The Prince and the Maid

Chapter 10

April 20th, 2011. 9 days before Will and Kate's wedding. I'd gotten special permission from school to go back home and attend the wedding and not have to catch up on work when I got back.

I was packing my bag, running around the apartment and getting my things. "I can't believe your going to the royal wedding." Becca said. "Well, Will and Kate are my friends." I said. "Your so lucky." Liv said. I got my things together and grabbed a Georgia Sweatshirt. I put it on. And grabbed some sunglasses. "Who's driving me to the airport?" I asked. "Both of us." Liv said. I brought my bag out from my room. We went to the parking deck and I put my luggage in.

We drove to the Atlanta airport. I found my passport, ticket and license. I hugged my roommates. "I will miss you too so much." I said. "We want a full report when you get back." Liv said. "will do." I said. I got out and got my bags out. I went to check in and gave them my big suitcase. I then went through security. I saw lots of people with camera bags and passports. I got through security and went to find my gate.

I found my gate and waited till we could board. Once again, I'd traded my first class seat for coach. I found my seat, I had a window seat. I watched the people on the ground. Two men with big camera bags put their stuff above my seat. "Please don't be sitting here." I said in my head. But they did. "Hey, did I tell you that, Grace Miller left her apartment today with her roommates." One said. I kept looking out the window. "How do you know that?" A guy I front of us said. "Because my partner is always outside her apartment." He said. I rolled my eye. I still had my sunglasses on so they could see me. They kept talking about me and the royal family. They closed the doors and we took off. When we were high enough, I laid my seat back and took a nap.

I woke up with half of the trip to go. I took my sunglasses off. Since the cabin was dark. They had a movie going. I took my laptop out. I'd payed to use the flight's laptop. I had a photo of Harry and I taped to the laptop. I went to my Emails and checked them. I deleted all the ones from nagging photographers and reporters. I closed my laptop and starres at the roof of the plane. "So why are you going to London?" One of the photographers said. "Two of my friends are getting married. So I'm going over for the wedding." I said, "hopefully not around the royal wedding." He said. I went back to looking out the window. "So you go to UGA?" The guy asked. "Ya, I'm studying abroad. I wanna be a social worker." I said. "Interesting, hey Dan. Isn't Grace Miller studying to be a social worker," he asked the guy in front of him. "Ya she is, apparently she wrote a paper on Diana for her mid-term exams." He said. "How do you know that?" I asked. "Sources in her class. She takes about how her family. Apparently they worked in Buckingham Palace. My editor will eat that up when I get Internet to email him." The man said. Something in my stomach didn't set well. My fellow students were selling information on me. "Excuse me, I'm going to stretch my legs." I said. The two men moved for me and I went to the back of the plane. I took my hood off while I was halfway their. "Grace Miller," I heard. I looked back and it was a reporter. I turned back and kept going. I went back to the Flight attendant area. "Can I get you anything, ma'am?" A flight attendant asked. "No, thank you." I said. I stretched my legs and went back to my seat.

"Grace Miller," I heard different people call me. Some of the photographers had taken their camera's out. And we're taking photos of me. I went back to the back. "Is their a problem ma'am?" The same woman asked. "I can't get back to my seat with out being bombarded by photographers." I Said. She nodded and went to the phone, "attention passengers, please if you have a camera. Please put it up till you have exited the gate in London. For the privacy and safety of others we ask you this." She said over the loud speaker. I heard a moans, and the shuffle of Cameras being dissembled.

I went back to my seat and didn't chat with anyone else.

When we landed I got off the plane as fast as I could. I then put my hood back up and ran through the airport. I called Harry. "Hello, love." He said. "Hi, Harry. I'm back home." I always said that when I came back. "Wonderful, hey I know you just got back. But theirs a party tonight, with a few royal families and world leaders. Kate and Will will be their. And I was wondering if you'd like to go." He said. I found my bag and went to the train that went into the city. "Ya that sounds wonderful and it's a perfect way to get back into this timezone." I said. "How was the flight?" He asked. As I sat down. "Full of photographers and reporters. I wasn't bothered till halfway through the flight. When the guy next to me started talking to me." I said. "I'm sorry, love." He said. "It's not your fault. They're all trying to get here for the wedding." I said. "Ya, I hope your ready for the next nine days." He said. "Bring it on." I said. "Oh it's on." Harry trying to be sassy made me laugh. "We'll I've gotta go. I'll have a car pick you up tonight." Harry said. "Alright," I said. "Love you." He said. "Love you too." I said the. Hung up.  When I got to the station I needed I got off. And walked to my apartment.

I used my key and went in. Nothing had changed since I'd left. Harry had some one come once a week and clean it. So it was clean. I went to my room and sprawled across my bed. I got up and went to my closet and looked through my thing to find something to wear. Someone rang my door. I went to the speaker, "who is it?" I asked. "The bride-to-be and her sister." It was Kate and Pippa. I buzzed them up. I opened my door. "Come on in." I said. They had a few dress bags with them. I took two to help them. "What's with the dresses?" I asked. "The dresses your going to wear tonight, tomorrow night, at the bachelorette party, and then to the wedding." Kate said. There were eight dresses all together but only four events she'd mentioned. "you brought me options?" I said. "It was Kate's idea." Pippa said. "Thank you." I said.

I tried the dresses on and I picked the four I wanted. I found my mother's old hats. I dusted them off and I found one that would go with the dress I'd chosen for the wedding. "Your going to look lovely." Kate said. "You're the one who's going to look stunning." I said. "She's right Kate." Pippa said.