A rule they must abide by and a secret that should never see the light, but things unfolded when secrets built tyrannical chaos and a royal scandal.
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One turned twenty, coming to inherit the prestigious title that carries huge responsibilities an...
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Getting to live where discovering yourself isn't a shameful and disgraceful act is wild, but Theo felt the opposite.
When Theo walked back to the sleeping quarters, he doesn't know how to react as he was trying to process it all at once. It was hard for him how everything quickly fall into a pit of uncertainty. It felt like the world come crashing down at him and picking it up was hard for him.
He never knew life would turn out like this.
He has no idea what would happen to Jeremy. At the back of his mind, he was hoping nothing bad will happen to him.
As soon as he reached the sleeping quarters, he didn't want to step inside the room. There are just a lot of things running in his head right now and people might notice that. But if he doesn't want them to see that side of him, he had to put a smile on his face midst of what was happening.
Theo walked inside the room. As usual, he caught some of their attention as his presence was still recognized as the king. He didn't mind the stares at him and continued walking towards where his bed is. Stanley and Yussuf come closer to check in on him.
"Where were you?" Stanley asked.
"Outside," he simply answered as he sat down on his bed. "Is there anything I should know?"
"Nothing," Stanley replied. "We're just wondering where you have been. You left earlier and we have no idea where did you go, but we're just talking about—"
"Maybe... can we just talk about it tomorrow? I'm tired..."
"Oh, okay..." Stanley uttered. "This can wait."
While Theo decided to lie down on the bed and Stanley and Yussuf get back on their own beds, they thought he was thinking of something else and needed that space. But to their surprise, Theo quickly get up on his bed and scurried his way out of the quarters. They even called his attention, but he never look back at them.
Clearly, at the back of his mind, he wanted to get out of this, but getting out of this place might save or ruin everything for him. Knowing everything at stake could possibly end things in a bad way, it would echo more than a cry for help.
He wanted to go to Jeremy's room and wait for him there, but it wouldn't be wise for him to do so after getting caught. He doesn't know that people were lurking to capture what they were doing. He was having fun and nothing was wrong with that. Instead of waiting for Jeremy, he went to the communal shower.
It was dark and the smell of men lingered around the hall. He switched on the light and one by one, the ceiling lights turned on.
He stood under one of the showers and turned on the valve and slowly drenching himself. With clothes on, Theo didn't mind it.
Waking up earlier today, he began his day with nothing to worry about. Everything in his mind is clear—a perfect day he could tell. He imagined that this day would be best, thinking more beautiful things could happen, but not in the way that at night, bad news will take over.
