The Seed Of Fear - Cinderella

Ominous bays of hellhounds thunder in the bleak night As a shattered glass slipper is found amongst powdered ivory snow, The glint caught within incorporeal warping moonlight— Leading to a blue grey corpse, mangled with frozen tears cemented in place. Hands clenched around a copper timepiece, The minute hand paused at one past twelve. The putrid scent of desperation still hangs heavy in the air. A note, scribbled in vermilion, is tucked within her bosom: I'm sorry. I was overwhelmed—and so very lonely. She came to me with promises of grandeur. All I had to do was make a pact: be home by midnight, or my soul would forever be hers. How could I resist? She seemed so innocent, with the smells of childhood lingering—conjuring up all that is glorious. Besides, you, my dear family, seemed not to notice, nor care, about the pain quietly consuming me. So I took the deal, inked in blood and sealed with a poisonous kiss. If you happen to find this note, I never made it back in time. And my fate lies within her mercy.