No room for the Heart in the King's Court

    

      She woke up in another room, not her own. It was still dark outside and something in the air felt different. As she looked to her side she noticed a melted candle that seemed to have just gone out. A gasp came out, as she began to realize that she was not in her bed, her room, her house, or even her time. As she sat up and looked around she noticed other beds around and a door that looked like the entrance to a chamber that she read about. As she moved to get up, she heard a light voice say “Belisia”; before she was able to rise an excited young girl grabbed her arm.

      Belisia said “who are you?”

     “It’s me Clara, don’t be silly you we must be up and ready to attend to the Queen when she awakes”, replied Clara.

     Belisia allowed herself to be led by Clara, as she still could not understand where she was and why? Clara started rambling on about some news involving the Queen and a possible heir. Belisia’s head was spinning where was she? Belisia asked Clara “what Queen are we attending to?”

     “Queen Anne! have you hit your head ? You’re a lady in waiting to the Queen of England and you act as if you’ve never heard her name.” said Clara.

  As Belisia’s was starting to understand where she was and began to feel that this was not a dream, she decided it’s best to stay quiet, as she did not want anyone to believe she was going mad. But the truth is she is a 17 year old girl that has gone to bed in 2011 and woken up to the world of 1953 as lady in waiting to King Henry VIII’ s second wife Anne Boleyn.