"Everything's too unsettling for you, dear." Queen Alinda, my mom, said as she stroke my hair with the bridge of her fingertips.
"You couldn't survive with all the cruelty the world has reserved for you, my love." She added. As she put the golden brush down, she clasps the red ribbon on her other hand, tying my hair with it into a small updo.
"But what's even for there to be afraid of, mother?" I asked, as if I wasn't convinced about what my mother was telling me for the past 4 years.
"Darling, you're 8. There's much more that you should know when you grow older." My mom said as she smoothened down my hair, her work done as she held a small mirror in front of me.
I smiled as I saw my reflection. I look prim and proper. Elegant with the white dress I wore for the day."Mommy?" I asked.
"Yes, darling?"
"When I grow up and turn 18 and legal, can I be free to go to wherever I want to?"
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FantasyOne story; two lovers. One named Rose (Juliet) and one named Romeo. In a world full of judgement and hate, they aspire to learn the true meaning of love with the help of a paper and pen. A story in the eyes of Rose (Juliet). (For my bestfriend, Melr...
