(Chapter 5) - Precious Treasure

That fine morning, the sun shone beautifully bright. Jack was sleeping peacefully, on a block of hay, while Luna had trouble sleeping all night.
“How can you sleep so well?! Wake up now!” Luna was hitting Jack on his chest to wake him up.
“Luna what the hell?”
“I can’t sleep, there’s too much mosquitoes in here!”
“I didn’t get bitten at all. You must have a sweet blood.”
“It’s not funny! Let’s go out now and see if there’s any chance we could meet Cinder.” Just when they were about to get out from the barn, someone opened the barn’s door.
“Luna! Hide!” Whispered jack. They quickly hid themselves among the hays. Waiting for that someone to come in was really disturbing. Both Jack and Luna peeping carefully to see who was it entering the barn.
“Jack! Luna! Come on out. I bring breakfast for you two!” They were so glad it was Cinder. She brought two glasses of milk and two bread layered with butter.
“Cinder! You’re scaring us! I thought you were your mother!” Luna sighed in relieved.
“Oh no dear, she would never come inside here. Not anymore, since my father died.”
“What happened?” Asked Luna. Jack was only lifting his eyebrow looking at Luna because he knew her sister loved to pry into someone else’s business. But in a good way.
“Well my father was a rich and honored man. He was good at making things, building furnitures and tools, made from wood. All his products were sold so well in this land and neighboring kingdoms. He recruited more wood worker to expand his business. My father used to trained them inside this barn, and my step mother always brought him milk.”
“This milk is so yummy. The bread is good too!” Jack was trying to be cheery, to avoid the awkwardness in the barn.
“There is something I want to tell to the two of you.” Said Cinder hesitantly. Jack and Luna eagerly waiting for her to speak, but she seemed like not wanting to tell them.
“I heard from my family, that tonight there’ll be an event in the castle. It only happens once a year, to celebrate the kingdom’s glory and prosperity.”
“Okay . . . What event is that?” Said Jack.
“The King is inviting his subjects to attend the function, and there is this one function I really want to attend but never got the chance to.” Luna was smiling she knew what she wanted to say.
“There is a ball tonight in the castle.” Cinder was smiling then looking sadly to the ground.
“Cinder we’re your friend we can help you to get there.” Said Jack.
“Really?” replied Cinder.
“Yes. We will.” Added Jack.
“Jack we’re gonna see a real fairy god mother!” whispered Luna to Jack.
“Don’t be silly Luna. I don’t think there is fairy god mother at all.”
“Why would you say that?” asked Luna.
“Because we’re here. And do you know what’s that mean?”
“No.”
“We are doing our tasks here, and that means we are the fairy god mother.” Luna was taken aback with Jack’s explanation.
“There is one last thing.” Cinder started talking in such a lovely tone. “I have something belong to my late mother hidden here in the barn.”
“Come with me.” Cinder brought Jack and Luna to the back right corner of the barn. She took a shovel and started digging the ground. There inside the ground was big old trunk. Jack and Luna helped Cinder to take it out from the ground and removed the remaining soil on the trunk.
“What do you have in here Cinder?” asked Luna.
“You’ll see.” She opened the trunk and whats hidden inside was very surprising.
“This white gown belongs to my late mother, along with the jewelleries and a pair of white shoes. My father gave it to me before he died. He said I would need to wear it someday and that this is the most precious treasure he ever gave to me.”
“Your mother and father would be so proud to see you in this beautiful gown. It is very beautiful Cinder, nothing like I’ve ever seen before!” said Luna.
“Thank you Luna. I think I must go now, they would suspect something if I’m gone too long. Enjoy your breakfast, I’ll come to visit you two again later.” Cinder left them and hurried to go back to the cottage to do other house chores.