The Low-Class Prince Charming

Chapter 6

"I must insist, Miss Sky, that out of all the days you could be late, this really is the last day you should be late," an agitated voice said.

Sky groaned as she listened to the voice of the forever nagging head maid from above her after several fruitless attempts to rouse her from her slumber, but knew she was right.

Even Sky wasn't stupid enough to be late on the first day back.

"I hear you," she mumbled into her pillow. "I'll be up in a minute."

"What was that, Miss Sky?"

"I said I hear you," Sky repeated, but louder this time. "I'll be up in a minute."

"Well, I apologise, but I clearly did not hear you. And I won't believe you're up in five minutes if you're not up right now," Karen stated, folding her arms and observing the almost lifeless girl.

Sky sighed and slowly sat up in her bed. "There. I'm up."

"There is a difference between sat up and actually up," said Karen, raising her eyebrows expectantly.

Sky let out a heavier sigh and stood up on her two feet. She shot Karen a look as if to say, Happy now?

Karen nodded as if in response to the unspoken question. "Very good. I will be back in five minutes so make sure you're ready by then."

"There's no need for you to come back."

"Oh, but I think there is. After all, I'm going to be the one who ends up in trouble, not you. Your school uniform is hanging over the chair, as usual," Karen responded, sending Sky a pointed look as she left the room and closed the door behind her; Sky sent her glares through the door.

"I'll show you," she muttered to herself. In a situation simply unheard of, Sky was into her school uniform and ready to leave within three minutes, a record for her. She exited her room and giggled to herself. "Have fun with your wasted journey."

With a hop, skip and a jump, she reached the bottom of the stairs and made her way directly towards the kitchen where the chef had already prepared her delicious breakfast; chef had to check twice to make sure he really had just seen Sky enter the kitchen.

"What a pleasure to see you this early in the morning," Chef mused as he finished dishing out the last of the breakfast.

"Don't you mean what a surprise?" Sky grabbed an apple pancake, eager to dig in. "I don't think even I expected myself to be up this early," she said with her mouth full.

"Manners, Miss Sky," Karen reminded Sky upon her entry to the kitchen. "It's rude to talk with a mouth full of food."

Sky shot a food-filled smile and Karen couldn't help but recoil a little, though she instantly regained her composure. "Remember, you have to take Mason to school this morning. And make sure you aren't late because he has his test this morning. He's waiting for you by the entrance."

Sky groaned but didn't let out any other complaint; she knew they had her in their palms with Mason, since any wrongdoing would be reported to her parents and she would have to deal with the consequences then.

Ugh. She hated him.

Without another word and a final apple pancake in her hand, she exited the kitchen and made her way towards the front door where Mason was sitting outside reading from a textbook once more. Upon her appearance, he quickly closed it and put it away, getting to his feet at the same time.

She regarded him coolly until he finally paid attention to her. "Remember," she started, for she wanted to make her next point clear. "I will not slow down. You'll have to keep up with me with your short legs because no one will slow down for you in life. So keep up."