"Mommy, Daddy!" cried Eliza.
"Eliza, what did you just do?" yelled her father, the king.
"It was an accident," said Eliza.
They went to their home teachers (who were also trolls), who erased Ashlee's memories of magic. The trolls showed Eliza a vision of her being killed by an angry mob, saying "fear will be your enemy."
Eliza and Ashlee's parents then had the most amazing idea (that was sarcastic): they would close the castle gates and lock Eliza in a room until she could control her magic. They isolated her from everyone, including Ashlee, and discouraged Eliza going to church.
Every Sunday, Ashlee would knock on Eliza's door and invite her to Primary.
Do you wanna go to Primary?
Come on let's go and pray
I never see you anymore
Come out the door
It's like you've gone away.
We used to be best buddies
And now we're not
I wish you would tell me why!
Do you wanna go to Primary?
You don't have to be in the program...
"Go away, Ashlee," Eliza always said sadly.
Okay, bye.
This went on for many years. Ashlee got bored, but she continued to remain optimistic.
Do you wanna go to church now?
Or Mutual on Wednesday night?
I think some company is overdue
I've started talking to
Those pictures of the Nephites!
(Hang in there, Captain Moroni!)
It gets a little lonely
All these empty rooms,
Just watching the hours tick by.
Then a terrible thing happened. When Ashlee was a Mia Maid and when Eliza would've just graduated from Young Women's, their parents died in a plane crash.
After going to her parents' funeral, Ashlee knocked on Eliza's door.
Eliza?
Please, I know you're in there,
People are asking where you've been
They say "be loving," and I'm trying to
I'm right out here for you, just let me in
I'm going to get the missionaries.
I promise they're nice.
Maybe they can help you.
Do you wanna go to church now?
As Ashlee said those words, Eliza was mourning the death of her parents. Eliza knew her parents would want her to stay in her room where she couldn't hurt anyone rather than attend their funeral and possibly hurt someone.
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