Chapter 5

          When she woke up, she immediately felt her left face was aching. She touched it and instantly felt that it has changed a lot. She looked at her face in the mirror and saw the big and black birthmark in her left face. She cried not knowing what to do. Her face used to be so fair and smooth to the delight of their guests and their neighbors. She also couldn't remember of anything that could have brought about the huge and sudden change in her appearance. She cried and cried that day. And when she showed her face to her stepsisters for help, they ignored her. She also showed it to Cassandra but she too just ignored her. Mara couldn't help but suspect that the three had something to do with the sudden change in her face. She suddenly remembered what her father had told her, that she should be careful with Cassandra because she was a bad woman. Mara stayed in her room for several hours that day without eating anything. When it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, she decided