When in exile

The phone call (elizabeth windsor)

I was sitting at my desk, I had a long a difficult road to where I am now Queen of England, at some points it seemed like a big joke but then I look in the mirror and place my crown on my head and walk out of the closet. I had an old phone that I kept on my desk just in case, only one person had ever called me on it, my best friend Elizabeth Bradford, I knew she had died but just in case I had it connected still with the same number it's always had. it hadn't rung in years when it started to ring I was shocked "hello?" an American voice says "hello?" I answer back "oh sorry to bother you madam but my grandmother told me that if I was in England I should call this number, but maybe I had it mixed up" she says "who was your grandmother?" I asked filling with hope "Elizabeth Bradford" she says "and who are you?" "well I go by Beth Bradford now but I was Elizabeth Danforth" she says "oh, my there is much I must tell you, ill send a car for you at the Bradford estate I presume?" I say excited and smiling, I don't smile or want to laugh very often only little George makes me sometimes, he was so adorable "yes ma'am" she says "good" I say hanging up "Jeffrey send a car to the Bradford Estate and pick up miss Beth Bradford" I say and I hear the car pull out, I had heard Elizabeth had children and grandchildren, I never met them but I was quite suspicious when they said she died of a cancer caused by smoking, she despised cigarettes and cigars and would never of smoked, they said her only child was a strong headed boy that never really liked his mother, it wouldn't surprise me if he killed her just to get the money but she didn't leave any to him so he kicked the one person his mother ever cared for his youngest daughter out if the family and now their after her to get the inheritance, but England is one place they can't come I've made sure if that.... "ah you must be Elizabeth" I say when she is brought into the parlor for tea "yes I am, in sorry if this is rude but who are you exactly?" she asked with such poise there was no doubt about it she was Beth's Kin "I'm Queen Elizabeth the Second " I say and we eyes light up "oh my I'm so rude" she says getting up to curtsy "no need my dear, your grandmother never did and neither shall you" I had a warm smile on my face she reminded me so much of Beth "your safe in England, your If Beth would of come here she would of been safe also but she said that they would come after you next so she stayed, but you are not the cause of her death, she was a stubborn lady just like me" I say reminding myself if the old days where we would race each other on horses and braid daisies together to make long chains we were so innocent even when we hid in the bomb shelters during World War Two we had each others backs. "I've been wondering, why are they out to get me, I'm their sister and daughter why do they want me dead?" she asked with a pleas in her eyes "they are jealous of you, you got the inheritance, you were the favorite, they aren't going to let it go, until they die" I take he hand and give it a reassuring squeeze "they won't win though, thy have proof that they killed Beth and attempted murder on you, everyone is after them, you will be fine" I say smiling "ok, I just needed some reassurance, because I think I may be pregnant" she says with her eyes filling up with tears and I hug her "it's ok, no one can hurt you"