Prison Of Perfection

Part 3

'TURN AROUND SLOWLY' My limbs went stiff with fear. I slowly turned around to see Gordon, head of the guards. It was obvious what happened, we were having so much fun we forgot what time it was and of course he didn't recognise me from the back as I've never been in anything not pink before. I've never seen anyone look so shocked before. 'Princess, my absolute most humble apologies, but you should not be out of the castle this late!' he looked me up and down 'And you are not wearing any form of pink! Sorry your majesty, I'm going to have to inform your father, now if you would come with me'. My heart started to race. 'No! Please don't, he'll kill me, please Gordon' 'Princess dont make this difficult, please come with me' 'No, you dont get it!' I started to run to the castle away from him, I had enough of people bossing me around for today. It looked like the boys got away in time but i dont know about Larry. I ran towards the door where there were two guards blocking it, as i approached it i heard Gordon shout 'stop her!' The guards put there arms out blocking my entrance. Gordon eventually caught up with me. 'Cordelia please, stop being childish'. He grabbed my wrist and led me outside my fathers room. He rang this emergency bell which is to only wake father in emergency occasions. He came to the door in a gold robe and looked at Gordon in a harsh way. This better be impor - who is this child?' He couldn't recognise me with my face covered in dirt and being in a boys uniform. 'Why sir, it's Cordelia'. 

Fathers head snapped at me, he's face turning red with rage. He then looked at the floor and exhaled loudly. 'Gordon you are dismissed and thank you for informing me.' He nodded then left. 'And as for you young lady, your coming with me'. He grabbed my wrist violently and led me off to the nearest visitors room.

'SIT DOWN!'

'Yes father'

'Cordelia how- why would you do this'

'Father, I'm sorry but-'

'Do you have any idea how many rules you just broke?'

'I know but-'

'And look at you! Your filthy and covered in mud - and you stole one of my boy's uniform!'

'Stole it? Father I didn't-'

'I have never known in all my life a princess, old enough to know better, act in such a way'

'It wasn't-'

'Cordelia, I can't even-'

'FATHER PLEASE JUST LISTEN TO ME!'

'...'

'For once in my life I just wanted to know what it'd be like to have fun and spend some time with my brothers like a normal person. And if I asked you if I could play polo or even just mess about with them, not in a hundred years would you say yes. We had so much fun together, we finally had a chance to be kids.'

'Cordelia I-'

'I love you father and I love my brothers but I can't live like this, I can't live in a world where I can't be myself. I-I just can't'

I buried my head in my lap and started to get upset for the first time in years. I felt like I wanted to just die there and then when father walked over to me and knelt down. He held my hands and looked up at me. 'Cordelia, I hate to see you upset more than anything and if I could change the rules for you I would do it in a second but I just- I just can't'. I looked back at him through watery eyes. 'But that's the thing dad, you can'. I pulled my hands away from his and ran to my room.