Chasing my PRINCE

The truth

(Flashback)

Narrator's Pov

Camilla waits for Dolly in the place where they first met. When Dolly finally came, she welcomed her with a warm embrace. She's glad and thankful for the generosity of Dolly.

"I'll bring you to my house if you want" Camilla invited her, so that she can introduce Dolly to her mother. But she refused because she needs to go home right away, Rushtons will look for her if she'll be coming home late.

"Here's the money" She handed Camilla an envelope where the money are being sealed.

Camilla cries infront of her. Dolly was bemused, she sees Hya on the character of Camilla; her voice, the way she cry and most of all her face. She miss Hya so much and it breaks her heart whenever she thinks of what has happened to her. After lending Milla the money, she left and went back home.

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Camilla's Pov

"Mother! let's go to the hospital!" I pack my mother's stuff and prepares the medical documents for her operation.

"I don't want to stay there"

I can't let her decide now, what's important is her health. All the bags are packed and we're now going to the hospital. I fastened her arms around me while I'm holding it and the other on her waist. I exert so much force to bring her outside our house. We wait for the bus going to the near hospital in the town next to our village.

It takes thirty minutes before the next bus came. When it stopped, I ask for help from the conductor and he gave my mother a lift inside the bus.

"Thank you Mr." I says. He furrowed his eyebrow, just like I said the wrong word.

"Any problem?" I inquired.

"You look familiar. Do you really live here?" Isn't it obvious? that's why we're here because I live here. Maybe I just look like someone he knows.

"Yes" I answer.

"Nevermind" he replied.

My mother fell asleep, I'm happy that someone like Dolly who's not related to us still helped me and my mother. Her child must be proud of her.

When the bus stopped, I glare outside and yeah we're here infront of the hospital. The conductor of the bus calls for a stretcher in the hospital and they laid my mother there and brought her inside going to the emergency room.

Before the operation, I talked to the doctor, he makes sure that we have the money to pay for the bill. It annoys me as I've realized how money can save and kill people. This world is too expensive for a poor person like me, money can buy everything.

"Camilla.." she's calling me. I came to her and held her hand. You need to be strong mother.

"Where did you get money for my operation?" Shall I tell her? the last time she heard Dolly's name, it made her worried and afraid. She didn't tell me why, I felt something strange and then she advised me to not meeting her again. But Dolly is a good person and she never hesitate when she helped me.

"Ms. Rushton"

her eyes are widen and her face became more pale than usual. Why? I don't understand why she reacts that way.

The doctor calls me and told me to wait outside, I went out from the operation room, praying for a successful operation of my mother.

I'm about to sit on the chair but someone calls me.

"Dolly?"

"Can I talk to you?" I agreed and we went to the cafeteria of the hospital and she treat me some delicious foods, I can't help myself to eat alot since I'm really starving and have not eaten for hours.

"Camilla" she utters. I moan to answer her call, I'm really busy eating that's why I can't focus my eyes on her. It's my first time to eat these foods; pizza, a slice of cake, pasta and coffee. Wow! it's like I won the lottery.

"You don't have to pay me money, just owe me a favor" I immediately stop as I heard what she says. For real? she's just asking for favor in exchange of the money she gave to me?

I stare at her for a moment.

"Are you serious? That's thousand bucks, yet you just want me to owe you favor?" I responded. She bow her head and her tears fell. Hey? Why are you crying?

"Because this favor I want you to do for me is quite hard and..."

"I'm doing it! I don't care if it is difficult or hard to do but I'm doing it! You're saving my mother's life and I'll do everything just to pay for your kindness. Now.. what's that favor you want me to do?"

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The operation was successful! my mother is now having bed rest and I'm now waiting for her to wake up. But.. I can't help to think about Dolly's favor. She told me everything, about Hya and how she died. And I absolutely look like her. I don't know how it happened but I can't still decide if I'll accept what she wants me to do.. to pretend that I'm Hya.

I fell asleep because of too much thinking, the hand of my mother touches my head. She awake!

"Mother!"

"Stay away from her" who? why she's saying this to me?

"Stay away from Rushtons" she utters. I don't understand why she doesn't like Dolly. I'm so confuse now.

"Why?! she save you life" I fussed.

Her tears stream on her face. Why mother? Do I need to know something?

"Tell me, is there something I don't know?" she's not responding. My feelings and thoughts that there is something she hides from me became firm when she didn't answer my question.

"Tell me... please.." I cry infront of her.

"I-I'm not...your mother Camilla" w-what does she mean she's not my mother? No, she must be kidding!

"You belong to Rushton family" I stop weeping when she spoke again.

"What are you talking about? you're my mother! w-what are you saying?!" I cried and run away!