Glimpses

Fate?

We all walked out at once, Taylor, Chase, Hailey, and Sammi scared, then I walked out, my eyes blood shot, face red, and my face was dripping with tears. Nobody has ever seen me cry accept Dustin, well that changed tonight.

“Umm… Sorry for interrupting, we just wanted a place to talk,” Taylor begun, “So, can we please put away the sharp, shiny things you two call swords? We are all friends right?” She said kind of scared.

“Yeah,” Dustin and Jarrod said together, glaring at each other putting their swords away.

“How long have y’all been here, listening?” asked Jarrod.

“”Long enough to hear that you have liked me or “maybe” even “loved” me your whole life, and you’re mad at him for leaving,” I said pointing at Dustin, “And you also told him things that were SUPPOSED TO STAY BETWEEN US!!!” now all that sadness turned into anger.

“Wow, y’all were there that long,” they said together both looking surprised at my anger, because just a minute ago, I was crying.

“Yes, yes we were,” I said a little calmer, but I still turned around and left the six in the garden alone.

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I went straight up to my room. Once I was locked in there, I started to cry; AGAIN!!! It was midnight and the party was still going strong, but hopefully it will be over soon.

I heard a knock on my door and someone said, “Princess, the King and Queen would wish to see you and Prince Dustin.”

It was Pauline, “Ok, Where is my brother?”

She answered, “All ready down there, we are all waiting for you.”

I got up, went check my makeup, fixed it, and went to the door, opened it and went down to the ballroom. I was escorted to the thrones and awaiting me was my aunt, uncle, brother, and the person I didn’t expect, Jarrod. I thought to myself, “Jesus Christ, Mary, and Joseph when will this nightmare end, and what is going on?”

“Princess, please come up and take your place by Prince Dustin of Zuzanna and Prince Jarrod of Zanna,” my uncle said.

“Yes uncle,” I said loudly, because everybody was staring at us (I’m am very thankful I don’t have to call him King like the Zuzannaians. HAHAHA).

“Everybody please listen,” my aunt said in a mean like tone and used her manners (people looked surprised even me and Dustin), but still the guessed rolled their eyes at her.

“Prince Dustin and Prince Jarrod, I have heard there was a conflict between you two about my dear niece,” my uncle said, while touching my face.

I jerked away and said, “Don’t touch me again or else.”

He laughed and continued to say, “I have heard it was about letting Prince Jarrod court Princess Rikki Lynne or whatever y’all call it now,” he paused to think, “I think it is “date”. And then I was thinking again, she can’t date anyone unless I approve.”

During this whole speech Dustin was getting mad and madder every second, but the last thing our uncle said was the last he was going to take, “IT IS NOT YOUR RITE TO SAY WHO SHE SEES OR DOES NOT!!! IT IS MINE!! I AM HER BROTHER THE ONLY THING SHE HAS LEFT IN THIS FAMILY!!!” he shouted while going towards my uncle, but the guards held him back.

“Oh, but you are wrong there Prince, we are y’all family,” he said pointing at him and our aunt, “we are related by blood if you like it or not,” he said grinning with an evil grin. “So that is said and done, and I am the man of the household and I make the decisions around here.”

“No, you know nothing about her or me, so you have no rite of this say. All you two care about was the throne. Y’all wanted it for yourselves, never even cared about my sister or I. Never took the time to get to know us, see how we felt after the years our parents died, never even noticed us when we were sad, and the most important thing how Princess Rikki Lynne feels on how she never got to meet our parents.”

When you looked in the crowd, most of the guests were crying. I looked at my friends and Sammi, Chase, and Taylor (Hailey nowhere to be found) mouthed, “Stay strong.”

I nodded my head and stepped into the conversation, “Can I please speak?”

“Of course,” my uncle and brother said.

“Why can’t I make my own decision? If I do like Prince Jarrod and didn’t have you “blessing” I would have gone behind both of y’all backs. To be honest, I don’t care what you say uncle. Why would I? As Dustin said you never cared about me or him.”

Now my uncle looked shocked, because I am known as the child who did as she was told, but tonight was different, I felt powerful. “Umm… well, I guess you can decide. But one question, would you have listened to your brother’s decision?”

I answered, “Of course, he is the man of the household,” grinning.

“Fine, I see how it is, my word is final, Prince you may decide your sister’s fate, give the blessing or not.”

My mouth dropped open and I screamed, “WHAT?!?!” Then the ballroom went dark, and I heard a lot of screams.