It was unbelievable what he did. He kneeled in front of me. "Sophie," he said, "I would like you to stay here and be the queen. Will you?" I thought about it. This all I wanted at the beginning of the trip was this. This was the ending I wanted, the perfect way. It was like dream. I was going to do it, I was going to say yes. But then I stopped. Was I going to let everyone who let me get to this point down? Was I going to make them regret helping me? Was I going to leave my family and friends? Was I going to?

"I-I will not," I said, surprising myself. "What?" he said. I backed up. "N-no I will not," I said. Timothy fell on the ground. Daniel took my hand. "Will you go to the dance with me?" he asked. "Yes, that would be great," I said blushing. Then we disappeared.