Modesty Dior is a young french girl that lived during the 3 world war. This war oppose Asia and Europe. At the start of the war, children had been put in sort of school which forme them to be useful for the war. Since Modesty was one of the oldest s...
We cleaned up our mess before heading back towards the school. When we arrived there were plenty of people searching for us with some light and once they saw us, one ran to find Joris and tell him.
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Joris came in a hurry right after hearing the news.
"Where were you?? You got me so scared" he said in a hurry his voice aching from his run
"I was with Alycia, we talked and laughed in the school. Nothing to worry about really" i answered with a laugh to his anxiousness.
"I thought you got kidnap" he sigh taking his face in his hands. "fortunately nothing of sort happened, we have to go now we are quite late and apparently there is someone waiting for us there"
i said goodbye to Alycia before following the others in the car. The drive home was even shorter and more silent than the one before.
When we arrived we were greeted by Charles, one of Joris servant, who told Joris that someone was waiting for him. He went ahead and lea and I followed him shortly before we parted each one going to their room.
Mary was waiting for me in my room. Once in she helped me out of my garnament. She had a hot bath prepared for me. Since i awoke, Mary had always put Rose perfume in my bath as if it was my own sent. Though i found it weird i never questionned it. After some times, I left the bath as the water was getting cold, dryed myself and put my nightgown on.
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Due to his rendez-vous, Joris decided that we shall eat in our room. Mary stayed with me and i shared my meal with her as she usualy doesn't have time to eat at all and the chef always prepare way to much food for only one person. It was about 10 pm when Mary had to leave. i was now all alone and still i wasn't sleepy. i took a thin cardigan and headed to the library where i knew i could think of something else and be calm and probably start being sleepy.
On my way there, the place was totally silent, servant were no where to be seen. It was like I was completely alone. The library wasn't that far from my room but the walk there was full of beautiful art pieces and i always contemplated them on my way. I was welcomed by the warm of the fire in the room and the dim light of it. I went to my favorite part of the place and took one of the book on the shelves. The book was called Red Queen. It was an old book from before the war. I sat near the fire, on a small armchair.
All my life i had always been a reader and a fast one if i must say. I had almost finished the book when i heard two male voices comming from the corridors. I thought that time flew by slowly and was shocked when the clock only pointed 11 pm. The voices became quicly louder and the library door opened. At this sound, i turned my head towards the door waiting to see who it was.
I first saw Joris coming in, a brandy glass at hand. When he saw me he stoped walking and Lukas who was just behind him continued, entering the room, to finaly see why his friend had stoped his pace. Once he realised, he stoped too. He locked his eyes on mine impossible to look away like they were attracked to each other. I got up, bowed for Lukas as i now knew that he was a royal highness, and excused myself taking the book before leaving to my room.
I woke up the next morning to Mary opening my curtain. I felt asleep right after coming back to my room. It was quite early and by that i mean about 10 in the morning. She helped me prepare myself for the day and once we were done i went to take my breakfast. I was surprise to see Lukas, alone at the table. I bowed before seating down. The chef, Arya, came in the room, bringing in my favorite food. Lukas was watching our exchange in silence but shocked. We finished talking to each other Arya went back to the kitchen and i started eating.
"You speak to the cook?" Lukas asked in disbelief.
"Yes, her name is Arya and she is the nicest woman i have ever met. Plus she made the greatest food ever." i answered unbothered.
"But she is just a servant"
"And so, she is a human being, you must respect her as it. Do you mean by that, that you don't speak to any of servant?"
"I speak to some of them the most important but still they are people at my service who's job are to give people the information i gave them."
"That's so stupid" i say out loud. "I'm sorry, i didn't mean to" quieter "i'm so freaking dumb."
"EYYYYYY, don't worry. It's alright i tend to prefer when you speak truly with me like if there was no filter. By the way please stop bowing each time you see me. There is no need really."
"Are you saying the truth?"
"Yes like for real for about 16 years of my life your the first one ever exept of my sister to talk to me this way and you can't even know how great it is."
"You're welcome i guess. Did you sleep here?"
"Absolutly, actually we went to bed right after we saw you in the room cause we thought you were a gost and so that we were totally drunk"
"Oh gosh, i'm so sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt your boy night."
"You didn't interrupt anything, we were just drinking because i had a bad news."
"what was the news if i may ask?"
"My parent want me to get married. My dad is kinda ill and quite old so since im the next to the throne i apparently need to get married to do so. In this case actually i don't really care about getting married cause i've always been told so, it's more how the want to get me married that matters."
"How do they want you to get married, if i can ask?"
"They want me to do a selection."
"I'm sorry what is it?"
"A selection is an old stuff that we used to do 100 years ago. During this some girl are selected and come to live at the palace and im supposed to kick them out if i don't like them or else."
"It's horrible but at least you can choose who you want."
" if you see it that way yes but in my point of view it's different. First, i don't know the girl who take part in the selection. I don't get to choose them. Then, i have to get to know them in not even 2 months. I don't know why but i think it make me a jerk"
