CHAPTER 2 - A New Life

ANASTASIA

I slowly climbed down the bed and immediately looked at my reflection in the full-body-length mirror attached to the big, wooden dressing cabinet a few steps away from the bed.

My eyes widened as a new and unfamiliar face greeted me from the mirror. This is not me! The face I have now is prettier than my previous face. I have to admit that I might had a pretty face before but this new face I have now is way better. Examining my reflection in the mirror, I noticed how beautiful my long, wavy brunette hair could be and my eyes, ohh goodness, their long curvy eyelashes over those amber orbs, which seemed to be sleepy, were creating an image of an innocent woman in her twenties. I could not help to admire too my small pointed nose and the red apple shape of my lips. The curves of my body, with an around five-six feet and five inches in height, was incredibly voluptuous. I could not ask for more.

“But who am I now?” I asked, while still in great awe. I walked back to the bed and sat therein with my mind in haste.

I was in that momentum when I heard knocks on the door. I immediately stood up and briskly walked toward the door. I opened it with hope that whoever was outside could help me know, to whose body my spirit had been reborn.

“A woman in her around fifties showed up the moment I opened the door.

“Princess Unara, you are fine now? You were crying so hard just a while ago and even shouted at me to go as you do not want anybody to see you. How are you feeling now?” the woman said, surprised was clearly written on her bit wrinkled face.

“Who could she be,” I thought while looking at the woman. “But, she called me Princess Unara,” I thought again.

“Ahmm, I am fine now, thank you for your concern. What do you need by the way?” I calmly asked her. I hope I can guess who she is, and I hope she will not notice that I do not actually know her.

“It is time for your massage, Princess Unara. The massage therapist is here already. Should I ask her now to come here?” the woman looked at me as if wondering why it seemed like I had forgotten my favorite routine, or should I say Princess Unara’s routine.

I almost choke upon hearing her words. “Oh, alright. I guess I really needed that massage right now. Please allow her to come now.”

The woman nodded with a smile now. “Whatever is bothering you, Princess Unara, a good massage will certainly remove it as it will calm your soul, body, and mind. I will go now to get that massage therapist.

I was in deep thought while looking at the old woman got out of the room and closed the door. I was trying to remember where I heard the name Princess Unara.

“Princess Unara… Princess Unara,” I whispered for a couple of times until suddenly something hit me. My eyes widened after realizing, who Princess Unara was.

“Oh, goodness! How could I be so lucky, to be Princess Unara now!” I exclaimed, appalled. The excitement started to rise within me. Moon Goddess seemed to bless me after all.

Princess Unara is the hidden sole heir of the reigning King and Queen of the North Kingdom. She was said to be so mysterious that no one except the King and Queen, her nanny, and some chosen palace staff could see her, starting from the time that she became a teenager. I heard before that Princess Unara was a very shy, loner, and an introverted kind of person, who hates to mingle with anyone else. I never thought that Princess Unara could be so beautiful. A waste that she opted to stay inside her room rather than explore the world and meet people.

I mystifying smile crept on my lips. Being Princess Unara will make my plan of revenge against the reigning King and Queen of the North Kingdom, much easier.

While still contemplating how lucky I could get to be reborn as Princess Unara, I heard then, knocks on my door. I got up from my bed and opened the door.

“Princess Unara, here is Tereha, your massage therapist.” The same old woman a while ago came together with the massage therapist that she told me about a while ago.

I smiled at them. “Come in. I truly needed a massage.”

The two women both smiled at me as they entered the room.

“Princess Unara, I will go now, unless you still need something from me. Your special butler is just outside the door, guarding and waiting for your commands,” the old woman said, which gave me another surprise in my life.

“So, Princess Unara has a special butler. Nice one,” I thought with a smile on my lips. I shook my head and motioned to the old woman that she could go.

When the old woman left the room, I laid my body on the bed and waited for the massage therapist to come over.

“Ahhmm, Princess Unara, would you not want to take off your clothes?” suddenly, the massage therapist said. I stiffened. Could I really take off my clothes in front of another person? I thought, with hesitance.

“Ahhmm, no. Not this time. Do not use oil or whatever. Just massage me with my clothes on,” I replied nonchalantly. I don’t want her to wonder why Princess Unara seemed to be acting differently this time.

“Oh, alright, Princess.” I heard her say before approaching me in the bed.

As she started to massage me, my mind also started to think of a plan about what to do to the King and Queen of the North to exact my revenge.

I savored every move of my massage therapist’s hands as they glided with enough force in every inch of my body, giving me that relaxation I knew I badly needed. I did not expect that I could easily sleep while having the massage. I did not know how long I slept, but when I woke up, the massage therapist was gone already.

I stood up and felt myself being rejuvenated. With such a rejuvenation, my mind unexpectedly opened up to its new height of intelligence as images of the King and Queen of the North flashed through me. A smile crept through my lips as a plan went wild within my brain, making it pulsate with a mix of hatred and excitement.