Cinderella's Locket

Chapter 6: A Man to Man Talk

{Kaleb Knight}

"Come on. I'll bring you home now." I told Camille.  I'm working on what I'll be telling her dad.  I've never liked talking to her dad.  He looks so strict, so cruel but Camille keeps on telling me that he's the opposite of what he looks.  His eyes are always furrowed when he sees me as if I did something wrong to him or to Camille but when he talks to me, he sounds really welcoming which made me relax a bit.

Camille's actually my first girlfriend.  Funny for a prince right?  Having his first girlfriend just on the age of sixteen when most princes already have theirs as young as eight years old.  My father, Kirsten Knight told me not to have a girlfriend unless if I truly love her and if I plan to treat her right.  He also told me that girls aren't toys that I can play with, they also have feelings that can shutter.  Yeah, I listened to him, I know it's ironic for a prince but I'm not regretting that I did that.  It makes me well known for integrity and not for a girl smasher.

Camille's dad knows how I value integrity so yeah, he allowed Camille to have a boyfriend.  She told me that her dad doesn't allow her to have a boyfriend during high school.  Oh, I'm so charming.  Hahaha, just kidding.

I am now standing in front of her dad, I'm trying to sink everything in, like the fact that I'm the one who volunteered to talk to him.

"So what do you want to tell me?" he asked, crossing his arms.

"Uh.. Can it just be the two of us?" I said, glancing at Camille who's standing beside me.

"Sure. Camille, you may leave us now."

I watched Camille walk out the door and looked back at her dad.  Her dad nodded at the plush coach, telling me to sit while he sat on the other one across this coach.

"Well?" he raised his brows.

"I need to tell you something that's really confidential."

He just nodded, leaving me hanging.

"I am the prince of this island and I'm planning to marry your daughter after college."

This time his facial expression changed and started to laugh at me.  His face turned bright red, "Seriously? A prince?"

"Yes sir."

"Nice act, Kaleb."

"Uh.. Sir, I'm pretty serious here."

He furrowed his brows, "Wow. I doubt."

"Please think about it sir."

He just nodded and shooed me away.  Camille's father is my father's head assistant actually.  I wonder if I can ask my dad to tell him about it but I doubt.

I clicked the door shut and found Camille staring at me.  What did you tell him?  That's what her expression is telling me.  I just shrugged my shoulders, "Secret."

"How dare you hide a secret from me?!" she shouted.

"It's a guy thing."

"Fine." then she scurried off.  I went out to their front yard, a wishing fountain was standing in front of me.  Oh mother of luck, hope you change her dad's mind.  I can't lose Camille to anyone.  My dad said that I should find a wife soon or he'll arrange a marriage and I don't want that.  I threw a hallar coin, it's like dollar except in our currency.  I called Sparkle and went home, hoping that I won't sulk on this anymore.

I landed on the unipad on the roof.  I told Sparkle to go to her stables (a luxurious one) and she just followed my orders, knowing that I have an unsual problem.  I went down using the escalator and went to see my dad.

"Dad?"

"Yes son?"

"Can I have a minute?"

"Sure."  I entered his office and found him sitting behind the desk.

"I found her."

"Who?"

"Camille."

"My head assistant's daughter?"

"Yes."

"How quaint. I'm not sure about that. I actually found this girl, hoping you would like her."

"What?! I thought we agreed on-"  He raised his hand to cut me off.

"Why don't you just try it out?"

"No way. I love Camille, why would I leave her for a girl I don't know?"

"Because this girl is better than Camille!"

"No one will be better than her."

"You have an appointment with that girl tomorrow."

"Fine." I rolled my eyes and walked out the door.  I'm bringing Camille to that appointment and no one's going to stop me.