Belle spun in her seat as the inn door crashed open.Standing at the doorway was a grimacing Esmerelda Proudfoot,the eldest of her seven sisters.She turned her head away from the door and bent down,hoping to shrink out of the room,or at least,out of Essy's sight.Her sisters eyes seemed to burn into her back,and the inn felt somewhat quieter.
"BELLE PROUDFOOT!"Essy roared into the inn,"DON'T EVEN TRY TO HIDE!WE'VE BEEN RUNNING AROUND THE WHOLE SHIRE FOR YOU!NOW GET OVER HERE THIS INSTANT!".Belle slowly turned around and froze,aware of the now compleate silence in the room.Essy pointed a finger at her,motioning her to come towards her before pointing to the ground in front of her."Don't make me get Prissy after you"Essy said in a low,dark tone.
Belle stayed frozen until her wits began to come back.She closed her eyes and started to scream."AAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIII".She heard the thud thud thud of Essy's feet and in an instant,found her own hurrying her under a table.
"Don't make this any more difficult than it already is"Essy said,looking under tables."I was having fun here!I don't wanna go home!"Belle shouted,but she had been crawling behind guests cloaks and skirts to reach other tables to hide under,and her shouting had given her away.She heard her sisters footsteps as they came closer to her table,and,in a panic,darted out from under the tablecloth to make a run for it.
Esmerelda,accustomed to Belle's tricks,knocked her out of her path,grabbing her legs and tackling Belle to the ground.
"I'm sorry"Essy said,looking at the staring guests,"she doesn't have much sense sometimes,and why she would come here OW!STOP KICKING! I could only *MMFF* guess,I apologize for the disturbance".With this,she unfastened her cloak,rolling a protesting Belle before wrapping it around her and carrying her out of the inn like a sack of potatoes."You'll never get away from the dishes"she whispered as Belle gave a kick.
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