Good morning, Hollywood. This past
weekend was crazy with nights at
Area and my favorite Les Deux- but enough about me! You won't believe
the latest gossip coming out of southern California!!!
Bella
is a senior at the USC and she is cheerleading captain, student body
president and Delta Gamma sorority president. How she has time to do
all that is beyond me! That's besides the point. Anyways, she decided
to enter the prestigious Lambda Chi White Rose Pageant. You see,
whoever wins the White Rose Pageant is a shoe-in for Homecoming Queen.
Bella
and her father are extremely close and she tells him everything---well,
maybe not everything, but pretty close. Anyways, he knew how important
this was to her and he swore he would do anything to get her that white
rose. After hiring a private investigator, Bella's father learned who
was in charge of deciding who would win the white rose.
The head judge was a student
at USC by the name of Steve who had a
reputation for being a loser. If you saw this kid, you would
understand! He had the grossest acne, his clothes look like they were
made in the 80's and his hair looked like he stuck his fingers in the
electrical socket! Trust me, NOT cute! Sorry, back to the story.
Bella's
father paid a visit to Steve and promised him that if his daughter won
the pageant, then she would take Steve to Delta Gamble, the biggest
sorority party on the entire campus. What kind of person passes up a
party opportunity? Not Steve! He agreed and followed through on his
word when he crowned Bella as Ms. White Rose. Seeing the smile on her
face made her father fill up with unbelievable joy. But all of that
vanished when he realized he now had to tell his daughter about the
deal he made.
"Bella," he said, "you know that I
love you very much and would never do anything to hurt you, right?"
Bella giggled. "Of course, Daddy!
Why do you ask?"
"Well," he sighed, "I sorta bribed
the head judge so you would win the pageant."
I can only imagine what the look on
her face must have been!
"YOU DID WHAT?!?" Bella screamed.
"Daddy how could you?!?"
"I knew how badly you wanted this,"
he said, "and I wanted to make sure that you got it."
"What was the deal you made with
him?" she asked.
"Umm, well, you sorta have to take
him to Delta Gamble," he said as he lowered his head.
That
didn't go over so well. However, Bella was a woman of her word and her
father knew this. She told him that since she was going to follow
through with his arrangement, then she at least wanted to meet Steve
for coffee so it wasn't totally awkward.
Now, hold on a
minute. You know when you are in a theatre, how it is dark and you
usually can't see out into the crowd? Well, that was the case in this
story as well. Bella had no idea what Steve looked like, so imagine her
surprise when he showed up at her door looking like he just stepped out
of an 80's acne commercial!
Bella swallowed her pride and
reminded
herself it was not the end of the world as they drove to a nearby
coffee shop. As soon as she sat down, she immediately noticed something
she hadn't seen before- his eyes. There was something about them that
was captivating. Four hours later, she looked at her watch and could
not believe how fast time had gone. She didn't want to leave but she
had an 8 a.m. class and as we all know beauty sleep is a necessity in
California.
The date party was a week away and
so Bella
continued meeting Steve in somewhat secret locations- that was his idea
not hers. I mean can you blame the guy for not wanting to be seen in
public? Common! They met in the library, in a children's park, and all
over campus.
Finally, the night of the date
party arrived and
Bella was so excited she could barely contain herself. Steve was
supposed to come by at eight to pick her up, so imagine her surprise
when he knocked at her door at three in the afternoon.
"I think you should take someone
else to the date party, Bella," Steve said.
"What? Why?" she asked.
"I'm letting you off the hook,"
Steve said. "We both know you're just trying to hold up your father's
end of the deal."
Bella felt her heart sink into her
chest as she struggled to find the words she had been trying to say all
along.
"Truth
is," Bella said, "I know this started out as repaying a debt so to
speak, but it isn't like that anymore. I think I am starting to fall in
love with you."
WOWAH! Didn't see that one coming
did ya?!? Me neither!
"Well," Steve said," I guess then
I'll see you at eight."
She
rushed back upstairs, happy she had told him how she felt and excited
about the evening ahead. At eight on the dot her doorbell rang and
there stood someone who slightly resembled Steve but with MAJOR
improvements. The acne was gone, he was in a Prada tuxedo and his hair
was perfectly styled. He was GORGEOUS!
"Steve!" Bella said in surprise.
"What happened to you?"
"Well,
Bella," he said, "I haven't been completely honest with you. I'm a
sociology major and was doing a project to see how people would react
to me if I was ugly as opposed to how they treat me on a regular basis.
You were the only one who saw past the facade and got to know the real
me."
With that, he grabbed her and
kissed her as she had never
been kissed before. Jealous much? They went to the date party and I
guess you could say are living happily ever after.
That's all for this week's edition
of scandal. Who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell. Until next
time. XoXo Gossip Girl.
Author's
Note:
I
had so much fun writing this fairy tale and making it modern! I used
the story of Beauty and the Beast and kept most of the basic story
elements with a few changes. In the original version, Belle confesses
her love for the Beast when she thinks he is dying. Obviously, I
couldn't keep the beast a monster so I changed him into what would be
considered a Hollywood monster, ugly. In the story Bella confesses her
love to Steve when he tells her he cannot take her to her sorority date
party.
This
story fits into my overall plan for my storybook because it is a
modern fairy tale told through the eyes of gossip girl. This is totally
something that could be seen on her blog site or in a E! true Hollywood
story. It is similar to the other stories because it takes place in the
Hollywood Hills and it has the same frametale as my other stories will
have. I think it's different based on the setting. Except for this
story, none of them will be taking place on college campuses. This
story really contributes to my overall project because it sets the tone
for the rest of the storybook. It also is a good indicator of what is
to come within my other three stories.
Bibliography
"Beauty
and the Beast" by Joseph Jacobs, from European
Folk and Fairy Tales (1916). Web Source:
SurLaLune
Fairy Tales
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