Runaway

CHAPTER 6: COWARDICE AND FEARS

The winds were cold, the stars lit up the darkness in the sky and my hands were trembling as the time goes ticking by. My heart beats so fast like it's going to burst at any time. I can't think straight maybe because I'm probably losing my mind.

I sink down to my bed as I plan on something to do just to prolong my upcoming duties and tasks. Procrastination is so much fun especially when people will hunt you down for not doing your job, sarcasm intended. People are going to think that I am a coward who cannot run this country and that I'm not work it to be the queen and the ruler of it. I maybe be preparing for this my whole life but right now it doesn't feel right, like I'm totally unprepared.

I wish Cassandra, my older sister didn't have to die so that she could be the queen, not me. I mean, who am I? I'm just your average seventeen year old girl. Cass prepared to be queen for all her fifteen years of existence for nothing and I have to make up for those fifteen years and fit it all in to what- Six, seven years? And now they want me to take oath and say the vows, and after that what? The whole Royal Clan, specifically Uncle Tyler's family, will be taking advantage of my unpreparedness and weakness so they could make me a puppet to get what they want.

It's like I'm signing up my whole life to make a fool out of me. I can't believe this.

"I can't do this." I whisper to myself as the cluttering of heels and glass wines from the event downstairs find its way to pressure me more. I stood up and peeled my gown from my skin and changed into jeans, jacket and combat boots. I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm running away just because I am so afraid, it's like I'm betraying my whole family... but I need to.

I don't want to be queen and be a puppet of the Royal family and the Praesidium members. I don't want to be queen and be fooled by tyrants like my Uncle Tyler. I will come back in the right time when I'll be more responsible, more knowledgeable of the outside world.

I hastily grab a pen and a paper and wrote down a letter to my parents. If ever my maids would see this when I'm gone, I'm sure they and my parents would be more than happy.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I'm sorry if it turned out like this. I want you to know that I never planned, never thought I'd escape and run away like this. I'm sorry if I left you hanging and I'm sorry for betraying you and the whole Royal Family. It just don't feel right, me being a queen at this age and at this time, it's just so confusing.

I know that what I'm doing is crazy, but right now crazy is all I've got. After all, I think I'll give this a shot. It's time for me to decide on my own.

When I come back, I promise I will make up for whatever trouble I have done.

Love,

Flare x

I fold the paper into half and set it down under the flower vase in my vanity mirror, I took one last look at my room and grabbed the black robe from my previous escape.

"That's right, child run away and never come back."

The stupid voice repeated in my head.

When I set a foot out of my room, I could hear the chattering and the laughter from the grand hall. I continue walking swiftly until I reached the corridor that leads to the big painting of Midst.

My heart almost skipped a beat as two guards walked past me and I hid behind the shadows of the curtains, to my luck, they were too busy to notice me. I silently run to the big old painting and unlocked the doors to the secret passage.

It took me a while to get through the twists and turns of the narrow passage but as soon as I set foot on the grass gardens surrounding the palace, I broke into a run towards the horse farms, hiding in the shadows of the trees.

There was no one in the horse farm at this time of the night and there were only a few horses and animals left on this barn since the others were transferred to a bigger barn. I looked for a fine looking horse and found Macey, my favorite horse and my childhood pet. Her mane was white and fine like before and I could tell that she was well groomed and well taken care of here.

The horse neighed at my presence and it doesn't squirm in my touch.

"Okay now, Macey were gonna go on a trip and we need to hurry." I unlocked the door of her pen and placed a saddle in her back before strapping myself in.

"Okay, good girl Macey, good girl. Now let's go, run as fast as the wind, Macey. Go!"

Macey obeyed and we go flying outside the palace gates. Guards probably thought that we were just other members of the Royal Family going out after the event, little did they know that they were letting their princess escape.

This is a start of- I don't know, something beautiful, maybe something rebellious,

maybe a start of a revolution?

A/N

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