Genivere: The Crown

~Chapter 2~

*Beep, beep, beep*

"UGH! Why is it only Tuesday?" Harley asks herself as she gets out of bed, then gets ready for the day. She grabs a grey hoodie before heading downstairs to the kitchen.

"Morning dear," Maria says as she hands Harley a plate of pancakes, while she turns on the TV.

*BREAKING NEWS: Queen Maveah threatens to kill and/or imprison half of Genivere! Citizens disappearing left and right! Reports from the south, south-east, and east quarters of Genivere! Stay safe everyone.*

*Harley turns the TV off* "I-" Harley says, shock evident in her voice.

"Wha-" Maria gasps.

"I'm gonna head to school before it gets worse, I'll see you later Maria" Harley says as she collects her things and heads for the door.

"No! I'm driving you today." Maria says as she stops Harley from walking any farther.

"Ok..." Harley whispers.

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"Harley..." Maria whispers, guilt in her tone.

"Yes, Maria?" Harley replies softly.

"Did I ever tell you the reason you were adopted?" Maria questioned.

"No?" Harley responded quietly.

"Well I think it's time..." Maria sighed. Harley nodded silently. "Well the queen you know, isn't royalty at all, she's actually clinically insane. She escaped a mental facility, and killed every member of the royal family. She claimed to be the last living royal. However, she wasn't, she let the baby live (she wasn't completely heartless, just mostly), but left her at the door of an orphanage with nothing but a blanket and a note. Said note stated the baby's birthday, name, and threatened to kill anyone who tried to overthrow her and crown the baby as queen. That baby's birthday was September 17th, 2024, and her name... was Harley Fairfeild... your birth name. So to summarize, Queen Maveah is a fake, you're the true princess, and now that you're of age, it's your duty as the true last living royal to save Genivere. I never thought I would have to tell you about this, and I'm so sorry that it's so abrupt." Maria cried out.

"I-Okay-" Harley said, letting out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding.

The rest of the drive home was silent as Harley stared off into space, deep in thought.

My parents did want me, they did love me, they didn't give me up like I thought! Harley thought. However, her excitement slowly changed to guilt. But they all died. I'll never get to meet them. They're all dead, yet I'm still here. Why did I survive? What's so special about me?

Before Harley knew it, they were pulling into the driveway of the place she called home.

"So... how was your day Mrs. Braun?" Rynn asked awkwardly.

"RYNN?!" Maria screamed.

"YOU WERE IN THE CAR?" Harley yelled.

"Yeah... It's Tuesday, I always come home with you on Tuesdays..." Rynn said calmly, though she was clearly uncomfortable.

"How are you so... calm about this?" Harley questioned, still a bit shocked.

"I dunno, I guess I just have a calm nature." Rynn responded.

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A/N

It has been far too long since I last posted an update for this book! If anyone is here, I want to start off by saying thank you for reading this. It has been a dream of mine for some time to write, and with inspiration from a friend of mine, I decided to continue this. If you enjoy this please leave a comment to let me know, it really does encourage me to continue writing! Thank you for reading, and I'll (hopefully) see you in the next chapter.