LWP 4

Chapter 5

Walking into the prince's room, I stood as tall as I could. Which wasn't very much. I'm only about 5 foot. But still, I had to make sure I didn't screw up this time. Like I'd done so many times in the past. I almost had it too! But then...

"Max?"

I jumped at the prince's voice and spilled the food all over the floor. "Oh no! Ah'm sorry! Ah am so sorry!"

He got off his bed and knelt down by me, picking up some of the food. I didn't understand.

"Relax," he said. I must have looked scared and I mentally kicked myself again. "I'll help you. No need to worry."

"Y-You're not angry?"

The prince put a hand on my shoulder. It was warm and comforting. "Why would I be mad? I just startled you. I should be the one who's sorry. That's why I'm helping you."

"But Mom said-"

He interrupted me, "Your mum is cruel. And you shouldn't listen to her or let her hurt you the way she does."

I froze. It had come out of nowhere and I wasn't aware he knew about it. I also didn't know how to respond.

He sighed and put the tray on a desk then held a helping hand out to me. "Here. Show me where your room is. I need to talk to your mother."

Should I? Well, I didn't have a choice. He was the prince. I took his hand and he helped me stand up.

"I-It's just over here." Here it goes...

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Toast

She lead me to a small chamber. Well, small compared to the rest of the palace. I opened the door, knowing how scared Max was of her mum. That's why I hated Lisa so much. She made Max scared. She didn't physically show it of course but I knew for a fact that she was scared. When I nudged Max inside, she hesitated.

"In or out, you dumb***!" It was her mum.

I was fueled with anger and I almost pushed Max inside to get through. "What did you just say?!"
Admittedly, I did enjoy the feeling of power and authority over her. I might have basked in it but I knew I had a job to do. "I know what you do to Max and I won't allow it!"

"Oh shut up," she seemed to mock me in her posture.

Now that I could use. She just told off a royal family member. "Max," I directed calmly to her so as not to scare her, "Go get the queen if you please."

She nodded frantically and ran off, eager to leave her chamber.

I turned back to Lisa. "Now, you know that what you just did was terribly wrong."

She gave me a snotty look. "What the **** did I do? B****, you don't even know what you're doing!"

"I know exactly what I'm doing. Holding back."

In that moment, Grandmother and Max rushed in.

Grandmother was stern. As Max would say, she wasn't having it. "Lisa Crowell, I don't want to seem cruel but-"

"Get out of here, Cruella Deville." Lisa insulted.

Oh dear. Now she was in for it. Grandmother's eyes flamed. "Fired! All four of you arefired!"