In this case, the allusion refers to the story of Cinderella; even thought it is very sad (specially how she was treated by her step-sisters and step-mom) at the end everything changes when the prince finds her. In this case, the sentence refers to a particular, desperate situation but it changes at the end when it says <em>no one else seemed to notice</em> in reference to the prince and how he paid special attention to Cinderella when no one else cared, so B is the correct answer.
