Hmm.. what's this bright light obscuring my vision?..I opened my eyes slowly, my vision blurry and saw a figure by my room window parting the draperies and letting in the morning breeze and light into the dreary looking room.
This morning was a special one or so they said as I shall be escorted to the kingdom of "whatever" to get a bride. A task I dread with my whole being, but seeing as I have been marked down for the throne, I have no choice, do I?
"No you don't", Mother said for the hundredth time today.
We were at the dining table, with varieties of food and fruits arranged over it, we sat at both ends of the table.
"You need to have a bride in order to secure the throne,child. It's irrevocable and a very necessary procedure, you need to...."
" Have a partner that'd help me emotionally and offer words of wisdom too, I know that mother" I said cutting her off.
" No one said this bride might not be stupid you know" I continued
" How dare you say that Arden", She uttered provocatively while lowering her voice a bit.
"Do you even know the family of whose daughter you shall be meeting today?" She asked while staring at me disbelievingly.
"I do not care to know about no family" I murmured indistinctly, staring down at my food. I remembered the "Book of Doms" she'd given me weeks ago, which I left lying under my pillow not for once opening the front cover, except reading the title.
"What was that you said?", She asked.
I looked at her and smiled sheepishly, while spooning some soup into my mouth.
I loved my mother no doubt, seeing as I was but a little boy of 5 when she saw me at the palace gate, and took me in without hesitation.
I remember not tasting anything as sweet and delicious as the pinky-whitish substance I was given as desserts after having enough food, getting to know later it was vanilla ice cream and has been my favorite flavor even till now.
"I said I know mother, I'm just scared of the outcome of the meeting, what if she doesn't agree to getting married to me?",
Ewww Arden, you didn't have to say that now huh?, Well if she doesn't agree to it, the more the better I guess.
"Child", she got on her feet and walked round the table towards me. She still hasn't stopped calling me child 16 years after she had adopted me, it makes me feel so small.
She got to my side of the table, looked down at me while I looked up at her, her eyes were two pools of overwhelming emotions, I saw love and affection in them. Her hands went to both sides of my cheeks, then she sighed and closed her eyes.
"I can't wait to see my grandchildren, that's all", She muttered quietly while looking at me intently.
I stared quite disbelievingly at her, this is the first time she mentioned this piece of news.
"Mother?". I blinked rapidly and she laughed while tears dropped, I laughed too and got to my feet while I crushed her small frame in a warm embrace.
YOU ARE READING
The Oak Bride
Romance" The Snow Dom sent a letter" He continued. He picked up a letter from his bedside table and handed it to me, I took it and opened it slowly wondering what it's content might be. "No!" I uttered firmly as I read through it. "No Father, I do no...
