The Queen's Biggest Mistake

3. Royal Party

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

-Chinese Proverb

Chapter 3

So I told Agent Eve the whole story, except for the part where I longed for McAkiro Morgan in the car like a weak needy girl. I was Queen Laura Callisha Safronov. I was not weak, I was not needy... until he came and crashed my boundaries.

"So it means that the Morgan took the bait, your majesty? It means they took the sound-proof bag and—wait, what was very special with that bag?" She asked, I knew she already knew the answer but she wanted confirmation.

"Tomorrow, we will receive the very good news that a bomb exploded on the face of the prince of Morgan."

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"Different colors of urine: Straw, light yellow, yellow, dark yellow and amber. Consistency of urine: Hazy, slightly turbid and turbid—"

Someone knocked on my door, forcing me to stop reading my chemistry book.

"Come in." I said as I flipped a page. The sound of the flipping paper echoed in the whole office.

The door quickly snapped open and a beaming Erika went inside, carrying a tray.

"Good morning, your majesty." She beamed and bowed down, almost dropping the bowl of soup on the tray.

"Good morning Erika."

Erika was the head cook of the palace. Slightly chubby girl with an average height, she was sweet and a bit sensitive. She had a boyfriend who was working as a seaman, so they barely saw each other. And sometimes she was... over enthusiastic.

"Dinalhan ko po kayo ng pagkain, kamahalan!" Patili niyang sabi.

"You don't have to—"

"Hep!" She gently put the bowl on my table. "Madalas po kayong malipasan ng gutom at laging babad sa trabaho. Eto po, kainin niyo itong tomato soup. May Vitamin C, potassium, folate at vitamin K yan mahal na reyna, makakatulong din yan para hindi kayo magkaroon ng heart disease at cancer."

Warmth and appreciation covered my heart. These small things, made me want to cry in joy. Ruling a palace might be a difficult task, but my people were here for me. Showing me how much they loved me and cared for me. These small thing, took a big place in my heart.

"Hindi ka na sana nag-abala. Alam kong marami kang ginagawa sa kusina." Ngiti ko habang isinantabi ko muna ang binabasa ko upang kumain ng hinanda ni Erika.

"How can I cook to feed your people when the queen herself is starving? Don't worry about me, your highness. I made sure that the tomatoes I used in that soup are fresh."

My heart swelled with love. I was deeply touched. "Oh, Erika thank you really—"

"Oh! It's nothing your highness!" She exaggeratedly flipped her hair. "I still have to cook 5 dishes, and 3 desserts for our hundred agents but I still managed to cook your tomato soup. Really, it's nothing."

"Oh Erika, that's so sweet of yo—"

"Wala yun, ano ba mahal na reyna. Napaso lang naman po yung kamay ko habang niluluto ko iyan. Sumakit nga po yung balakang ko kakahanap ng kamatis sa hardin at pinagkakagat na ko ng mga lamok pero huwag po kayong mag-alala Queen Callisha, hayaan niyo na po ako. Okay lang po iyon." Tsaka siya ngumiti.

"You don't have to do that, Er—"

"Aray! Gutom na ko!" Hinagod niya ang kaniyang tiyan na para bang gutom na gutom na siya. "Gutom na gutom na ko pero inuna ko munang ipagluto kayo mahal na reyna. Kaya nako, Queen Callisha huwag po kayong masyadong magpasalamat sa'kin. Okay lang po talaga ako."