Joey's pov
I cant believe today's the day. The day where I finally get to go see hope after 11 years. I haven't been able to see her ever since that night my mom ran away from home because what had happened. My father band not only her but the rest of the forest so i couldn't even go to the forest. At least this is what my dad thinks.
In my honest version i actually have been seeing hope for the past 11 years just not during the day. I usually go there very often. So first i tell my father goodnight then head off my bedroom. Then after that i sneak out of the window that use to be my mothers what so they call the "Witches library." Which is the tallest room out of the whole castle. Next i grab one of my horses Crystal and run into the forest and there i meet Hope and her other "Flower Friends" i called them. I really liked Hope but not in the love "relationship" way. I never really did with any other girl. Even the princesses that my father gives me to marry but i declined all of them because i really never had a special connection with any of them. Anyway I usually finish playing with hope and her "Flower friends" once the moon is above because I really love playing with hope and them, but i try not to stay to late so in the morning i'm not so tired.
So that's whats been happening for the past 11 years lately. But now i can go into the woods without having to sneak out of my Rapunzel tower that my father moved me in. I always ask why my own dad would put me in the worst room there is. All he says is that i am very different than any other person in this kingdom and that i could be very dangerous. What ever that means i always tell him. All i want to do is actually find my mother and make things right. But my father always told me that i'm not ready. Again what does that supposed to mean.
I finally have the urge to go ask my father to go to the village for the first time. Since i'm "royal" its kind of not normal for a prince to be going out into the village, but i was just so happy today i finally felt free alive heck i even felt like running around the forest screaming I'M ALIVE I'M ALIVE. but i'm not going to.
"NO" my dad says to me. "But why not father, i mean you have practically kept me in this castle for all my life. Does it hurt for me just to leave the kingdom for a while?" "YES IT DOES",he yelled back. "Joey you have no idea what is going on right now and i'm not tending for you to find out now especially when your not ready." "READY FOR WHAT, TO LEAVE YOU FOR JUST A DAY." "I mean Nicole gets to out to village all the time and tells me how awesome it is there and all the loving peasants there and its not fair for you to keep me here like a prisoner" "NO JOSEPH,NO" "HUGH" i say in a loud voice. I quickly walk up to my room and slam the door shut. I fall on to my bed and think. Hmm what if i just sneak into the village. NO JOEY NO you cant do that if you ever get caught father will never ever ever let you leave. But i have to this is my only time i can leave this castle before i become the next king. "WAIT THE NEXT KING" i yell at myself out loud and quickly open my window and start climbing down. This is it. this is finally it. 11 years later and i'm actually leaving the castle but just for the day. i kept reassuring myself hoping that Today will go ok.
