A Royal Remedy

prologue

                                                                                             II

In an instant, I was transported back to Mama's chamber, the walls in Mama's chamber always confused me, they were so many different colors.

Aunt Beltis was there this time. She brushed Mama's hair like she used to, so I thought everything was fine, I thought maybe Mama wasn't so sad anymore. I walked into Mama's chamber and greeted Aunt Beltis, but Mama rolled her eyes. Mama never rolled her eyes at me before. So I thought maybe she didn't want me sitting on her big bed. It was all neat and fluffy, so I sat on the floor. I sat on the floor for Mama, but she only rolled her eyes at me again.

"Mama was father ill?" I asked tilting my head.

"Mama"

"Mama"

She ignored me, mama didn't answer me even once she just stared at me from the mirror, her eyes as hard as stone.

"Mama did papa choke on a pebble?" I'd heard of big warriors who had choked on pebbles, or had they been hit by? I couldn't quite remember.

I could hear my voice bounce off the walls, my questions stood before me like two of papa's soldiers ready for war.

"Child you should know when to shut it!" aunt Beltis screamed. Her face looked as red as a tomato.

Aunt Beltis hates me too.

I didn't know where the tears came from, they just didn't stop, this made them angrier.

In one swift moment, mama got up and gave me the most awful slap I'd never forget. Aunt Beltis closed the door. Mama didn't stop, she kept coming at me she slapped me and kicked me till I lay on the floor. The air around me wasn't enough anymore, and as I wheezed for breathe I heard mama say

"The Jews killed him you little witch!"

"they've killed him and robbed us blind!"

Days passed since then and mama tried to apologize, but I made up my mind that I'd never forgive mama, she's betrayed me, just like the Jews betrayed us.

Time to time I looked out through the palace windows, I didn't look out to see the dark clouds or the crows that circled in them just waiting and watching for the next corpse to fly over. Some days I wished it was mama . . .some days me.

I looked out for the big men that came into our kingdom the day father died-the Medes.

I hated them too very, very much. Not just like I hated mama and the Jews. They'd lay siege on our kingdom, and they could do with us whatever they liked!

So I watched out every day, until one day, I saw them walking through the palace gates like they owned the place. I didn't think twice before I ran out through the back out the palace doors, I ran straight for papa's burial room.

Papa, the great king Belshazzar was six feet under the ground. Papa who had made time for me, who I got to see every day had no breathe in his lungs,he was just still . . .not existing.

I knelt down in the dimly lit room with bare walls with my face to the floor. I bowed before papa one last time and knelt before him, I didn't want papa to see me sad but the tears wouldn't stop. I imagined what he'd say if he were standing right there with me.

"Be strong my Vashti, my Ara" were the words that came to mind.

Problem was, I wasn't at all, I would never be.

My grief strangled me, it became physical pain turning my insides to jelly. My ears rang again, at least papa wouldn't say I was lying like mama often did.

The ringing was so loud I held onto my dear ears thinking they'd pop off any second.

I stood upright and walked out angrily to greet those who now held my twisted fate in their hands.

I gripped my blue gown how I wished papa would have gripped their necks!

A/N 

hi everyone, so another week and a new update, i hope to be really constant with my Thursday chapters^^ so i guess Thursdays are special to me now. . .Yay!

any who i hope you like the second part of the prologue and how the book comes together^^ eventually, i'm really tired and i have a biology test tomorrow *sighs*(one i'm most sure I'm not ready for) It would be really nice  if you can read vote and share, thanks everyone for all the love and support!

 Iza-Sky