Amelia Mercury reborn, follow her on a journey filled with the highs and lows that come with being the daughter of a beloved legend. The timeline set from 1985 to the present day. (Some of the references in this book link to my other book Little Mer...
Sunday morning Amelia is just tying her hair up when the buzzer goes off, she lifts the phone off the hook, "Hi Gwil, come up to the third floor. The door is open," She presses the button for the main door then goes back to the bedroom to look her outfit over.
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It's very warm out so she doesn't need anything heavy, spraying on a bit of perfume she leaves her room to feed Romeo.
She was just putting his food bowl down and Gwilym come through the door, "Hi," He greets with a smile pulling some flowers from behind his back, "These are for you."
Grinning she takes them from him and puts them in a vase of water, "Thank you they're lovely."
"Who's this?" Gwilym smiles bending down to fuss Romeo as he rubs against his leg.
"That's Romeo," Amelia grabs her bag putting it across her shoulder.
He stands straight again, "You ready?" She nods and they head out.
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Gwilym chooses a route to show her the four Cardiff Theatres she will be performing at, starting with the Sherman Theatre and the New Theatre then they head for St David's Hall.
They chat the entire way with the occasional comfortable silence and in those moments Gwilym can't help but wonder about something that is bugging him, "So I couldn't help but overhear your phone conversation on Friday and you mentioned the names, Brian, David and Elton. I might be barking up the wrong tree but putting your surname into the mix, are you that Amelia Mercury?"
Sighing she knew it would happen, "Yes I'm Freddie Mercury's daughter. Does it make a difference because you're leading me on just for the money or to meet them then..."
"No, no sorry, I didn't mean it to come across like that. I liked you before I realised who you were and that wasn't until yesterday that it clicked. I wasn't going to bring it up at all if I'm honest but you look a lot like him and it was bugging me to see if I was on the right path."
She relaxes again, "I get that a lot, people telling me I look like my dad."
He decides to change the subject, "You look beautiful by the way. They picked the right person to play Belle."
Blushing she tugs at the hem of her skirt, "Thank you. I'm looking forward to wearing the yellow ball gown that she wears. That's one of the things I love about theatre is the costumes, when else can you wear princess ball gowns and periodic dresses."
They stop outside St David's Hall, "This is St David's it's a surround style theatre I think?"
"Yes, my boss Emma says it holds up to 2000 seats and the second biggest venue in Cardiff after the Millennium Centre."
"We'll head that way now so you can know the place," Continuing their walk, "I envy you being on that stage."
"You'll get back there yourself one day," She sure of it and he certainly has the looks for stage and screen.
