Cat Prince

Chapter 15

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I can still remember what happened that night and it is a nightmare that haunted me since then. We—they were happily enjoying the party. I was also enjoying their delicious food. My brothers and sisters are having fun with other royals and meeting new friends.

I can still remember how Papa approached me to dance with princesses at the party. I was just sitting beside my mother at the whole party enjoying the food. The fairy my mother saved is also enjoying the party, but she is in a human form, nobody would noticed she is a fairy.

When we're on our way home, I have a hunch that something bad will happen. I told Papa about it but he said that it's just my imagination.

Imagination that turned into reality.

We are inside the carriage by the border when some bandits attacked us. I can feel fear, my hunches are never wrong. Hearing swords clashing with each other, men groaning because of pain made me feel scared because of horror. The thought of that somebody outside this carriage is lying dead on thr ground bathe in his own blood. Papa went out to help the soldiers who are with us.

I can remember how the twins are hugging me because they were frightened. My older sister is hugging us too. Mama is holding Calli who is only one year old. Calli is crying because of the noise around us.

I saw Selene went outside, Mama tried to stop her but she already went outside. I saw a girl who looked like her but the difference is the hair. I saw Mama who is surprised, she gave Calli to my older sister and went out. I was about to pull her back inside but my older brother grabbed me, the reason why I didn't pull Mama back.

I covered my ears when I heard Selene's voice in pain and that other girl's evil laugh. It gave a shiver down to my spine and goosebumps to my entire body. I don't understand what is happening. Why is everyone outside fighting? Are they mad at us?

"Kuya, are they mad at us? We did nothing wrong to them!" I told my older brother.

He was about to speak but a tear fell from his eyes while looking outside. When I looked at the direction he is looking at, I understand why he is crying.

"Mamaaaaa!" my older sister cried.

I did not saw how that arrow pierced through my mother's chest but the blood spreading through her gown, I know she may leave us that night. But, I did not expect what happened next. I saw Papa ran towards Mama, when he was meter near Mama an arrow flew towards him, piercing through his chest.

I screamed because of the emotions that I felt. It's like the sky just fell down on my shoulders. I can hear Selene crying from the outside. The battle is still going on. My siblings are crying too.

Suddenly the carriage door opened and a girl who looked like Selene with orange curly hair showed up, laughing at us and pulled us out of the carriage. I saw Mama and Papa bleeding. I want to run towards them but I felt somebody pulling my accessories and clothes, I tried to move away but they are too strong. I looked at my siblings who are shouting, there are robbing us!

Our accessories, jewelry, our clothes, even the gifts and tokens the King of Almandine gave us! They are opening the compartment where our valuable things are and putting them inside on sacks that they brought.

When the thief no longer can steal from me I ran towards Mama and Papa. They are bleeding badly, can somebody help us?! Can somebody stop the time?!

"Mamaaaa! Please wag mo kaming iwan! Paano nalang si Calli?! Mama!" my older sister cried as she held Calli who hugging Mama.

"Pa, wag mo kaming iwan! Hindi namin makakaya! Pa, kailangan ka namin!" my older brother, who is the first prince is crying and begging Papa to never leave.