That night, at dinner, mom announced that there would be a celebratory dinner the following evening to say goodbye to Rhonda, the 19 year old who would be going into labor soon.
I glanced at her from my seat. She smiled and gave a little pat on her stomach. Her smile faded when Robert entered the room and he placed food on the table.
I was eager to eat, and I almost felt like attacking the servants for taking so long to serve everyone.
Yet, I had to remember. My princess training would resume tomorrow (I was informed that by Lia) and the top things on the list of being royal were to be polite and to have a ton of patience.
Lia placed a slice of ham on my plate and she also poured me a glass of sparkling water, which ended up tasting amazing.
As I lifted my arm to grab a fork, one of the gardeners gasped as she saw the bloody bandage. I looked at my arm with wide eyes. The stupid bandage absorbed my blood. I felt so embarrassed, that I apologized and I excuses myself from the table.
I ran as fast as I could to the bathroom and I cracked open the First-Aid kit. There was a roll of brownish sticky fabric, and I decided to use that as my temporary bandage.
I removed the old one from my arm and I replaced it with the brown fabric. Then I deposited the old bandage and I put the First-Aid kit back to where it belonged. Then I calmly returned back to the dining room.
All eyes were on me as I sat back down and began to eat my ham. Ty had already finished his, and he was moving on to finishing his drink.
I tried to catch up, yet mom gave me a look that probably signaled for me to slow down.
As I glanced back to Ty, I couldn't help but notice that he was laughing. He covered up his smiling with a sip of water.
***
"Brynn, may I have a word with you?"
I spun around. It was far after dinner, and the sun was setting quickly. I was in my room and I was sitting on my bed, watching the sun set.
It was Mom. I smiled and nodded and I followed her to her room.
"Okay sweetie, I needed to ask you something." She began.
"Yeah, what's up?" I asked.
"Why is there a nest and a bunch of mangled birds in it in the attic?" She asked.
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Brynn's Wish (EDITING)
Science FictionPicture this: A rural society, controlled by one ruler and a strict team of guards. On the same day, each year, every couple who has more than one child has to pick one to be executed until they have just one left. Brynn is a 15 year old who has f...
