Ever After #10
When Princess Annalyn, the ideal and immaculate daughter, mysteriously disappeared, the troublesome daughter, Princess Eliora Elise, was forced to play the role of her identical twin sister, Princess Annalyn, and be the perfect daught...
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.·:*¨༺ ༻¨*:·. ELIORA
YET ANOTHER REASON has been added to my growing list of reasons why I am not a princess.
Tinawag ko lang naman na Prince Uto-uto si Prince Nolan Edmund ng Glandier. Ang nag-iisang prince ng Glandier! Sometimes, I feel as if my mouth has taken on a life of its own and I'm no longer in control of what comes out of it. But it's not my fault that he's gullible and did exactly what I said. I don't know if he's really that gullible or he's just too nice.
For a second, I got scared that he might've recognized me by the way he stared at me. Mabuti nalang talaga at palagi akong may suot na mask dahil hindi ko alam kung kailan may makakakita sa'kin. Idagdag mo pa 'tong si Prince Nolan na bigla nalang sumusulpot kung saan-saan.
I tugged at my bottom lip with my teeth, trying to suppress the laughter so I wouldn't get caught, again. I was still running away from the prince when I was bumped for the second time by someone as I turned in the hallway's corner. Sa sobrang lakas nang pagkakabunggo ko ay natanggal ang hoodie na nagtatakip sa ulo ko.
I yelped in pain, caressing my forehead. Again.
"What are you doing here, Eliora?" Agad akong kinilabutan dahil sa pinanggalingan ng boses na 'yon. Nanlaki 'yong mga mata ko at dahan-dahang nag-angat nang tingin. Nagtama ang tingin namin kaya mas lalo akong kinilabutan sa takot.
"K-King Phelan," I mumbled in fear. Why, of all people, did I bump into my own father?
Agad siyang tumingin sa paligid kung may nakakita ba sa'kin, at nang makasiguro siyang walang ibang nandito kung hindi kaming dalawa lang ay agad niya akong hinawakan sa braso at hinila papasok sa isang kuwarto.
Sa dinami-dami nang pwedeng makakita sa'kin ay ang tatay ko pa! I blame this massive royal castle that I got lost and couldn't find Annalyn's room! Kung pwede ko lang sanang akyatin nalang 'yong bintana sa kuwarto ni Annalyn, e 'di sana mas madali. Kaya lang ay hindi ko pwedeng gawin 'yon, dahil umaga ngayon at mas maraming pwedeng makakita sa'kin sa labas.
Baka akalain pa nilang magnanakaw ako, gaya nang binintang ni Prince Nolan sa'kin kagabi.
Exasperatedly, the king sighed. While I stood in the middle of the room with my head lowered, his sharp gaze pierced into my soul.
"Eliora Elise!" he exclaimed. My heart beats faster.
"Yes, Father?"
"What are you doing inside the royal castle?" Ramdam ko 'yong galit sa boses niya. Nakayuko pa rin ang ulo ko habang nakakuyom ang magkabilang kamao ko sa gilid.
"Look at me," my father commanded when I didn't answer his question. "I said look at me, Eliora."
Slowly, I lifted my gaze and met his. I swallowed hard.
