My Royal Story

Chapter 4

A stepmom? Dad got remarried? When did this happen? I saw a figure in the doorway of the dining room. She was a younger woman with a slender body. She had curly red hair and gleaming brown eyes. She had a deep red smile on her gorgeous face. She looked very nice, but I didn't like her.

"Lily, meet Ramona, your stepmom."

Ramona walked over to me and shook my hand, "It's very nice to meet you Lily. You're father has told me so much about you, and I have just been so excited to get to know you!"

"It's nice to meet you too," I mumbled, what could Dad have told her, he wasn't present for half of my life!

Some butlers came in with lunch, but I wasn't hungry at all. "Lily, what would you like to eat?" Dad asked as food was set on the table.

"Actually, I'm not hungry."

"Lily, you have to eat something," he argued.

"Ben, she's learned so much new information today, I think she needs a break," Ramona said.

Dad sighed, "Alright, Luke, take Lily to her room."

"Yes sir!" Luke motioned for me to follow him.

I stood up and walked with him. We went up two flights of stairs to the third floor. While we walked down the hall I got a good look at him. He had warm brown eyes, his hair was sandy, he had large muscles. We stopped in front of a door. "This is your room," he said.

"Thanks Luke."

"Lily, if you need anything, I'll be there for you."

"Thanks, but it's fine."

"No, I'm your guard, that's my job."

I had my own guard? Please, I could protect myself, "Thanks, but I don't need a guard,"

Luke began rambling, "But it's my job, you don't know what goes around here! You need someone to-"

I opened the door.

I was shocked, my room was bigger than my whole camper back home. I walked into a sitting room with small, comfy chairs. There were tall windows with peach curtains. They gave me a nice view of a garden.

I was very pleased with my room. I began to relax and get comfy when I saw two more doors. I didn't know what they were for. I opened one to find a huge bathroom with a spa tub, a shower, a sink, and the toilet had its own room!

I went and opened the second door. Inside was a room with a large feather bed. It was so fluffy, I felt like I was on a cloud. There were two bedside tables, one had a lamp on it, the other had a lily vase on it. There was also a door to a balcony with a swing.

My room, no suite, was amazing. I couldn't believe it was all mine. How could Dad leave this life to be in the sixth caste?

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I sat on my love seat and looked outside at my view. It was much more amazing than the trailer park, with its yellow grass and dead trees all around it. I loved the green grass and flowers here.

I was in the daze until there was a knock on my door. I opened it and saw two maids. They looked at me and shook their heads. They dragged me into a room I didn't know existed, my walk-in closet.

It was between the bedroom and the bathroom. It had many dresses, shirts, skirts, shoes, hats, and a lot of jewelry inside. In a special drawer, there were three tiaras.

The maids grabbed a skirt and blouse and dragged me into the bathroom. They started a warm bath for me and poured many oils in. They began to strip my clothes. "Hey!" I yelled trying to hold on to my dirty shorts and tank top.

I heard doors click open and Luke ran into the bathroom and saw me half naked. He just sat there in shock. I screamed for him to get out. "Sorry!" He yelled as he ran out.

The maids looked at me with ashamed faces, "Sorry Miss."

"Please call me Lily."

"Alright, Lily. Please let us help you, you won't be able to be fully clean without us."

"I can do this by myself!"

"Lily, we are just trying to help!" Their faces were very upset.

"Fine, but can I at least get in the tub without people watching my every move?"

"Yes, Lily," the smaller maid said as they both walked into my closet.

I stripped of my clothes and stepped into the warm tub. It smelled of lavender, vanilla, and roses. It had been a very long time since I had taken a bath.

The maids walked in and began scrubbing my body with soaps. Brown water ran down my body into the bubbly water.

The maids put a hair soap into my hair and scrubbed it in. Bubbles framed my face as they put my head under the faucet. Warm water rinsed my hair off as the maids massaged the bubbles out of my hair.

By the time my bath was done, the water was a dark brown. It no longer smelled sweet, but like a swamp.

I dried myself with a fluffy towel. I smelled sweet. I looked into the mirror and noticed that I had freckles. I never noticed until now.

The maids gave me a robe to change into, it was even fluffier than the towel! They sat me down in a chair and combed out my blonde hair. The maids dried and curled it and they pinned my bangs back. They put a light amount of makeup on me since I was only sixteen.

They dressed me in a black knee-length skirt, pantyhose, a white blouse, and black flats. We tried heels, but I couldn't walk in them. My maids, finished dressing me by dinner.