MIDNIGHT SUN

CHAPTER FOUR

Someone was talking in the distance, I could feel people moving around. My body feels heavy, I can't move. I squeezed my eyes open, the bright lights hurting them, even though my eyes were wide open I don't seem to be awake. I don't recognize my surroundings, i was on a big bed so big it's like two of my bed at home. What happened? Where in hell is this? I groan trying to get up but my body is still too weak; that was when I caught the attention of those in the room. 'Her highness is awake! We better go tell his majesty.' One of them ladies squeals and ran out of the gigantic door. Did I hear them right? Or did I imagine it? By her highness, did they mean me? And who is his majesty? One of the lady slipped into the room with a glass of water, how did she know I was thirsty? She help me sit up and I gulped down the water. 'E...Excuse m..me.' I croak out, my voice breaking at the end. 'What happened? Where am I?' I asked but the lady only pretended I wasn't there, she picked up her glass and left. What's going on? I tried getting off the bed but I was too weak, my legs trembled as I walked towards the door; they buckled and gave out. Just as I was about to reach the door some ladies burst in, they came swarming like bees. 'Your highness shouldn't move like that!' They helped me get on my feet and they walked me back to bed. 'Why are you calling me, your highness?' I asked but just like the other lady, none of them replied me. 'His majesty requests she joins him for dinner, we have to be finished before dinner.' They just kept discussing like I wasn't there; then sudden confusion surged through me. Why are they acting like I'm not existing? Like my words passes through them. Soon enough they peeled my clothes off, at first I was resisting then sooner than expected I ran out of energy and I just allowed them.

  'Her skin is so dry,' one of them commented 'she hadn't exfoliated in a while.'
Hello! I'm here, I can hear everything, but that didn't stop them from making all sorts of comment about how frizzy my hair is and sorts of. I was soak in a tub filled with hot water, with all sorts of herbs,fragrance and flowers. Some of them were massaging my hair with a type of perfumed oil; is this like some kind of spa? Another woman came in, she courtesies. 'His majesty is getting ready for dinner in the next hour.' They all bowed their heads slightly before they continued washing. Is this some kind of cult? Perhaps am about to be sacrificed.
I smell like perfume, I was dressed in a blue off shoulder gown that was pretty much too long for my taste and I was worn very pretty expensive jewelry. 'Please can you just please tell me what's going on?' I asked the lady dressing me, she seemed a bit nervous around me and I wonder why.

'I'm sorry, my lady. We are not allowed to speak to you?' She answered softly, not once looking at my face. 'I'll escort you to the dinning area, his majesty, King Olive is waiting for you.'

King Olive? Who is this King Olive? And why are this people so weird and old fashioned? 'Will this King Olive answer my questions?' I asked curiously, my sanity hanging by a thread now. She just nodded, still avoiding my eyes, then I just decided to follow her. We went along the hallway which had very exclusive decor and some foreign artifacts you'll only see in museum or in certain documentaries. Some painting and portraits hanging on the wall. To be modest this place was incredibly beautiful, I have only seen halls like this in movies and read about them in books. I didn't fail to notice armed men in some parts of the hall and some of them just patrolling the area; as soon as they saw me they'll stop and bow slightly before moving on. It's creepy!

I was taken to a large hall, with a huge table that was big enough to fit twenty people; it also had different sorts of food and fruits displayed on it. But apart for just the two of us, there was no one else in this room. 'So where is this man?' She didn't reply me, she was still on her guard not once relaxing she simply turned on her heels and left me alone, I was about to follow her when I heard a voice.

'Please, take your seat.' I flinched at the suddenness of the order, my body swings to the direction of the voice. All I can see was the silhouette of a tall man standing in the shadows. 'Are you this Olive guy?' I asked curiously trying my best to see if I could get a glimpse of this stranger.