Beauty

Chapter 3

I look in my little hand mirror and see nothing but my perfection. My hair lay perfectly straight and down my back in a curvy fashion. My eyes looked wide in the dark light and a beautiful lilac. And my dark blue robe circled around my body hugging my skin against me.

Yes, I was perfect. But, I never dared walk out of these doors into the light. Everyone will judge me on my perfection and think of me differently than the person I am. 

Some people don't even believe I exist, some think I'm dead, others hold onto a thread of hope that I'm alive. 

But, it's a lie to say I've never seen them. Oh, yes I'm sneaking, I disguise myself in a hooded cloak and walk out the palace doors when my parents and the guards think I am sulking in my room. 

I pretend to be a peasant, and I have two best friends. Arthur, and Rebecca the only part of me they know is my personality, the rest is all a lie.

They think I am a peasants daughter, I am to scared to show myself in public, the list goes on and on about the lies I tell them. 

I know one day my parents will let go of their fear of my safety and I will show myself to my people. But, the day hasn't come yet.

I sigh as I turn away from my desk and walk towards my closet to get my cloak. I rummage between all the beautiful gowns my parents always buy for me when I'm sad. They always think beauty is the answer to everything. 

But, they don't understand that there is no point in me wearing them when the only people that see me in them are my lady's maids and them but, that's how I like it.

I find my cloak behind a silk purple dress with flowered beads across the front of the bust. My mother bought me this one not to long ago, it'd been a spring gift. Yes, to you I might seemed completely spoiled but, I'd actually prefer if I didn't get all this stuff from them. 

It was there way to making everything better between us. I still hated them no matter how many dress and gowns they got me. If only I'd been born ugly and we were at peace with the other kingdoms. But alace I had to be the perfect baby, and we have to be in a never ending war. 

I begin to put on my cloak when I hear a small knock on the door. I quickly throw it deep into my closet and close the doors. Opening the door I see my maid standing in front of me holding out jeweled box. 

Not your childish jewelry box with fake jems on it no, these were real. So real they looked endless in there shimmering pits. 

"Your highness, this was brought to you by the prince of Coralance. His father and your father were best friends in their youth, and his majesty says that he is in love, with...you." she bows down and opens the box, inside lay beautiful diamond earrings aside from a emerald stone necklace. I gasp awe struck by the beauty.

Until it hits me, he is in love with me. He doesn't even know me yet he loves me. Disgust fills my face as I turn away. How dare he say he loves me! He knows nothing of me except for his fathers knowledge of my horrid beauty. 

"What's wrong ma lady?" she asks looking strangely at me. For her this would be the biggest moment of her life being told she has a lover who's a prince. But, the only feeling I had inside me was pure disgust at this man.

"Nothing, it's just...he doesn't even know me. Nothing but, my name and my looks." 

"Oh, I'm so sorry ma lady I thought you'd be pleased with such an amazing gift, and from a prince too!" she says looking longingly towards the necklace and earrings.

"Keep them." I say closing the box and handing it to her.

"I could never...I mean there yours...I have no right..." she stutters

"Yes you do. Keep them, and that's an order." I say before turning away and walking towards my desk. 

"Thank you so much ma lady!" I hear behind me. And with that she runs away, more like jumps away. It made me happy to see her jumping up and down with my gift. I smile and turn back to my closet to retrieve my cloak.