I had dinner with my roommates today! They are mostly talking about Tatiana. They said Calix used to date her.
Speaking of Calix. I haven't seen him around camp lately. Well, I guess its because the prince is here already.
"I told you she's coming! Everyone is talking about it." Chloe said.
"Well that sucks! I'm pretty sure she'll want to spend time with the prince." said Diane.
"Who exactly is this Tatiana anyway? Aside from being Calix's ex?" Im getting pretty curious about this girl. I heard her name a lot walking to the dining hall.
"Oh! you don't want to know!" said Diane
"Come on! She has to know!" Chloe explained.
"Okay then, you explain." Diane said.
"No, I've had too much of her already. you explain."
"No, you."
"Y-O-U"
" Guys! its okay." Laughing, I said. They look so cute arguing.
"Fine,I'll explain. We need to tell Cassey and Margo if we will keep on talking about Tatiana, anyway. And I bet we will, like everyday." Cielo said.
Everybody laughed.
"Soo, as you guys know....." referring to me and Margo. Margo is from Seychelles, and this is also her first time volunteering here at the Salbert Camp.
"Calix used to date Tatiana before, back when they were in middle school. Calix went to California to study, there is where he met Tatiana. They were together for almost 2 years. Tatiana visited here a couple of times when they were together. And of course, she met the prince./, because Calix and the prince is really close."
"Tatiana's family business is importing coffee beans. There are rumors that she only used Calix for their business because when their business boomed. She left Calix." Cielo
"Poor Calix" Chloe and Diane said synchronized.
"If there are rumors like that, why is she still close with the royal family, especially the prince?" I asked.
"Tatiana's family is a very important client of Pelipia. They order almost 50% of the production of Pelipia's coffee bean. Despite the fact we have good coffee beans, its hard to process it for ready products. The reason that other companies and importers choose to have easier to be processed beans. Competitions are everywhere now." Cielo explained.
Poor Calix. I can't imagine seeing him lonely. For the time I've known him, it looks like he doesnt even know that sadness exist.
"So why is she coming here? Why is the prince choosing for his queen important for her? It's not like she could be one, she doesn't even have a drop of pelipian blood." I asked.
"Maybe they want to make sure that the next ruler would keep their business growing." Diane said.
"I've heard other stories about it though. But I'm not sure if any of it is true." Chloe said.
"What is it?" Diane asked.
"Ill tell you at the cabin, I don't want anyone hearing it from me." Chloe said with a wink.
Its fun to be with these girls. Its like we've known each other for years. They don't hold secrets, they don't feel like you don't belong.
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After dinner, we ran to the Cabin eager to hear Chloe's stories.
"Soo. I've heard that, maybe the reason why Tatiana and her family keeps on coming back here is because they actually want to be part of it. Have you guys heard about the nearby kingdom's crown prince marrying a perfect stranger?"
Some of us seems agree to have heard that.
"Well, others think that Tatiana's family is planning to do the same thing, to take part of control of Pelipia. They want Tatiana to marry the prince,so they are often here to keep in touch and find ways on how to do it."
"Some others think that they want to take the place of the Royal family and be Pelipia's ruler.
Others even say that, right at this moment, Tatiana's family is already controlling the royal family, though I dont beliebe that."
Could Pelipia really be in trouble?
"That's it guys. that's all I've heard." Chloe ended.
"I just can't imagine Tatiana being our queen!, that makes me throw up!" Diane said, kidding and acting like choking herself.
Everybody laughed.
We continued to tell each other soteies to get to kmow one another and slept after that.
I dreamt about Tatiana, although I haven't seen her, yet. She looks so evil in my drean, with black eyeliner around her eyes and a red lipstick.
I woke up early today though. I don't want to be late for breakfast.
Prince Louie is back. I don't see a Tatiana beside him so I think she haven't arrived yet.
After all the conversations last night, Im really eager to see this Tatiana. The one everybody talks about, the one who broke Calix heart. Does Calix even know she's here?
Louie approached our table.
"Hey girls! enjoying the food?" he asked, with a smile that could melt.
"Yes." we all said.
" I believe you are part of the Scheduling committee. I would like to thank you all for your wonderful work." He said, and looked at me with a teasing smile.
The others looked at me with asking eyes.
"Prince Lou.." I said. But he suddenly cleared his throat and looked at me with his eyebrows raised and smiling.
"I mean Louie wants to thank us for the schedules we've given the girls allowing him to breathe." I corrected myself.
Louie smiled.
"No problem Prin..." Diane saying but Louie cleared his throat again.
"Ladies, you don't have to call me prince, just call me Louie. We're not in any formal gathering anyway. Please feel comfortable calling me Louie. We're all friends here." he said, still smiling.
"No problem, Louie." Diane said.
"May I please know your name?" referring to Diane.
"Its Diane, its a pleasure to meet you Louie" Diane said, feeling comfortable with a joking tone in her. voice.
The others also introduced themselves to Louie.
We talked a few and then eventually went to our assignments.
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Lunch time comes and the trumpet blows.
The queen arrived.
.....with someone
......with Tatiana.
Louie first greeted the queen and went to Tatiana. They look good together actually.
She don't look evil at all. She, in fact looks like Glinda the good witch. Only, younger.
She has blonde hair, perfect face, lovely smile. She wears a yellow sleeved dress with peter pan collar that makes her look more angellic.
I can see what Calix had seen in her now. She really is beautiful, and she looks kind.
I don't know why many girls speak ill of her. I can't see this girl being evil at all. She even looks like she can even bring world peace.
Maybe its because she broke Calix's heart.
We bowed as the queen pass by us and followed her to the hall for lunch.
