The fist time the sun saw the moon

Waxing kresent

The next day my mother and I were ready for King Jaylord's party.
I could feel my heart fluttering, for the first time in a long time I was excited to go somewhere. I was starting to shine again.

Upon arriving in his kingdom everything was very elegant, it had a huge garden of black roses, the kingdom of Hellivia gothic and unique.
We entered the castle and there were a lot of people, most of them were older adults, there weren't as many young people as in my party last night.

-"ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF QUEEN LUNELLA AND HER DAUGHTER KRISENTHA OF STARLENIA."

They announced our arrival.

The king immediately turned and stared at me as I slowly went down the stairs with my white dress and when I reached the floor he took me by the hand.

-"Krisentha, I was waiting for you. I'm glad you came, you look beautiful."

-"It is an honor for me. Happy birthday."

Later at dinner:

-"Here's to King Jaylord may he continue to reign for many more years."

Said the bearded man sitting next to my mom.

-"Here's to all of us may we always be happy"

Said the Queen of Ariatnica

Suddenly my mom got up.

-"I would like to make a very important announcement in honor of my dear daughter, Princess Krisentha. As you can see, my daughter will be Queen and, like all great queens, she will need a king. Next week, she will meet her fiancé, Prince Damian of Felington. Let's toast to her future marriage. ."

I turned to see my mom peeling my eyes

My heart stopped for a moment, but mom didn't see it, no one saw that marrying that prince would be the worst thing that could happen to me.
Apparently everyone was happy for me except me.

Throughout the day there was total silence between the king and myself. I do not understand why. What would be going through your mind? He hadn't looked so happy and joking since he announced my future marriage.

It was time to go home and he didn't say goodbye to me.

I went to my bedroom and fell asleep. It was after 2:00 am and I started to hear noises at the balcony window.

"What are you doing here?." I said confused but totally exited in the inside.

-"I need to see you, don't you realize that I like you?"
He said making those cute hazelnut bunny eyes. Just like an Angel.

I was surprised, As I never thought he would say that.

-"You could be my father. Did you know? And besides, according to you, I'm crazy or something like that, you said."

-"First I'm not and second yes. But I like you that way. I like everything about you, you are just like me, we are different and yet so similar.

I felt tingling all over my body.

-"Then why didn't you talk to me all day?"

I told him as I pushed him away.

-"Because I don't want you to marry someone you don't love. What is the point of that? Who is this man anyway?

-"Do you think I chose to marry him? No one can change destiny."

I felt a lump in my throat.

-"Krisentha, you fascinate me, you drive me crazy, you are everything I look for in a woman and believe me I want to be with you."

-"I'm sorry I didn't want to provoke those feelings in you, you shouldn't feel that way about me, apart from that you are an older man. And next week I will meet my fiancé."

-"And what? I want you to see what love is before you marry him"

-"Thank you, but I once had a true love. A long time ago I used to go out with a prince, he was my first love ever. "

I looked down trying to hide my tears.

-"and what happened?"

Jaylord said as he sat on my bed and I sat next to him.

-"I guess he got bored of being with me. I really don't know.
He had made me a promise, he promised to marry me and fight against the law of marrying another, he promised to convince my mother and the whole Kingdom, then he met Meraldi, his forever fiancé since his day of birth.
He told me not to worry but in the end he told me that he loved her and he ended up marrying her, anyway, What was I going to? They were engaged just like Damián and I and well, he forgot about the promise and about me."

I laughed as I wiped my eyes.

He looked me in the eyes and hugged me.

My heart is filled with warmth. And my mind withered.

-"Jaylord, thank you for listening to me. I bet you believe that I'm a fool for all this frustration of my crazy teenage love story.

-"No Krisentha, we all have bad and good experiences, I understand that you loved him very much, and that's how it is when we are young, something better always comes at the end, and with time you learn."

-"I guess so.
I am dying of sleep. Did you really come all the way here for that?

-"Yes." He answered.

I take my hand and get out of bed.

-"Don't take it the wrong way but I don't know if you should be here, the guards or my mother could see you and think badly."

-"Yeah don't worry, I'm leaving. I guess I'll see you at the next party."

-"Oh yes! The party of the duke I danced with, do you remember? It will be the day after tomorrow at sunset."

-"Yes see you there.

I hugged him and after that long hug he left.