Blame It On Fate

Chapter 32

Day of the voting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're gathered here to vote upon the royal marriage act. Lady Elyse Victoria De Leon has adjourned the court and raised an issue regarding the centuries old royal marriage act of the Australian British families. The proceedings will start in 1 hour, till then you all may have your discussions and agree upon one decision. I would like to call Lady Elyse De Leon on the stage for her speech." The speaker called me on the stage and I honestly don't know what to say. Let's leave it on god.

"Good evening everyone." I greeted very politely, thinking what I  should say next, I wish I joined the debate club in school so I would've had something to speak right now. "So first of all I would like to thank you guys for taking out some time from your busy schedules and joining me here. The evening I suppose will be quite eventful and will require a lot of patience and understanding..." I start with nonsense rambling. "Now getting on to the point, I know the royal marriage act goes centuries back and dismissing it all of a sudden will not settle with many of you, but I want to take the initiative of doing so. I know my farther too tried 24 years ago but there was no outcome. Today,  I'm standing on the same position and I want all of yours support in order to do so. I uhm I am not only doing this for me but for my friends too, like Brice and Alessandra and so many more people who are struggling just because of this and their marriage lives are no better, I can see my parents. Let's be honest there are many things which are beautiful from the outside are just broken from the inside. Moreover, so many things have changed in the royal world as well as the normal world like the women rights or gender equality and the geographical barriers and so much more, so why not this? Why not change the royal marriage act so people can marry who actually they want to marry. We have a voting ballot set there please register your responses and by the end of the night the results will be out." I concluded. "Now if you ladies and gentlemen have any questions please come forward with it. It's high time we make some changes, because people's feelings also matter."

I see a few hands raised and I'm ready to answer each and every question they ask. For Nicholas, for Brice and for Tristan. I can only have hope right? Hope after he did not even have the courtesy to say goodbye.

It doesn't matter because after 10 days I'll be heading back to Australia and mind you, I will find him. I will find him and bury him alive.

"Yes please, go ahead with your questions." I responded to the raised hands, the first question that came up was, "What benefit will the royal families gain out of this?" That was I suppose a genuine question.

"Sir, the royal families will not only grow in number but also it will seem much more upto date." I say.

"That's not a good enough reason for us to agree on your motion." The same guy said. I wish I had the right to kill someone.

"Okay, say you have to spend the rest of your life with a guy, what will you do?" I ask.

"What kind of absurdity is this?" He questioned, his face seemed like he's suspecting my sanity and I'm doing the same.

"No just answer my question please." I said.

"Why would I do that? I have a wife whom I love dearly." The guy said.

"Hmm... so you're saying that you like women?" I asked him.

"Are you out of your senses? Of course I do. That's why I have a wife. Stop this nonsense." He replied.

"This is no nonsense sir, my friend Brice, who is also a part of the royal family prefers guys over girls so why shall he have to spend his rest of the life with a girl? That's wrong, if you believe in something that does not mean it's right. And I'm quite sure that like Brice there might many other people." I said and he did not utter a single word after that. Good.

"Any other questions?" I asked and there was only one hand up and it was Cole. Please don't spoil it. Please don't let my trust in you break.

"What will you do if the outcome turns out to be negative?" He asked. Why is he questioning me?

"I believe humanity still exists." I kept my reply curt. And he smirked.

"Don't you think people have the right to be selfish?" He asked and mouthed like you. I guess I deserve that. I did break his heart, I led on him even though I did not have feelings for him from the very start it was always him.

"Mr. Royale, I agree with you people do have the right to be selfish, but there needs to be a balance between being selfish and societal norms." I said but Somewhere in between I am being selfish and I know it.

"I think you do have a point Ms. De Leon." He replied and sat back down. I feel so guilty for doing this to him. I actually don't deserve him, I don't deserve Tristan as well. I guess I deserve how he treated me. I suppose that serves me right. There were no further questions and I was very thankful for that.

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I was continuously checking the poll and right now my motion was going in favour and I hope it remains so, there a total of 142 people present and the vote stance was now equal, only Cole was left to vote. Suddenly his question strikes my mind "Don't you think people have the right to be selfish?" Please vote in favour. My brother invested his trust in me and so did my best friend. Right now I don't care about what happens with me and Tristan all I care about is them right now. 

And while my heart was racing like it'll stop the very next second Cole enters the room where the ballot was showing the results.

"Greetings from the prince Lady De Leon." He said and his voice sounded so much like mockery. I hated it, I was not taking to my friend Cole, I was talking to a boy who's heart I broke.

"Don't do this Cole, please." I begged him with teary eyes. He chuckled and bent down to my level hand on the sides of chair and his deep blue eyes looking directly into my brown ones.

"Colton to you or Ms. Royale." He replied and his eyes trailing down my lips. "You know what Elyse? I had so many hopes for us, for when you'll be my Queen but you want Tristan. You know I wanted to say all this yesterday but you were not in a state where I could bombard you with all my complains and questions, 30 mins. 30 mins are left for the midnight, and for one last vote that is mine. I could easily vote no and get it over with and make you mine this very second, but I won't because I don't have the tendency to lead on someone. I love you Elyse I really do. But Tristan, he's my brother. I know one of the reason he left without saying goodbye is because he knows of my feelings and I love him for that. But at the same time I hate him, I hate him because he made you cry." He said and his eyes started to water. My eyes started to water the very second he said it's Colton to you. I don't want to lose him. I've already almost lost Tristan. Not him too.

"If you want to vote no then go ahead with it Col-Colton because I deserve that. But you know what? I deserve none of you. Neither you or Tristan, you both are too good for me, it was better when I was with Carter, he treated me the way I deserved to be treated." I replied in all tears, not realising I revealed my biggest secret. Suddenly his face that of a frown and confusion.

"Who is Carter and how did he treat you?" He demanded. I could not answer him.

"No one, he's a no one." I replied shaking my head vigorously.

"Elyse are you forgetting that one phone call and everything will be in my hands? More that required." He threatened me "or better how about I break the trust your brother invested in you and all the hopes Brice and joined with you or the hope you have for Tristan?" He asked me. And I was very sure he'll do just that.

"Fine, I'll tell you." I said and a smirk formed on his face.

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