P Is Silent.

chapter 13

C13: sad truth and hope

******Alexander *****

I stared at her sleeping figure. I was doing it for the ........I couldn't even count how many times I found my self standing on her door way, just staring at her for absolutely no reason, especially
after the stunt she pulled during the interview a couple of days ago. I wanted to hate her, to loath the ground she walked on but I couldn't, She just had something that pulled me towards her, I couldn't. ........I ....I just couldn't, women where all the same. Betrayal. ....betrayal was all they brought to you, make you think that they cared when they don't all of them,my mother did it so did Liza, and she....?...I ..... won't.

My phone vibrated from my jeans, jeans that she taught me how to wear. Looking at the caller id I answered. "Father" I called out, yes I did have a father,one I forgot to call and tell about why I was not home yet.
"Alexander, have you forgotten about your father?" He asked attempting to sound angry. The thing about my father was that we were polar opposite, while he was all smiles and jokes, I couldn't bring myself to smile. "No I did not forget." I told him.

"Then tell me,why are you not home, you know I had to pitch up and run your company while your lazy ass is on vacation"
He complained, I couldn't help but frown, my father could be dramatic when he wants to, heck he was dramatic all the time.

"Listen, I'm still in Cassavanna at the moment, won't you please run our  business while, I'm away?" I told him emphasising on the 'our' part because I swear sometimes he forgets. "Why are you staying there so long,is there a woman keeping you there?" I could feel his smile all the way from Capetown. Even though I did not want to tell him so, he was right a women was keeping me here, and countless times I would try and talk myself to just leave, Let her deal with all her royal drama, and at the end of the day, I still remained,  why? I don't even know myself. she was becoming a thorn on my butt. "Hello stop daydreaming while I'm talking to you, so when do I get to meet her?" He said with his always happy voice.

"Look Dad, it's not like that, I'm staying at the palace for some business, so I will talk to you later okay."I didn't even wait for his reply I dropped the call.

I continued to pace up and down, I did not want this...this feeling of excitement that I got from seeing her sleeping form or when she would throw tantrums about how uncomfortable she was in heels , or.....the moment I heard the screams, I rushed out of the door. The king and Queen left me kind of in charge along with Veronica, ofcause Adeline was not pleased about that, but still it wasn't her call to make.

When I rushed down the hall way, I speed walked to Adeline's room where the screaming came from." What is going on?" I asked the guard who stood by her door, unmoved by her screams." Well sir, the Princess asked me to wait outside her door, I'm sorry but I can not tell you anything, I gave the princess my word." I looked at the guy as if he was nuts, I wanted to punch him so badly, he wasn't that huge, infect he stood a few inches shorter than me. Ignoring the urge to kick his ass, I walked in to a sight I never thought I was ever going to see.

For as long as i have been here,which has been over a week now, Adeline seemed to be a strong headed female who abided by the rules, but there she was on her knees crying. Normally I wouldn't even do this kind of shit but I felt her pain, even though I had no idea what was bothering her, I could see that it really was hurting her, so without a second thought, I sat down and pulled her in for a hug.

Adeline cried some more, a few minutes later, Veronica came in." Ade...Ad...what's wrong?" She asked her sister who was still crying on my shoulder, At the sound of Veronica's voice, she moved away and hugged her sister as if her life depended on it. I watched Vero patting her sister's back to try and comfort her." D......D.....Duncan " she mumbled, at the mention of his name, I excused myself. They needed to have a sister to sister talk, so I gave them the privacy.

I waited for about 1 hour, I checked the time and it read 00:17, I couldn't sleep. When Vero finally got back ,she looked about ready to murder someone, and in that moment my body moved towards hers, and pulled her in for a hug. I seemed to be in a damn hugging mood. We stood there for a while before Vero let go and sat on the floor. "Duncan left her,well technically she left him after she found out he was married and had a child, another on the way" she told me, and for yet again unknown reason I sat next to her and listen.

"How could he, my sister loved him." She spat, her voice was breaking and I knew she was close to crying. That dreadful feeling hit me, my heart felt like it was wrapped in a plastic bag, I was suffocating.
" I can not even tell my dad, it will break his heart and he's busy, Alex what do I do?" Then she full out sobbed, I didn't know what to do, I've never had so many females crying in one night, heck I've never felt the need to comfort one at that, but here I was pulling her in for a hug, for the second time in one night.