Chapter 210 Fairy Godmother

• Holly returned to the main atrium, not in the least surprised to see Nanette and Mrs Horowitz still hovering near the stairs. They both made a point of staring a little too long at the bottle in her hand, the housekeeper pursing her lips disapprovingly as Holly brushed past them and headed upstairs to her old room.
• She dug through her closet, reaching deep into the back of the cupboards where she'd long ago stowed a medium-sized wooden toy box. Gripping the handles, she pulled it out and slid it over to the foot of her bed. She sat gingerly on the mattress edge, her heart tightening as she flipped the lid open and found her childhood staring right back at her. Stilling her emotions against the sudden flood of memories, Holly rummaged through the contents until her fingers found exactly what she was looking for: two collector's edition ballerina Barbie dolls.
• Still preserved inside their original boxes, the dolls were miniature masterpieces of tulle and satin. One was wrapped in a delicate, ice-blue tutu embellished with tiny faux pearls sewn along the bodice, while the other wore a classic blush pink costume, her porcelain-like face framed by a perfect, sleek bun. The slightly crinkled, yellowing cellophane wrap across the cardboard fronts was the only real indication of just how many years had passed.