The song bird's flower 

Chapter 2 the news that leaves you with mashed potatoes on your shirt

I'm not really paying attention to the TV when they're going over their new plans for public funding. Instead I am mulling over the rumors that something big might happen and because there's no way they're doing a selection until next year I go over to see the options in my head.

1. They're gonna do some piece on The Day in the life of Prince Ivan or the royal family.

2.They're going to do some interview with the royal family or it may be an exclusive, one with prince Ivan.

3.They might do something showing that they're preparing for the selection next year.

And I'm about to think what number 4 could be when The Prime Minister starts introducing king Martin and I decide to start paying attention and stop endlessly chewing on the dried chicken my dad attempted to make. He's not really a good cook but he tries so I swallowed the piece. And look up at the screen to see what to introduce/announce being made. Is it going to be an interview or maybe some documentary style thing when king margin calls up Prince Ivan to the stand. That's when I finally noticed that he's not in his usual suit, he usually wears a suit to these news segments because they're not really that important and I guess that's royalties casual which is a bit strange and out of pocket. but instead, he's in the Royal military uniform. It's a version of the armies one but slightly different so it's more aesthetic but also a little less practical. it's in Ilyas signature blue with purple accents, and I noticed it makes his eyes look real blue. The way the suit brings out his eyes. It reminds me of a suit he wore maybe six months ago. it was this beautiful, deep green and his eyes looked green, which is kind of like when me or my sister or even my dad were something green and our eyes look green instead of hazel my mom has natural green eyes. My dad has hazel and my brother got our mothers green eyes but me and my sister we have our father's eyes, so when we were green, it's like we have our mothers eyes. But my mind stops wondering the minute I start registering the words the prince and king are saying. how they know it's early, but they want to make some history, and how their lives will be a little different because of this, but it's a special edition?" A teenaged focused one, and they won't immediately get....Married"?! "Oh my God,"I hear myself whisper out loud as the words fall out of the king's mouth. "We decided that we're doing the selection" and I paused as they announced the new age ranges. "It's 15 to 19 instead of the usual 16 to 20" prince says. I can see that he's nervous in his eyes. I would be too, if I'm making that kind of history."oh my God" I said it again but Eleanor is screaming it. "Oh my God you could be a princess!" she's screaming and shaking me and dad that has spilled some mashed potatoes on the front of his shirt. My mother's eyes are basically popping out of its socket. The phone rings. My mother pops up from the ground. Runs over and picks it up. "Oh my God. Yeah she's eligible. Yes you should totally drive into town."Who is it? Grandparents aunts uncles cousins. "Yes sweetheart. Yes I'm sure she'll need her brother's support."Oh Steven it's Steven. "Yes well course. Bring your girlfriend" great my brother is driving in from the big city to see his sister sign up for the section and not be chosen. I turn my head to dad who has ran out into the street where a bunch of Dad's are gathering up in circles bringing out six packs of beers for everyone to stand and ponder over this new revelation, and if they're allowing their teenage daughters to join the selection. Eleanor has, popped up at this point runoff to join the crowd of kids outside the door when she comes back pulls me into the crowd and says "oh my God your friends are practically having a heart attack you got to see them" and she drags me to in front of my best friend's house where most of the girls I'm friends with plus a couple other girls from school and other grades all between the ages of 15 to 18 are huddled up practically screaming, about how they might be selected. And I knew this was inevitable. But I thought I had a year one more year before I had to console my friends about their fantasy not coming true. about them not being picked for the selection, but I also thought I would have a boyfriend right next to me. oh, how much can change in a matter of days, if you told me last week, that I would not have a boyfriend and I would be surrounded by 30 girls nearly in tears that they might meet the prince and fall in love with him I would laugh in your face saying that would never happen because rules are rules and you're insane but here I am as my best friend Taylor is shaking me, screaming how she is in love with prince Ivan, and how cute he looked in his uniform outfit today. I want to go back to my room and cry
on my pillow.