Dolly distressed - A Dolly story

"One of us is crying/One of us is lying"

Song: One of us by ABBA. I guess it could be called a song from the musical Mamma Mia as well.(Stage version, this song vasn't included in the movie)

As you sure remember, Dolly learned to dance the waltz some time ago, when I deboxed my Hans doll. (See Hans review for details) And ever since then, the other girls (except for her sister, Victoria) teased her with her conquest. She reddened when they mentioned her teacher and that made them tease her more. She is here to share more about the whole affair:

Some of my friends, from left to right: Daphne, Kuei-Lan, Hannah, Valancy, Susanne and Sorghoktani. Mushu and Chip are in the second row, Flit is flying around somwhere

My friends are very kind and helpful but couldn't help noticing that newcomer Hans doll called Vester had a decided preference for me from the very first moment he saw me. The fact that I was trying to convince Meritre to leave him in the box the whole time and that I had something against him did not bother him at all. And my friends weren't jelaous a bit, just excited. They thought me very lucky and couldn't resist teasing me a little. I suspect they caught Meritres matchmaking fever.

'It is a great catch, really, Dolly.'
'You can start practicing your duett from the movie, Love is an open door.'
'He was smitten with you from the very first moment, despite the fact that you sat on his box.'
'That's a tradition, she sits on each box that is stable enough to sit on it.'
'When will be your next date?'
'Now, why don't you go and talk to him? You haven't spoken a word to him since dance class.'
I tried to explain that we are not a couple but I don't think they heard.

They all have have a soft spot for anything romantic or what they think is romantic. Me and that... villanious prince? No thank you, I watched the movie and I'm not stupid enough to fall for him. No, no, NO! I hate this pressure but I also felt sorry for him... a little...

He befriended an Eugen aka Flynn Rider doll Merire deboxed so he is not the only male doll on the shelf anymore. (not counting the minis) That must be tough, surrounded by more than a dozen girls. (And I'm not counting the minis here, either, they are too many to be counted) The others were curious how things would go on with the two of us but I tried to avoid him. Talking to him just didn't feel right, the very thought gave me an unconfortable feeling. And after a few attempts trying to talk to me he gave up as well so I thought I was safe. Not from my friends, they still tried to convince me.

'You two would make a perfect couple.' Sue said.
'Only a little time and everything will be fine, don't worry.' Valancy added.
Daphne smiled and nodded, agreeing with them. That was the last straw. They are very dear girls but this time, they were driving me crazy and I lost control.

'Can't you just leave me alone?' I shouted angrily. Without thinking I hopped off the shelf and run away to find a quiet nook somewhere in the room.

We have a lot of freedom and the room is practically completely ours during the day so I could do that without any risks.

I spent hours thinking but in the end I was more confused and unconfortable and unhappy than before. I shouldn't have shouted at my friends, that was the thought that came most often.
'I have to figure this out.' I muttered to myself.

'And could you use some help, by any chance?' a voice asked. My dear sister came looking for me and maybe she even had some good advice.

'Kiki! Oh, I'm so glad you came! I've been thinking the whole afternoon but I have no idea what to do.'
She sat  down next to me.

'Now, first things first, what is that bothers you? The others teasing you? Or that prince sitting next to us? Can you describe what's the matter? That's the first step solving it, thinking over and formulate what exactly is the problem.'
'Well... I was annoyed that Hannah and Susanne and the others kept commenting... but I shouldn't have shouted at them.'
'You can go and apologize. And if you talk it over they'll surely understand.'
I nodded and continued.
'And than Vester... I wish he hadn't tried talking to me, since that's why the others started to think... and it feels like my head is bursting with thoughts and pressure. Those expectations!'
'It's okay, sis. We can handle this as well just like then.'
I looked at her and my face must have been a big questionmark. I did not remember having done something like that before.
'You already posted once on Meritres blog' she said smiling 'when she did that review post and you added some thoughts of your own. Writing everything down could help get rid of the pressure.'
I have forgotten that, since it wasn't planned at all, it was just an impulse to talk Meritre over that deboxing him is the worst idea ever. (Right next to ordering him)
'Of course, what a splendid idea!' What would I do without my sister?
'There is one more thing we must talk about and you may not like it.'
My heart sank.
'And what would that be?'
My sister did not reply for some time, I saw she was thinking, thinking about how to formulate what she had to say.

'It was not nice of the girls to force you talking about something you obviously didn't want to talk about but... not listening is not nice, either. I think you should go and talk it over with him as well. Then you will be done with it and won't feel bad about it.'
'But... but... what if he won't listen? And...'
'If he turns out to be bad, I'll freeze off his nose. Honestly, I think Meritre will remove him if he turns out to be like his movie self. And I'll always be there to help you out.'
She stood up.

'I know you need now some more time for yourself, right?' And with that, she was gone.
She was right, I didn't like what she said but I reluctantly admitted that she spoke the truth. I had to go and talk to him. At least, I should apologize for beeing so rude.

That's going to be really hard. I wish he would come to me and start the conversation, it would be so much easier. But it has to be done, even if I don't like it.
I'll tell you what happened as soon as I had set things right. It may take a little time though.