The Prince Bet

Did i do something wrong?

        I feel weird, like something is wrong.

        Oh yeah, and also the fact that everyone seems to keep whispering about me and giving me looks. What's the big idea?

        I walked over to Esmeralda. Since her family is sponsoring this event, she was invited as well. I couldn't seem to find my family anywhere.

        I watched at she mounted her horse. Hades was his name. The beautiful black stallion Esmeralda owned. It was big enough to crush me.

        "Hey."

       Esmeralda didn't answer. What the heck? By her facial expression, she looked...disappointed? Hurt?

         "Esme..? What wrong?"

         She scoffed. "Why are acting like you don't know?"

         "Know what?! What am I supposed to know?" Why is she being so cold?

         She looked at me for a long moment until realizing that in fact didn't know what the heck she was talking about. She pulled out her phone from her pocket and scrolled through it until she was satisfied in finding what she needed to see. She held out the phone to me.

                   Second princess Mary caught having a guy in her room?

Yesterday evening, a photographer trying to take photos of our beautiful kingdom's palace caught something surprising and explicit. Second princess Mary Fermento was caught kissing a mysterious man in her room. Now ladies and gentlemen, as our princesses grow up, the public will see many things. But who would have thought we would see something like this. How scandalous! Seems the second princess has a mysterious lover. Or maybe two? Princess Mary was in fact seen with Prince Daniel not that long ago. Is our sweet princess a two timer?

         

          I felt my heart drop to my stomach. My stomach churned and I started having the over whelming urge to puke.

         I looked up at Esmeralda, tears flooded my eyes. "I-I I didn't know... that anybody saw. I...I just..." I didn't know what to say. I didn't know what to do. It felt like my world stopped. What about Kit? What was going to happen to him? What was gonna happen to us?

        Esmeralda face softened and she sighed. "Listen girl,"

         "Are you mad at me too?" I said stopping her mid sentence.

         "About what? The article? Girl no. I don't give a fuck who you do and don't have in your room. I will however say you should be more careful. But I am quite pissed at the fact you lied to me, to my face no less."

         "Lied?! I never...." Oh crap, I did lie to her didn't I. "Well it's just...I was scared of what you would say! I,"

          "Your making excuses." She said.

         "No I'm not, I swear! Its just," I tried defending.

         "It's just nothing," she said very calmly. How can she be so calm right now? It wasn't making sense.

          "You shouldn't be worried about what I think. I have nothing to do with you and that man's relationship. I don't get to have a say. So yes Mary, you are making excuses. I love you very much and I will stick with you for however long I can, but I think it's about time you get it together." Hades stomped his hoof as if he was agreeing.

        "You shouldn't have to care or give a fuck what I or anyone thinks. It's about time you stopped being so insecure and trying to please others. Maybe you'll actually find joy in it because life is too short for bullshit. I don't like being lied to and you know that, so why lie to me? Did you think I was gonna tell someone? Do you not trust me?"

       "I do.."

       "Okay than. What you do with someone is none of my business unless you tell me, but don't sit there and lie straight to my face about something that doesn't need to be lied about. I might be unfair for saying this but so be it. Someone has to." And just like that, she strode off with her horse, joining some of the other royals into the forest.

        I sat on my bed as I called Kit for the tenth freaking time. No answer. "Goddamn it!" I screamed throwing my phone towards my wall. Why won't he answer?!  "Fuck!"

        I felt like my head was gonna explode. This was the first time where it seemed like  all the attention was on me, but it wasn't good attention. It wasn't the attention that I craved.

        I sat down on the ground and began to cry. Crying because I was overwhelmed. Crying because it felt like everyone was mad at me. Crying because it felt like I did something wrong.

        But did I do something wrong? I didn't feel like I did. What was so wrong about a girl falling for a guy? Sure I should have been careful but, was anything I did wrong? I remembered back ti what Esmeralda said. Is it really time to start putting myself first?