My younger sister

Chapter 2

There I was standing, on my birthday I got the most heartbreaking news ever, the love of my life was going to marry my perfect sister while he yesterday said he wanted me to be his wife, what am I supposed to say now? Congrats sis you stole again what's mine? I wanted all the tears that were overloading my body to cry out right now, I can't, not in front of my family. "Congratulations Clem, may both of you live happily," I said with the fakest smile I could put on my face. Clementine walked up to me and gave me a big hug "thanks sister, I'm sorry" she whispered in my ear. S- she was sorry? What does she know? Does she know what I think she knows? God, please have mercy with me and say she's sorry for something else. I take a seat next to Katherine and start eating my food, no one said a thing about my birthday, they just forgot. After diner, I went to my room to put on my gown, on my way I hear a noise behind me, I turn around and see the kitchen door close, so as the girl I am, I followed. The kitchen was empty, there were no maids, only our food that was brought here, when I want to turn around James is standing in front of me, "James, you scared me!" there he was standing, I haven't seen him after last night, does he regret it? Probably not, while my eyes were puffy from crying his blue Diamant eyes were still the same as always. "I'm sorry Nev, but I have something for you, for your birthday, I am probably the last person you want to see right now.." his voice sounded so sad, that doesn't change that he is engaged to my thirteen-year-old sister. He takes a box out of his bag, I open it and see the most beautiful bracelet I have ever seen, "I don't know what to say.. thank you, James." He puts the bracelet around my arm, he stares at it for a couple of seconds, the quietness was killing me, "It looks beautiful, but I need to go." Even now I want to cry my eyes out of my eyes, the thoughts of him and my sister just keeps killing me, "Wait Neveah, I am sorry I really am, could we be friends or something like that?" I turn back to James looking at the ground, "I believe you are sorry James, but that doesn't mean I'm not hurt because I am. You know we can't be friends you are going to marry my sister, my future is the same but with someone else." As soon as those words leave my mouth I feel a feeling of pride, I finally stood up for myself, and didn't have someone walking over me. "I get it, Neve, but you can't tell anyone about our affair the status of our countries is laying on it." I make a reverence and walk out of the door. A couple of hours later, I sit in the garden reading an old book, Eleanor comes up to me with a big smile on her face, "Guess what sis, the prince of Spain asked to have diner with me, he probably is going to get for my hand!" seems like today is full of love and celebrations, even one of them is my birthday, the only thing everyone forgot. "Really? That's great Ele, finally after all those years." She had the biggest smile on her face her big eyes were sparkling, I haven't seen her like that since she heard she would be the queen of England. We talk a little longer about everything that's going on. Eleanor and I have always been so close, we told each other everything, we share so many memories together, when my parents didn't give me any attention she would be there for me, from hours of listening to my new piano songs to teaching me to read. I love to see her this happy even if I'm not happy, she's the light point I grab when I'm sad. Before I realized it already was diner time, Eleanor needed to make herself ready for diner with the Spain family, I needed to go to the dining room with my family, again. This time no one was there yet only Clementine, I took a seat next to her, "Hey Clem I have a question." She looks up at me and clears her throat, "Of course sister, what's wrong?" She is so kind, you can only hear that by her voice and it keeps surprising me."This morning you whispered in my ear, you said you are sorry, what did you mean by that?" She did not look at me only at the ground, sighed deeply, "I- I know that your birthday is today.." she knew? Why didn't she tell anyone? She didn't even congratulate me, I don't need a present or anything like that, words are so much more precious and she didn't even give me that. "I didn't tell anyone because you would get all the attention, while I'm engaged." Why did she say that like it's normal? It isn't right, or is it? "It's okay Clem, I understand" I lied so hard to her face, what am I supposed to say? No, it's my day to get attention for once, maybe I should have said that, it just isn't like me. "I know you would, you always do" she gave me a hug again. The other family members came in, we all eat our food in silence, after thinking a couple of minutes I came to my point, I want to be that girl that stood up for her self to James, who says what she thinks, who is a leader and not one of the people that follow the leader. "Mom, Dad, it's my birthday today and both of you forgot about it, it really hurts me that I don't get the same attention, my sisters get, no I am not the soon to be queen or the perfect daughter but I am your daughter,  I deserve just as much affection and love as my sisters." I could not believe myself, I wasn't the only one everyone in this room was watching me with big eyes, they all stopped eating. I took a deep breath and sat back down as I continued eating my food, "We do care about you Neveah, you know we do. I'm sorry we forgot your birthday we will throw a ball tomorrow, is that good?" My mom said with a crack in her voice, I could really hear that she's sorry, my dad thought otherwise, "No we won't throw a ball for this brat, we give you everything you want, a big room, new dresses, a piano. How dare you speak like that to your parents?!" Why was he like that? Does he really hate me that much? Like he didn't say that everyone continued eating, tears were filling up my eyes, anger was filling up my body. I went out of the room before I could say anything stupid. I walked to my bedroom with already wet cheeks, I have held them in for so long now, so it all comes out at once, with my head crying into the pillow on my bed I waited for Eleanor to return so we could share our stories for tonight. Hours went by still no Eleanor, I put my sleeping gown on, jump on my bed ready to sleep, till I hear a knock on my door. I walked to my door while saying "that took you lon-" That wasn't Eleanor that was standing there it was the guard of my father, "Hello your highness, I have bad news for you." At this time? What could be so important right now? "Your sister Eleanor died."