The Crown Heirs

Prologue

I was at school during that time. The day where everything changes, my life changes like a blink of an eye.

I am only ten years old, in the playground of my old grade school when the castle guards came rushing to our compound searching for someone in particular. A well-built man came towards me with a photograph in hand. His eyes lit up when he saw that the little girl in the picture was me. He holds my hands firmly with another guard holding my backpack and led me outside the school and towards a black car with the flag of the kingdom near the two headlights. Although I am scared, I didnt let them see it because my mom told me that I should be brave even if Im scared in the inside.

We drove to the castle in like fifteen minutes. Once the car comes to a complete stop, the same guard a while ago escorted me inside the castle. What shocked me the most was the scene before me.

My mom, Tara Janks is crying. Queen Allyssa is also crying beside King John with Prince James, the first child of the King and Queen. The second child was already dead, that's according to my mother.

"Oh my daughter!" Queen Allyssa sobbed, while hugging me tightly into her arms. The Prince continued to soothe her. "I have waited for so long."  The queen continued to sob still hugging me.

I turned around to see my mom, trying to keep her sobs. I remove myself from the queen and ran to my mother's arms.

"Mother, what's happening here?" I asked and she only hugged me once more and gave me a leather-covered notebook.

"Read this when you think that you are ready." she said while stroking some hair that fell to my face. "And you have to promise me that you will be a good daughter to the King and Queen and a careful sister to the young prince." She said and I nod as an answer.

"Why mother?" I asked her and keeping my grip into her arms as tight as I could. When she didnt answer, I voiced out the things thats running in my head.  "I dont understand! Why should I be a daughter to the King and Queen?!" and then I started to cry,  losing my very tight grip onto her.

"Forgive me." Thats all she said.

She kissed my forehead, stood up and ran into the doors. I was left there all confused and everything.

I was left by my mother. How I wished I had all the answers...but I only had a dusty leather notebook in my hands.