Princess and her Pauper

Chapter 8

Chapter 8- Persona

"There is no way that woman can take her away from me... never.." an echo of laughter echoes through a dim room.
"That leaves me no choice but take myself out there so the princess will see that I am strong and worth being with her," Rosemary smiles with wit in her smile as she stares at herself in a mirror.
Her room is by the smallest room in the castle. There's nothing much in the room besides a bed and dressers. A giant mirror faces her bed. Rosemary begins to brush her hair using her hands, slowly as she stares at herself.
"Now, Princess.. can you tell if picked the right Rosemary flower.. or maybe, you picked a Rosary Peas instead?" Rosemary beamed with twisted ambience.
Rosemary went down to the castle main hall in the early morning of the next day when the sun slowly rises its rays towards the skies. However, the skies went cloudy an hour after. Rain follows with a heavy pour. Rosemary knocks on the Princess's room, bringing her breakfast. When she comes in to serve the princess, she sits immediately at the edge of the couch. She waited for the princess to finish eating. She grabs the tray and she it by a near table. Rosemary flips her hair and looks at the princess who is sitting at the edge of her bed through the mirror on the dresser.
"Princess.. what is the difference between Rosemary flowers and a Rosary Pea?" Rosemary asks with a dark spark in her eyes.
The princess looks at her.
"They are completely different.. but Rosary Peas are dangerous.." the princess answers.
"Clever.. as expected from a princess...but.. without knowing it, can you tell it's dangerous?" Rosemary turns with the tray, looking at her by the eyes.
The princess twitches a little from a sudden change of feeling she have suddenly have, discomfort. There was silence for a few seconds.
"...no.." Rianne replies.
"Good.." Rosemary smiles before trying to leave the room.
"Wait.." Rianne shouts.
Rosemary stops by the door.
"Cordelia will arrive by noon.. so please, give her a good welcome.." Rianne smiles with highlights in her eyes.
Rosemary turns her head with a blank expression, nodding then leaves without a word, door left open.
The princess looks at that scene with a slight confusion. Rosemary walks down the hall with a blank expression still as she bites her lower lip until it starts to bleed little by little. As soon as she arrives at the kitchen, she sets the tray down aggressively. Her eyes darken with jealousy, anger and thoughts. She goes to the garden to graze at the white rose bush while it is still raining. She grabs a white rose to pick. However, the thorn pricks her index finger, causing it to bleed. The rose fell from her reaction. Blood drips on the rose. Once was pure white now tainted with red shades of blood. A sudden dark and twisted idea comes into her mind as she grabs the rose from the ground. A sudden compulsive giggles escaped her lips. There's a small puddle by the edge of her feet, small enough to show her face in the reflection.
"How about I.. I.. I do something.. with a persona of being innocent when I'm not..  " Rosemary giggles as she holds herself under the raining, dark skies, staring at her image in the puddle, showing her true self within the reflection.