48 hours to fall in love

Part 28

In the meantime, Mario was in a preventive jail while awaiting his verdict. He had been told that his trial for aggravated and simple robbery was to take place today. So he was quite nervous, the kingdom had provided him with a lawyer, but he knew that, in general, the lawyers the kingdom provided were not entirely functional. He only hoped that his sentence would be as light as possible. He thought about his friends and where they would be and whether they would be wondering where he would be or not even care. But he remembered the rule: "every man for himself," and they for their part had followed it perfectly. If he hadn't been a bully and hadn't fought with Peter, maybe he wouldn't be here today, and he wouldn't have to face this reality, but circumstances had turned out that way and now he had to accept what he had been dealt. A guard approached Mario's cell and handed him a piece of bread with jam and some water.

-Your breakfast, brat, you better eat, what you have to face today is not going to be easy," said the guard.

Mario knew it was not easy, not at all, nobody likes to be put on trial, but he had to accept it, and face it like the man he was. At nine o'clock in the morning he would be in front of the judge of the kingdom, Judge Jeampier, and nothing and nobody was going to be able to stop him. Mario took the bread and water and turned around to devour it. He didn't want the guard to realize that he was starving.

Meanwhile, Princess Vilma was on her way to a servant in the royal hall to send for his carriage. She was walking down the hallway when suddenly in one of the open doors she saw a face that once had been the face of a child, only now, having grown up, she thought that maybe it was not him, that it was just a figment of her imagination, it was not until the man greeted her that she knew it was who she thought it was.

-Hello, Princess Vilma, how have you been? -said the guard.

-Hello, Jimmy?

-Himself, alive and kicking.

-Oh my God, but what are you doing here, how long have you been here? -Lady Vilma asked.

-Well, about two weeks ago, in fact.

-And why did you decide to work here?

-Well, because I saw the vacancy and I decided to apply for it, I was looking for a job and this one fit me like a glove.

-Oh, Jimmy, you don't know how glad I am that you finally found a job, I hope you can improve yourself day by day.

-Yes, that's right, I hope so too.

Vilma thought about asking him about the Grenfit bridge and if he had decided to go and see what they were trying to do, but in the end she gave up. Saying Greta's name was forbidden and she didn't want to make Jimmy say it. That was in the past, Greta wasn't coming back, and she didn't have to investigate any further.

-See you soon, Jimmy, good to see you," said Vilma.

-Likewise, princess, it's always a pleasure.

Arriving at the hall, Vilma asked for her carriage to be prepared, she was going for a ride in the beautiful kingdom of Empress. She hadn't even thought about where to go or what exactly to do, but something deep inside her told her that she had to go out and that she should go for a walk. So the servant went to see if Princess Vilma's carriage was ready.

-Good morning, chauffeur, is Lady Vilma's carriage ready to go for a ride? -asked the servant.

-Always and to order," answered the chauffeur.

-Splendid, Princess Vilma wants me to take you to the main entrance, she says she will be waiting for you there," said the servant.

-Tell Princess Vilma that he will be there.