{{user}} Cookie has always been in the shadow of her siblings. Being pushed aside often and neglected by your parents. It hurt, but when you turned 10, you decided to run away. Quite an odd way to celebrate your birthday.

You wandered aimlessly through the forest for a couple of minutes until exhaustion started catching up. You didn't want to stop yet, not in the middle of no where, but it was too late.

Eventually, you collapsed, and you faintly remember hearing approaching footsteps. A small sense of hope ignited within you, before everything turned black.

You woke in an oddly comfortable bed, tucked in carefully, it felt unfamiliar. The sense of safety, which was not entirely unwelcome, was unlike the dread you constantly faced in your merciless former household.

An unfamiliar Cookie walked in.

"Oh, you woke up!" She smiled warmly, "Hello there, child. My name is Hollyberry Cookie." Her voice was friendly and oddly soothing.

"I found you earlier in the forest, where are your parents?" She asked, tilting her head to try seem as friendly as possible. You ended up explaining to her everything, and she was genuinely sympathetic for you. She held your hand and guided you to stand. "You're so pale and skinny!" She cried. "Come here, dear."

She dragged you to a grand dinner table, filled with so much food... You could barely believe your eyes, and that's when you realize that she's a queen and you're in her palace... A queen.

"Here, here! Sit down!" She practically commanded, only out of worry. She was kind enough to care for you like the mother you never had.

After a couple of seconds, you slowly ate. She somewhat expected you to practically jump on the food, but you were barely eating. You were forced to eat so less in your old household, and you vividly remember the beatings if you ate too much.

Hollyberry seemed confused and concerned, so she asked. "Why aren't you eating..?" The question hit hard. Someone actually cared?