Finding My Nightingale [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Chapter Five

Chapter five

I look up to see Prince William staring down on me.

"Of course not. I may be starving but I'm not an animal." I smirk.

"So he just gave them to you?"

"What are you doing over here?" I changed the subject.

"I'm heading home. What are you doing?"

"I'm sitting here enjoying the breeze." I lie. He narrowed his eyes and I look away.

"Well I'll be on my way then. Unless you want me to stay."

"No!" I cleared my throat. "No, I'm sure you've got prince duties." He snickers.

I roll my eyes, "how mature."

"Hey I may be the prince but I'm still another nineteen year old. Just like you."

"Ha! Cute and funny, someone stop him!" I glare at him. "You are nothing like me. You have servants to get you food I have to starve looking for scraps. Look, before you have my head cut off I've got to go. I'm sure Rosemarie is wondering where I'm at."

"Rosemarie?"

"Yes, she's my house keeper--" he raises his eyes at me. "I take care of her, she's sick. Dying even." I turn before he sees me cry.

"Hey," he says softly. "I'm sorry. Let me give you a ride. Hop on." I turn sharply and practically yelled, "I don't need your charity!" And run home crying.

I slam the door and hear a small voice. I walk into Rosemarie's room. "I'm sorry, I didn't wake you, did I?"

"No, honey. I was up reading my book."

"I bought some meat today. You get a good meal today." I pull the meat out and showed her.

"No! Did that ole Bill cheat you out?"

I sigh, "yeah but it's enough for you. Ill eat potato soup." I lied. I wasn't going to eat at all.

"How was your day, dear? You seem on edge."

"Good, met the Prince today."

"Oh? How did that go?"

"Oh, you know, stressful. I had John breathing down my back." I stood up and walked out to make her meal. I searched and searched for something to go with it. And finally in the very back of the cabinet I found a small potato not enough to share. I boil that and fry the meat.

After an hour or so I finish and serve it hot to Rosemarie with a glass of water. "It's hot now."

I watch her eat it while my stomach growled. "I can't stand it." She sighs.

"What is it Rosemarie?"

"I could hear your stomach all the way from China, eat something."

"I did I had the last of the potatoes. I'm fine. I just want you better Rosemarie. Are you finished?"

She nods and I take her plate and wish her a good night. I crawled into bed and listened to my stomach rumble in the night.

***

"Elena!" I heard the prince's voice. I groan inwardly as I walk towards the bakery Prince William stops in front of me. "Have lunch with me, there's a place I love to go when I don't eat at home."

"I'm sorry to decline, Prince, but I'm late for work."

"I already told John that you'd be with me."

My mouth dropped to the floor.

"You did what?!"

"I told him you'd be with me." He repeated. "Is that a problem?"

"Is that a problem?" I huffed. "There is a problem like oh I don't know; Why didn't you bother to ask me first if I want to eat with you instead of you assuming I would go with you?"

He looked at me confused, "what do you mean?"

"Well, you made plans for me to eat with you before you asked me. You're supposed to ask first. Don't you know that?!"

"Actually it didn't cross my mind." He smiles and it makes my heart melt. "So that's a yes then?" He hold his arm out and I reluctantly take it. He walks me to his horse. "Hope on."

I look at him like he didn't have a head. "You're crazy."

"What's wrong?"

"You don't expect me to get on that beast do you?"

"Well of course. Why not?"

"I could be thrown off! Very easily!"

He laughs at me and I cross my arms, "what's so funny?"

"Henry wouldn't harm a fly. He's the sweetest horse I've known. I promise he won't hurt you or throw you off." He jumps on and holds his hand out to me. I sigh heavily and take it and pull myself up.

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