stay at home. So I just sighed and accepted I was doomed. And the best way to deal with it is just let them do what they want for as long as they need, and then at last minute I'll change back when they won't have time to force me back into whichever miniskirt they had choosen.

Five hours later we were now dressed and make up on, and against my initial judgment I have to admit the twins actually managed to pick something nice for me. It was a velvety red wine dress, large straps and pleated wrap tie at the waist that would end at my knees so nothing to exposing, and would look good against my pale skin. The twins had pick some "show as much as you can without looking too sleazy" clothes as we called it. And had picked two flowy dresses to wear over it while leaving the house so they wouldn't shock grandma.

"Anya, you look stunning. You look so good in dresses I will never understand why you prefer to cover yourself in those baggy jeans and shirts. You could have any boy you wanted knocking at the door if you dressed like this more often!"

I just smiled, I couldn't understand this obsession the twins had with chasing guys for some one-night fun. I never had a boyfriend, or kissed anyone in my life. It was just like that side of my sexuality was still dormant, maybe got locked with my missing memories I joked to myself. Truth is boys would only be distractions and I couldn't afford that until I finished my degree. No one had sweep me off my feet and I hoped it would be like that for another 5 years.

"you look good girls. Do you need anything want me to drive you to the club?" grandpa asked.

"No.. We're good gramps, mum let us borrow her car for tonight, I think it's her way of making sure we are home early enough as she needs to go to work at 5am, and that even if there was any booze we wouldn't touch it" Liz pipped in.

The three of them also knew that last time grandpa had taken them, everyone got so afraid of their bodyguard that no guy who saw him dared talk to them that night.