One Bite and A Kiss

Chapter 1- Snow White

Every time a Prince will reach 17, he must search for his future wife and it is a must for him or else he will be banished from his Kingdom. Because he’s a Prince, he also needs to marry a Princess yet a normal lady would do as long as he loves the girl he’ll going to marry—that’s the best thing about Kingdoms during our century. So even if you’re a peasant, shoe maker, dress maker, or what you can be a Queen someday and have a happy ever after.

That’s what happened to my parents. My Dad is an heir to the throne of our Kingdom, Kingdom of Uriah but my Mom is not a Princess and she doesn’t have any royal blood at all not even a percent. She’s just a daughter of a castle’s maid.

My Mom lived in the palace together with her mother. Even just before my mother was born my grandmother was already serving my father’s family. She’s one of the most trusted servant in the castle. She’s even always invited to all the palace’s feasts even private parties.

Mom was born 5 years after my father was. Everyone envies her for the King and Queen agreed to be the godfather and godmother of my mother and she was allowed to also live in the palace as long as she’ll help her mom with the house chores.

Mom and Dad have been close friends since they’ve been living at the same Palace. According to Mom, Dad always tell her “I’m going to marry you when I reach 17”. But everytime Dad will say that my Mom will just laugh because she knows that will never happen.

When Dad reached 17 he was ordered to search for a Princess as his wife. But my Dad refused and said “I have my Princess already, and she’s here”. Eventhough there are many other royal Princesses near Kingdom of Uriah my Dad still chose Mom.

After a month of preparation, they tied the knot at the Palace’s Grand Ball room and was viewed viewed by billions of people around the world. All the Kings, Queens, Prince, and Princesses around the world are invited in their wedding.

They received many expensive gifts from their guests but nothing will be more precious than the gift given to them by God. A year after their marriage, they received the greatest gift they could ever had. A precious child with rosy cheeks and with a skin as white as a snow, that will inherit and lead the Kingdom of Uriah someday and that cute baby girl is no other than ------- ME!

My parents gave me everything. Toys especially dolls made from the finest toy makers in the whole world, stylish clothes sent to me everyday, big bedroom with a bathroom, walking closet and kitchen inside, and everything I could ever wish for.

Everytime I achieved something from school, they always throw a party for me---- Swimming Party, Slumber Party, almost all the parties existing in this world.

All I can say is I am very lucky not for being a Princess but for having the bestest family ever. But all the happy days are all gone when my Mother died. I didn’t get out of my room for several days because of what had happened. Many friends of mine and even servants from our Palace told me that I’m still lucky because I still have my Dad with me.

Eventhough Dad have many work to do regarding our Kingdom, he always make sure that we still have bonding time together. Every night, he always give me bedtime stories about Princesses and other fantasy stories and he still eat with me despite his hectic schedules.

Until….. one day after a year my Mom passed away my Dad arrived home, with a lady with him. He said he’s a Queen from other Kingdom and that she’s happy and eager to be my Mom.

“Dad I don’t need a Mom please” I told him

“Dearest, I love her and she promised to take care of you and be your new mom.” My Dad answered

I looked at the lady and she smiled at me. I want to have a complete and happy family but I don’t like her since I first saw her. I know she’s up to something.

They got married and she became the new Queen of the Kingdom of Uriah. And right after their wedding, her real color came out. As the days pass by I could see how bad and evil she is.

There is even one incident while my Dad’s not home I saw her yelling at our servants and firing anyone she wants. My Dad nor my Mom never did that to our servants and I don’t think she have the right to do it. I know she’s the new queen but she should know how to give second chances especially to our palace’s servants.

So when my Dad arrived home from work, I told him everything. Everything that woman is doing but my father will always say.

“She’s such a gent.”

“Oh dad! She’s not. She’s becoming evil everytime you’re not here.”

“Hey kid… you’re Dad is right. I’m not an evil.” She answered. I don’t know where she came from and why she just popped out from our conversation.

Misery came to me once again when my Father died. Almost my whole world falls down. I don’t know why he died and why he left me with this evil lady.

Everyday she will fire a servant of ours until the day comes that no servant was left. And because of that, I became the servant of our palace. She removed my room and renovated it and made it as her new room. She let me sleep in the servant’s quarters and I don’t even know why.

She always get my new clothes being delivered to me everyday. And everyday she ask me to clean the whole palace---- change the palace room's beddings and curtains.

During that day I became a princess living with her stepmother, a vain and wicked queen who is assumed to have taken over the kingdom after the death of her mother and father.

I really hate her a lot! I wish Mom and Dad were still here.