The Queen of Nobody (Rewriting)

CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

I do this for my people, for my home, for my kingdom, for the good of us all, this is really a quest of heroes and I would not fail. I will not refuse who I am, I know I am a queen, I will not inactivate my powers, I would only control it.

I have made a choice, a choice to stand and fight, a choice to win, I stand my ground and at the end of it all, I get my crown.

We are currently driving back to the celebration ground where twenty girls will be chosen, the atmosphere was quiet and the mind of the girls where in the choosing, there was no talking or chatting, it was a serious silence that no one dared to break- except from the most dumb girl in the squad-Emily she moved to me and said, "I bet you will never be chosen as they don't really want displaced orphans in the crew" and that picked the attention of the three girls that were sitting with us in the limousine, I smirked and said to her "Bitch, I may not be perfect but at least I'm not fake" I tell her wickedly and she replied "you really think you are being funny, right?" she asked already getting aggressive and I decided to push her more, and I smirked and shook my head and informed her "I'm actually not funny. I'm just mean and people think I'm joking" and she boiled with fury, her hands were outstretched as she inched near me in a blink of an eye I smacked her hands away, she tried not to show it but I could now see her hands looking red, I really didn't put any force in the smack I gave her but you can never compare a mortal to a siren.

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The fifty girls including me lined up on the stage before the royals, before the judges, before the crowd and the viewers, the girls were sweating and nervous, there was a tense silence and I pitied for the girls, because I just could not understand why they were so nervous, as only one girl will finally be picked, but I guess the popularity was good for them, the possibility for each of them to finally end up as the queen was one over fifty which is a very low possibility, but as I know a girl can only dream.

There was silence as the announcer came on stage with a hand filled with cards and he began, "The twenty girls chosen will be given this card which is a grand invitation to live in the palace as that will be the new home of the twenty chosen girls." He said.

He continued "first of all we want to thank all the girls that joined us in this choosing ceremony; we want to thank you for your devotion, your selflessness, and your availability, I want you to have in mind that even if you leave this place today due to the fact that you were not among the chosen, know that you will not be going home empty, neither will you go home the same person, you will become celebrities, so here are the names of the twenty girls" he said.

He left the stage and walked to the royals and he bowed deeply before the prince that looked more charming and handsome as I never really looked closely, I see most of the girls look at the prince putting on a pity face, hoping that the prince notices them and let them stay among the twenty.

I had a mission and if my name was not called out, it would make things harder but I already knew what to do, I would become the prince maid or apply for other jobs available in the castle that will bring me closer to the prince and guards, I will be going very undercover.

Then the prince picked up a paper from his coat and gave it to the announcer and the announcer bowed again and walked back to the stage.

In few minutes he was on stage with the paper that I guessed is containing the names of girls to be chosen.

The announcer began "Here are the names of the twenty girls, which was chosen by the prince himself with the help of advisors and most importantly his parents, The queen and the King, if you here you name, step forward and you will be given this card and the guards will immediately lead you to the limousine which will take you straight to the palace as your property from the Accommodation Room will be brought to you, while for those than do not hear their names they will be escorted out and their properties will also be brought to them and they will receive their rewards for their time and service." He said. I could hear the speedy heart beat of the girls as the waited and anxiety already killing them slowly. The announcer began the listing. "Emily Thompson, Reggie Jake, Trisha Daniel, Sasha Milady, Rose Melody...." as my name was mentioned at the 5th girl, I knew that these all just made my mission easier, I stepped forward so did Emily and other three girls called before me, and the announcer continued calling the names "Stephaney James, Betty Lionel, Mirabelle Davis, Camilla Joseph, Eva..." and before the announcer called the second name of the girl, a girl jumped forward just for the announcer to call the surname of the girl he mentioned "Eva Michael" and then the girl that jumped forward stood there awkwardly as another girl came forward, she could have waited till her name was fully mentioned, there was two girls bearing the name Eva and only the surname could differentiate between the names of the two girls and that girl that came out first was not the girl they wanted to mention. The announcer cleared his throat and said in an awkward way "Not you Mrs Eva, I meant the other Eva Michael" and she went back to her line in shame but then the prince spoke out "Let her join" he said in his deep masculine voice and the girl was overjoyed, I heard some gasps from the crowd and the girls feeling like it was just not fair.

The announcing of names continued as that girl named Eva was greatly proud of herself, "Sweetie B, Leslie G, Britney Steward, Christiana Elias, Bella Blake, Celina Charlie, Lira Steve and finally Patricia Deen Thomas, that will be all, and if your name was not mentioned, you will also be escorted to pay your final respect and get your reward" the announcer finished, and walked away. The atmosphere of silence was lifted and there was an applause that grew louder and louder, the girls that were not picked wept with great sorrow, but their sadness could not overcome the happiness of the selected twenty girls.

I was chosen, I was among the top.

We were divided in four groups according to how we were called and the girl that was given the opportunity by the prince to join the twenty girls went among the last group of girls. I was in the first group with Emily and three other girls, the joy in the air was too much, our group was lead to a limousine and we were driven to the palace.

It was time to face my mission, it was time to win, it was time to betrayal, but at the end of the day it was my quest. It was a quest of heroes.