Sleeping Beauty?

Beverly blinked up at the professor. It was one of the stories Kennedy used to tell her at night. He made all these funny voices portraying characters--his girly voice wasn't the best, but he tried. The memory threw her off her current state and brought her a bit of strength.

Glancing down at the book, Beverly was immediately immersed in it. When it was her turn, she cleared her throat. "...And then," she continued after the Head Boy, "when the friends of the King and Queen made their promises...the thirteenth came in and she was angry for not having been invited, and so she promised to avenge herself..."