The Duchess [3]

2

Serayah

I woke up to rafa's huge brown eyes looking at me."Sera you have to get ready.You have to address the public in thirty minutes.I got your styling team to set up in one of the guest bedroom in the vip ward."And with that I sat up from the bed and took one look at neymar."What time is it?"I ask "Um time for you to hurry up."She answers with voice lace with sarcasm.In that note I look longingly at neymar before rafa again cleared he rthroat and I had to force myself out of the room.

I don't want to do this.I never expected I have to do this in my years of living.

As zar put on the rose pin (a symbol of mourning when the country is at lowest) I was ready to go.The knock on my door by wildof is my cue and with shaky hands and a goodluck hug (or more like a stay strong hug) from zar I left the room.

The moment I walked towards the podium.The flashes just came like never before.It took it a few minutes for the press to calm down and soon the room is just silent.I look at the paper on my hands written by a speech writer from the castle.But hey I'm serayah and I'm an infamous freelance speech editor.I looked at the paper again before looking up.

"Hello"My voice guarded and cold."Yesterday we watched our beloved ruler through the glass of our tv screens attending his duties-doing what should be done.He delivered his speech with grace and shared a side of him that most of his people do not see.He cracks joke and smiled.But all that turned to horror in a matter of minutes.He got shot."My cold voice broke a little as I gulped and cleared my voice.

"Right infront of our eyes we have watched him fall lifelessly to the ground.And in a matter of minutes trau had turn from peaceful to chaotic.Nobody knew what was going to happened-Nobody knew what was happening.And at that moment we are again at our weakest point."Not even once did I stuttered as I spoke loud and clear.

"And it with this that I would love to share a quote that seems so fitting for our country today I quote 'There are only two days in the year that nothing could be done.One is called yesterday and the other is called tommorow,so today is the right day to love, believe,do and mostly live.'"I spoke with confidence.

"With that said I shall remind our country that this act of terror-is not something we shall respond with hatred but we shall respond to this with the help of the almighty with kindness and with the purest of our hearts.We shall value our strength within each other.We shall not be separated by terror.We are one.A nation.A country.A family.No matter our faith.No matter which god we believe in.No mater the color of our skin.No matter what race we are.It is at this time and at this moment that our country needs us to be one.Trau needs to be one."I stopped and chose  my next words carefully.

"We need to fight for our country so that nothing could come and take us away from our freedom.We shall not let weakness be a reason for enemies to take us down.We shall fight and we shall stand with the sun.Because right now I know there is nothing else that neymar would have want than his people defending their land from unworthy people."I spoke with fire in my eyes as I thought of all what the enemies have done to the people of trau as well as to my family.

"Neymar shall see another light of day with bright smiles again but for now shall we pray for his recovery as he have always prayed for our safety."And with that I smiled and claps were heard from the room.I walked off the podium and wildof gave me a small smile and helped out of the room.

"The message you gave-the speech that was just what our country needed, reassurance and you gave them that.You truly are the mother of this country."Wildof complemented as I smile in response.But there is nothing more than I want than to be with neymar again.

I walked into one of the private rooms and immediately I had to rush to the bathroom.I washed my hands before letting out a sigh.It feels better to reassure someone else but it feels so difficult to reassure your own self.