“I see a beautiful house filled with love,” she continued, completely ignoring my question. “I see growth, I see Trust between two people who love each other so dearly. I see crowded parties, champagne flowing, chandeliers gleaming. Ah, you have a wonderful life waiting for you.”
“I don't think I can have a life as you described,” I replied almost bittersweetly, “those kind of lives are quite unachievable, especially for a girl like me.”
“Nonsense,” she replied with a soft but assertive tone. You will be well-respected, well-celebrated, and you will build the most beautiful family. You will have a daughter,” she continued with a softer voice, “you will have a beautiful daughter and her birth will bring lots of Celebration. I see lots of rose imagery, both related to your relationships and to your daughter. I see an oak tree, I can even smell freshly varnished wooden furniture it smells like one of those cabins that you would stay. Ever been to one?”
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I often found myself like I did not deserve her, as she had been so loyal to me. I was never one to be affectionate towards my loved ones, I had always been a bit more distant, no matter what I had done. I did not know why I was like that, it could be because I have been left all by myself whenever I actually love someone, it had always ended with me in a heartbreak. I was aware of my world, I was aware of what they were doing to me, but I was so happy in my comfort zone that I couldn't bring myself to bring them down. The only thing that I could do, the only thing that was left for me to do, let's feel grateful for those who are willing to stay by my side in spite of my walls. “Are you going back to the dorm?” Bella asked, bringing me back to the real-life from the dark depths of my thoughts as we walked out of the subway. I nodded to show my approval. “Okay then, be careful, okay? I will be a bit later today, I'll call you when I'm done.” I clumsily wrapped one of my arms
Princess Vivian I was unable to sleep that night. I would say I had a fairly calm twenty years of life but the past few days held enough to break me to my core. Whenever I closed my eyes, all of my miss-calculated decisions in these past few days rush through before my eyes. It was impossible to fall into sleep. I was not angry, no, I was fuming. I was angry at how I could do such a stupid thing, trusting the Sorceress that is, not once, but twice. I knew nothing good can come out of it, and as a matter of fact, I was so desperate to fix my mistakes, I kept digging myself deeper into the hole. I just could not accept the failure as well as I thought I would have. That was going to be my demise. being stupid enough to make the same mistake over and over again. “We need a strategy on how to approach the new girl, Your Majesty, for when she arrives tomorrow,” Jasmine brought me back from my thoughts, “We need to approa
I grunted, struggling to get under the duvet. My insomnia had been killing me, both metaphorically and literally. I dragged myself under the covers, going to the washroom to get into my bath Jasmine had already drawn for me. There were not many things that could make one as relaxed as a warm bath soaking up the tiredness away. I got out of my bath, after what seemed like forever, freshened up, got back into my room to allow my handmaiden to dry and dress me. Once my gown was tied up nice and tight, I sat down back to my vanity to allow my hair and makeup to be done. “Your Majesty, The Sorceress has arrived with our guest.” I took a deep breath, trying to wrap my head around what we were about to do. “How is she?” I asked, trying to do my best to hide my concerns. “Unconscious,” replied The Sorceress as she walked through the gates of the common room. “I wouldadvise you to wait until she wakes up, Your Majesty.” I had felt a surprising sense of relief
I opened my eyes in a foreign setting. The room I woke up in, looked nothing like I had seen ever before; high ceilings, drapes all across, it was a lot fancier than I could’ve ever dreamed of. The one thing was I really didn’t know how I ended up there. The last thing I remembered was walking the old lady back to her home, the rest is gone. “She is awake, my lady. You can tell Your Majesty,” the old lady said in a chirping voice. It felt good to see a familiar face. “Where did you bring me to?” I asked, still trying to make sense of my surroundings. “A place that lives in a different lifetime,” the old lady laughed. I failed to see what she found so amusing. “I don’t remember coming here,” I tried so hard remembering how and when we arrived. “How did we come here? When did we come here?” Just as I hoped to get an answer to fall out of the old lady’s mouth as the doors flung open. In rushes one of the most beautiful women I had ever la
I was out of my mind, I didn't know what to do, I didn't know where to go, I didn't know who to trust. As much as I wanted to seem like I was level-headed and try to keep my poker face as much as I could, it was to no avail. I was scared and I was confused. The old lady must have been able to read my concern from my face as she continued, “The smartest thing for you would be to just surrender yourself. Then you can enjoy yourself. This is not as bad as you think. The Princess will reward you handsomely if and when you assist her.” My sniffles softened with her reassuring words. “Give it a bit more time, maybe a week or so. You will understand me better then.” I stood back up and opened my door to collect the uniform that had been sent to me. There were many things I had anticipated in my life but becoming a handmaiden was surely not one of them. I was already late because of my overemotional chat with the old lady so I had barely any time left to take a bath, because
“Wait, is she really a princess?” The lady confirmed. I didn’t know why it shocked me as much as it did, if I’m being completely honest, there were still monarchies all around the world. But everything felt a bit off here than all the others that I had seen or heard about. In here, everything was a bit more 16th century, a bit more like the Tudors. “The Princess only trusts her immediate servants with her jewelry.” That made me surprisingly proud. “It is actually an honor, even though it does not feel like one at times.” “Thank you for saying that,” I snuck a glance at her, “I am so thankful for having you as my mentor here.” “Well, we will be spending an awfully lot of time together,” she bursted into laughter. “So, where are you from?” Lady Jasmine, asked. “Louisiana,” replied, without turning back to her. I just wanted to be done with the dusting job. “Never heard of that land. Who is the King?”“Pardon?” Just when I thought my day had gained so
“Your majesty, aas you know I am new in this world and to be fair, this world seems to have many peculiar problems compared to where I’m from. But I would gladly help you if I could help you in any way, shape or form.” Voila! “If I can’t do anything, then I will just listen to you talk for hours, until you feel like you are heard.” “Thank you for your kind offer,” I nodded my head. I did not know how to start or where to start from for that matter but regardless, I had found myself talking after a seemingly long pause. “So I am to be bethwored to the beastly King of a far away country.” Her eyes widened. “No offense, Your Majesty, but judging by the tone of your voice, you don't seem too excited about your marriage prospects.” “It is an arrangement that had been done without my knowledge, kind of like a set up.” “So an arranged marriage?” Her shock changed from fascination to pity. “Why though? I’m sorry, Your Majesty but you are sm
NIA It had been almost a week since I ended up here, I would still like to think that I was abducted but more so going with the flow so that they would feel sorry for me and send me back home. I had so many questions running through my mind, like where I was or why there was no service here but I had decided to seek an answer for all of my problems one by one as apparently, I had nothing but time on my hands when I wasn’t on duty. On the fifth day that I was here, something out of my imagination had happened. It was funny for me to think that it was so unimaginable when I had accidentally gone off the grid with an old lady, only to become one of the handmaidens of the princess of a society that freakishly resembles a cult to be completely hıonest. And still, that day sparked something irrevocable in my life. Up until that day, I had never thought the miracle Princess Viviana would summon me to just have a chat. Like what is even life here?