Forever My Love

Lacy: Chapter 5

The sun is beaming into my room. The warm sensation hitting on my skin. It burns but I love it. I love everything about the sun. Its happy but I'm not. I'm like the moon, it hides away from fears and the night sky is calming. I'm afraid of being left behind and being in people shadows just like the moon. The moon is in the sun shadow. I'm forced to wake up since I have meeting with my parents. Alex is not here in the castle as he gets his sister. I wish I have sister or a brother. Its lonely especially when my guards are my only friends even though they hate their job. I stretched out my arms and slowly get out of my bed. I throw on a sage green dress and paired with running shoes since I don't want to have blisters from heals. My hair is half up and half down. I'm running late since I wanted to sleep in. After last night, I couldn't stop thinking of him. How is hands gripped my waist. How he spoked to me. How he traced my body with his eyes. I quickly snapped out my daze as I hear a knock on my door. It was one of my guards. Oddly enough, I wished it was Alex. Him asking if I wanted to go with him to go get his sister but I'm only faced with a guard who looks exhausted. "Miss, you're running late for your meeting and I'm here to take you to it", I did not want him to touch me, but we interlocked arms as he leads me to my fate. I did not want to see my parents especially when I haven't even eaten breakfast. 

I watch as he opens the door to the meeting room. My eyes meet my mother eyes. Her gaze is imitating but I don't let it get under my skin. I sit in my usual chair which is across of my parents. I watch as the guard stands in the corner leading to my curiosity. What is the purpose of this meeting? I never actually asked which is making nervous. "Lacy." my mother says sternly which makes me shiver. Her voice is confident yet terrifying. "Yes, mother?", I glance at my father who looks even more angry. What is even going on? "Have you made any progress with Alex?" this is what this meeting is about. My relationship status. "Progress? mother, I only see him as friend" even though I imagined his hands roaming over my bare skin. "Lacy, dear. You need to try. You are letting yourself get worked up over nothing. I get it you are still not over with your previous relationship", that asshole, "but you need a king. when we are gone, we aren't there to lead you. you are going to be the leader of the town and you need someone to be there next to you", I roll my eyes in disbelief, "but you are forcing me to date someone that I barely even know! I don't even know his last name" it's true. He knows mine but I don't know his. I watch as both of my parents think. They don't even know his last name, "see, he is a complete stranger and I'm not going to let my walls go down because you guys told me to date him. It's not happening, and it will never happen", they are stunned. I never saw my mother like this. Not ever since I told her that Arlo and I broke up. I got up from my seat "I think this meeting is over" and I turned away and walked out. I know I should've just given them the benefit of the doubt, but I can't and won't trust Alex. I'll be fine running a kingdom by myself, and I don't need someone to be next to me. I'm strong and they underestimate me. 

I walk outside as I sit underneath a tree. It's gorgeous out. Fresh air fills my nose as I relax against the tree. I close my eyes and imagine. Imagine what life will be when my parents are gone. I'll be the queen of this kingdom. I'll watch as my enemies be in disbelief, I'll watch as my people will be happy, I'll be there for everyone unlike my parents. They really piss me of. They like to watch people suffer. They make people fight for their lives for their own pleasure and it ticks me off. I'm going to fix everything that my parents touched. I'm going to be the queen everyone wants and that's when my imagination stops as I hear crying. I slowly open my eyes and as they finish adjusting to the light, I follow the cries. It sounds distraught and it only worries me. I finally stop as I see who is crying. Its Alex. He is hiding under a tree where shade is. Just like the moon. I feel guilty as I watch him cry since he is hiding because he wants to be alone, but I can't help to leave him. He didn't leave me last night when I was in my lowest. I take my time walking to him as I didn't want to startle him. I kneel beside him and say, "are you okay?", he looks at me. I glance at his hand and his clothes. Its blood. He looks panicked as he sees me. I rest my hand on his shoulder to reassure him. I never seen him like this. I always see his smile but all I see is a frown and tears forming from his emerald eyes. I want to know what happened and whoever made him cry will face me.