Two days had passed since Rose had returned to the girls quarters, all the ballerinas were glad to have her back though her absence had hardly made any difference to them. As for Violet she had been acting strange lately, ever since she heard that Rose was in the Royal Palace she started ignoring and avoiding Rose. She excused herself every time Rose came forwards to talk to her.
This behaviour annoyed Rose a lot but she didn’t mind much as she felt that Violet was going through one of her mood swings as usual.
Today was a holiday for the ballerinas, they were in their room sleeping for a few extra minutes while Rose was downstairs dusting the furniture. She had grown so accustomed to the duties in the palace that she forgot that she was no longer a maid.
“You’re up so early? And what’s
