Me, The Princess And The Queen

Chapter VIII - THE JOURNEY

Its been a week after the announcement, a week after someone from the palace gave me the invitation, but until now I still don't wanna go but do I have a choice, the palace were waiting for me, my mom was pushing me same as for my brother. So what do I need to do?

All the necessary forms were already in our house for me to sign, I've been to a lot of briefing and orientation just to prepare me, gown and dress already made so when I finally entered the palace I'll have all the necessary things I need.

But what people don't know is that I really don't want to go. Whay people saw was a young girl excited to be with her prince but deep inside there a battle of emotion going on inside her.

"My lady, are you ready?" My guard asked me.

"I'm not, but do I have a choice?" I asked the guard even thou I know that he won't answer after all.

But I'm wrong to asume, "Yes mi'lady, you have a choice, you just need to do that choice."

But I cant stay, everybody is pushing me away, that's the only option that I have.

And with that, we started our journey, my journey to become the next princess of Asia, but I doubt that I'm gonna be what they looking for, there's no princess in me, there's no royalty inside me, so maybe what I can do is to make them pay for forcing me to do something that I don't want to do. All hell will break loose, that's for sure.

During our ride from my house to the airport, I saw a few reporters and media personalities but I'm not interested in them, what I saw was the poverty, the hungry children in the street, the beggars asking for a piece of bread. I know that before I didn't notice that, but now, I have the time to notice and look thru things in different perspective and its hard to believe that I've been a passive citizen of Asia, I've done nothing to help them. But maybe, I can do something now that I'm going to the palace, not as a princess of course, I still don't want to be one, but I need to help my people.

When my private jet arrive at the Manila Express I was surprised with the number of people waiting, I can't believe with what I'm seeing.. Almost the entire ground of the express is full of people and when they saw me, a loud cheer was heared also lots of banner with my pictures and name, actually I was overwhelmed by the sight.

On the actual reception hall of the express, there is a room reserve for the press conference of my arrival and I was lead by my guard, "mi'lady before we bring you to the palace there is a presscon that you need toal attend first. But I'm warning you, not all is happy with the decision of the Prince and the outcome of the selection. They say that it's stage or rather manipulated by the palace, so, a piece of advice, you are now the unofficial extension of the royal family, what ever you say and do everybody will be watching, so be careful of you'll say there." Explained by my guard.

"What is your name, I believe I'm too lazy to even ask for your name," I asked him

"You can call me smith, mi'lady" he answered

"Smith, thank you." I said to him, but I also said "don't worry smith, I know what I need to do, what I need to say and not to say, even thou I was force in this situation, maybe I can use what my many, many trainings and extra classes, I think you know what i mean to say."

"Yes mi'lady, I know what you mean."

Before I walk to the podium to start the presscon I look back and said, "smith, call me Rich, stop the mi'lady thing".

"As you wish, Rich"

And upon standing infront of the podium, infront of the camera, infront of the thousand watching there and millions in their houses and work place, in Asia itself and maybe the whole world, I know deep inside me, even thou I didn't want or wish for this, I know that my journey already start and everybody is with me all along the way.