“Happy birthday Khaliana”, her aunt whispers from her ear while she’s in bed tucking up the blanket. She excitedly sit up and face her aunt.
“Today is your 21st birthday dear, let me sing you a song”, she held the cake with her two hands and sing a happy birthday song to her.
While singing, Khaliana was overwhelmed with the effort of her aunt baking her a delicious cake. She’s smiling and singing with her aunt.
“Wish now dear”, her aunt said. She closed her eyes and wish for a while then she blows the candle from the cake.
“Thank you aunt Milly for everything” she said while wiping her teary eyes.
“Do not cry dear, we love you that is why we are doing this, if only I can give you more, I will give it to you, you are precious to us, and you will always be our daughter, remember that”, before putting the cake on the table beside her bed.
“Now, stand up and wear something formal, we will go the capital”, her eyes expand bigger upon hearing the word capital.
“Yes dear, since it is your birthday today, I will treat you to the capital, but only for a half day”, she said while smiling.
“O my God aunt, thank you thank you”, she hugged her aunt while saying those words.
“Okay, get up now and change before I change my mind”, she immediately stand up and walk towards the bathroom and take a shower, her aunt made her way to the kitchen and start preparing their breakfast before heading to the capital.
After eating, they went to the capital wearing a dress, her aunt insisted her to wear a woman clothing which she doesn’t want but she has no choice, it is once in a lifetime that her aunt will take her to the capital so she has to oblige. She’s wearing a pink dress that perfectly fit her body, it has lace on the waist area and her aunt tie it and made a ribbon to its back. Well, she looks like a lady and her hair which she always pull in a messy bun where comb by her aunt and let it flow from her back, only a clip is put behind her ears and that made her more embarrassing. She doesn’t want to look like this, it made her noticeable. She doesn’t want to get any attention.
They walk until they reach the capital. The place was huge, they have different stalls where you can buy different staff. The place was decorated with colorful bantings and lanterns. There are many people walking and some buyers were actually gambling into lowering the price of their preferred product. The place was noisy but she felt so alive and happy upon entering the place.
There is a part there that Khaliana really want to go, it is the book shop and the weapon shop. While they are strolling down the place, sightseeing with the merchandises the vendors offered to them, she felt something strange. She think that someone is looking behind her, like she was stalked or something. She moved her head and bravely examine the place where she think someone is watching her, but nothing was there. She erased the thoughts in her head and try to be civil since her aunt is with her.
“Aunt, can we go to the book shop?” she requested.
“Off course, I know you loved to read, I’m expecting us to go there,” that made her smile.
“Thank You aunt for this gift”, she said.
“It is all that I can offer dear”, her aunt replied.
While they walked towards the book shop, she heard gossips from the people.
“The king ordered that all women ranging 21-45 must be taken to the palace”, the woman said.
“It is not true, what will he do with the women?, Bed them randomly? “ the other girl said while chuckling.
“Well if it is the king who will do that to me, why not?” the first girl said, that made her puke in disgust.
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The Kingdom of Etherna: Return of the Prophesied Queen
Fiksi SejarahKhaliana Khamia Esme is an orphan, she was adopted by her so called aunt and uncle, they loved her, but she seems unsatisfied with it. They live in a small hut within the forest outside the Kingdom of Etherna. She was trained by her uncle in handlin...
