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Finally, it was time for the play to begin. It had taken Abi longer to get ready so she didn't quite have enough time to instruct the men beforehand. Abi immediately went on the stage the moment the clock struck 3:00pm to start, so Alex and the others didn't see her.

It was dark so she carefully sat on the stool while the children with her, quietly sat on the floor.

And then, a single spot light was lit up, pointing at the beautiful fairy, dressed in a beautiful white dress and cute, white dragonfly wings. She looked so dreamy and was, at that moment, the definition of an ethereal beauty. The audience gasped upon the sight of her. They were expecting a cute adorable child but what they got was a breathtaking goddess. It was a real surprise.

Abi, the fairy, sat comfortably on the stool as she held a wand in her hand. There were three children sitting on the floor, looking up at her, ready to listen to her story.

”Once upon a time, there was a princess named Beauty,” she finally started and her voice rang out clearly and with confidence. ”She was the loveliest lady in the entire Kingdom. Oh, do you know how she became that lovely? Okay, let me tell you about it first. The king and queen of the kingdom are very kind and fair to their people. They treat everyone nicely and equally, no matter their circumstances. Because of their kindness, their kingdom prospered and the people were very happy. That was why a fairy - that's me - decided to give them a reward. I decided to make their newborn baby the most beautiful princess in the world and that was how Beauty got her appearance. But, when this beautiful princess grew up, she became the opposite of her name. And this is where our story begins.”

The fairy lifted her finger and snapped it before the lights went black.

Abi ran to the back stage, shocking the four men with her goddess-like appearance, but they didn't even have the time to admire her longer than a second because Abi immediately instructed the men to bring out the props.

What? Props?

Before they could even understand what was happening, Abi pushed them onto the stage.

”Quick! Quick!” Abi led Alex and Zeke as they carried the big cardboard castle to the middle of the stage while Kai and Xavier held what looked like peasant's homes with both their arms.

It was dark so nobody, even Abi could see what kind of face the men were wearing right at that moment.

But the two who were squatting on the floor could hardly stop themselves from trying to escape from the scene.

”Stop nudging me, Xavier!” Kai almost wanted to kick the man next to him.

”Don't blame me, will you? Like… look… what the heck are we even doing?!” Xavier was doing his best not to laugh out loud. This was just too much! What the hell just happened? They actually became prop men? Oh god! He had been expecting that they were needed to play as kings and knights or princes but props men?!! It would even be a little better if he and Kai were the only ones doing this but… Alex and Zeke, too?!

”Just shut your mouth, Xavier. You don't have the right to complain when Zeke and Alex are doing this so seriously.”