♔Afterwards: Falling For Aspen♔✔️

Chapter 14: My Past(1/2)

Thanks so much to WeirdSillyJustMe! She gave me some wonderful ideas!

~~~Kriss Point of View~~~

I quietly walk to my room close to 11:00om at night after the party welcoming Princess Nicoletta. A few minutes ago, I was talking with my spy in the Royal Library who does some of the inside jobs in the palace when I need him to. Sometimes he can be a nuisance, but he also can be very helpful. I don't want to loose him. He's the only one left on whom I love. I have no one else left.

I barely remember my mom because I lost her when I was seven years old. The only thing I have is a picture of her, and knowing her name, Lyla Ambers.

I was nine years old when I had lost almost everything except him.

10 years ago...

"Papa! Catch us!" I yelled then giggled. I remembered it like it was yesterday. My father, my older brother, and I were playing cat and mouse. My father would always play the cat, while my brother and I played the mice. Whoever is the cat, would have to try and catch whoever is or are the mouse/mice. We were in our backyard that day as well.

My papa caught me by hugging me and picking me up while my brother stood next to us and smiled while hugging papa as well.

"You caught me papa! You win!" I exclaimed, my face showing pure happiness of a young child.

"It's seems I did! Now, let's all go inside to get lunch!" papa explained then put me down.

"Yay! Lunch! I love it so much!" I said happily then ran into the house with my brother and papa following behind me.

I was already sitting at the table, hands folded on top, legs swinging, wiht a happy smile. My dear brother sat next to me while papa went into the kitchen to get the food. He came out with turkey sandwiches, fruit, lemonade, and chocolate chip cookies. He put all of our food on the plates for us. Once he placed the cookie on my plate, I immediately ate it while my brother ate his sandwich.

Papa smiled and said, "Well aren't you a little cookie monster!"

I giggled and nodded my head vigorously. Even though cookie monster is a very old character from many years ago, my dad read me those stories about him eating and loving cookies so much. I loved those stories and that silly looking blue monster that looked happy at the sight of cookies.

We we about 10 minutes into lunch until we heard a knock on our door.

"Mr. Ambers." a deep and stern voice said. Papa looked like he knew who that was because his face immediately changed into a serious expression.

"I'll be right back kids. Keep eating while I'm gone." Papa explained then left the dinning room to the front of the house.

"Kay kay papa!" I giggled. I looked at my brother and he just put his sandwich down and stared at his food, not touching it. It looked like he was upset. Maybe he knew who the people were at the door?

I felt confused. Like almost any other young child, I just shrugged it off and continued eating. I couldn't make out much of the conversation because I was too focused on eating. My brother seem to know. Papa came back in about 10 minutes later with a white envelope.

"Papa, what's that?" I asked curiously.

"Nothing sweetheart. It's just mail from the mailman and we had a little talk." Papa responded. I looked over to my brother again and he seemed to be in deep thought. Papa went upstairs and when he came back down, there was no letter. I guess he put that up. He sat back down and we started eating again, but mostly in silent. Sometimes I would say something and papa would reply back while brother just picked at his food until lunch ended.

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A week had passed since my brother started acting weird and my father got that note. It's currently morning time and we are all sitting at the table eating breakfast. I'm happily  eating eggs with toast and strawberry jelly, my favorite jelly. My older brother seems to be eating normally, but silent while papa read the morning papers. In a few weeks, it will be my mother's death anniversary and birthday.

My mom, Lyla Ambers, died when I was 7 old and when she was 29. Papa was 31, brother was 11. I was told mother died from the cause of a heart attack. The doctors said there was really no reason she should of had one, but's it's possible to have one out of the blue.

Mother had beautiful strawberry blond hair with bold green eyes. I resemble papa and my brother resembles mother. Papa became very sad, but he tried to stay positive for me and my brother. At my age, we sometimes wonder why some people leave us. We're just learning why certain things happen and sometimes our little brains can't process all of it at once.

While eating papa said, "I'll be gone for some time because of business purposes. I don't know how long, but I'll be gone quite long. I'll be leaving in one week. Alexander, I trust you to take care of your little sister while I'm gone. If you need anything, the Bayars are just a few houses down on the right."

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Alexander sighed.

"Good. You understand right Kriss?" Papa asked.

"Yep!" I said. "You'll be home when you're done right?"

"Yes. I'll be gone for a long time, but please behave for your brother while I'm gone." Papa explained. "I'll be heading out for some aarons for you guys tomorrow so I'll be home by dinner. You guys can make sandwiches for lunch while I'm gone tomorrow."

"Kay!" I exclaimed. The rest of the day went by normal and my brother Alexander just stayed silent.

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I stopped thinking about my past, for now, because it was already 1:00 am the next day. Tears started streaming down my face. I will get revenge for my father's death. The royal family better watch out, especially America. You will feel the pain that I have felt. My father shouldn't have died, but he did. All because of one order from the king himself, who still reigns to this day.

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