The Facts of Becoming a Princess

CHAPTER 15: Questions and Answer

CHAPTER 15: Questions and Answer

Edvard:

9:00PM

The Old English Pub

Copenhagen, Denmark

What's wrong with me?

It was the biggest question that always pops in my mind whenever I see that girl or whenever I hear her name. Why I get excited for the afternoon's press conference and why the hell did I get disappointed when I heard from Molly that Annelise wasn't preparing herself for it and was in Andreas room? Why? Seriously and honestly speaking, I really didn't know the answers.

I was sitting in front of the bar tender, holding a swing glass of Johnnie Walker Blue Label and was starting to feel the alcohol in my body when a lady sat beside me and ordered the same drink.

"Hi! Waiting for someone?"

I didn't mind her as if no one was talking beside me. I just lifted the glass and drank the liquor then asked the bartender to give me another one of it. No, I asked him to give me the bottle for I really wanted to stop thinking about everything.

"Wait, are.... you.. the Crown Prince of Denmark? Prince... Edvard Henriksen?!"

Still I pretended I didn't hear anything and just continued drinking. The way she talks was obviously not Danish that was why she needed to confirm if I am the Prince or not. I was holding the bottle when she suddenly held my hand so that was the time I got to see her from head to toe and then to her face. She was indeed lovely and gorgeous, very pretty on her expensive dress and it compliments her long black curly hair. Her eyes were hazel and her skin was so smooth. I assumed she was a model who just traveled in Denmark for a project. She was smiling at me, flirtatiously.

"Are you flirting me?"

"What do you think?"

"I'm not interested."

"Am I not beautiful to you?"

"Look, just seduce anyone here except me okay? Yes you were right, I am Prince Edvard Henriksen and I am already engaged."

What did I say? I just blurted out I am engaged, right? Her face turned red as if she was embarrassed by what I said. She just raised her eyebrow, turned her back and walked away from me. What was really wrong with me? I used to mingle with such beautiful lady like her in a place like where I was. I called for the chauffeur to park the car in front for I am about to leave the place. Molly came near and asked for the bill, he took out his wallet and gave the bartender the payment that is worth more than I had order then left chasing after me. Without looking at him, I knew he did it for he was always like that whenever I went out alone in a bar because it was like a bribe for the person to not talk to anyone about what he just heard and saw.

I was sitting on the back seat remembering the moment I saw that morning. I felt someone hit me in my chest after seeing Annelise inside my cousin's room checking Andrea's stuff. She will never realize I was standing behind her when I didn't start talking because she was very amused and busy. Her beautiful morning dress which was actually good on her was torn and I guess she did it for Andreas but why? Why was she like that? What's with my cousin that she would run to his side and would totally forget about the important event for the Royal Family. For heavens sake, Andreas was just drunk! What more if it was a serious illness?

And the framed picture she was holding... it was very familiar to me. I thought of when did I ever see it and why I had the feeling it was connected to me recently. I tried to think about it ten times until I figured it out that it was the framed picture Andreas was hiding from me on the day he came back to the Palace and I barged in his room. So that was it. That was why he didn't want me to see it because it was him with Annelise. He didn't want me to know that he knew Annelise from the very start, that he was a good friend of hers and that... and that.. i was figuring he was having a special feeling for her, an unexplainable feeling of a guy towards a girl... like more than just a friend?