Dark Side of the Castle (Complete version)

Chapter 1

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘

North Yorkshire, England year 2012

"Miss! You're father has been waiting for you downstairs" my personal maid Bethany (Beth as I call her) knocked on my room door and hurriedly came to inform me with her hands full of dresses in pastel colors.

I sighed and motioned myself to my walk in closet to change for tonight's ball. Actually ayoko naman talagang sumama dun, it's been awhile since I last attended a party, mostly because my father has been bugging me to come. I'm not personally fond of going to those kind of occasion lalo nang alam kong pang display lang ang role ko doon.

My father is a one of the most influential man in this era. He owns the largest finance corporation across the Great Britain kaya masasabi ko talagang napaka tanyag nya sa larangan nang business world. And for sure pagdating namin mamaya sa party ay wala naman siyang ibang gagawin kung hindi makipag usap sa mga business tycoon kagaya nya.

Kung nandito lang si mama I'm sure she can make a good balance on my father's behavior. Sadly, she past away two years ago because of leukemia. My mom is a half British and half Filipina woman. And because of that in my younger days I used to lived in the Philippines with my family. But eversince she died, my dad decided to lived here in North Yorkshire with my elder brother Harrison and my three year old younger brother Grayson.

After I changed to my tonight's outfit. I plegmaticly went out the changing room at sinalubong na ako ng mga maids to assist me sa pag aayos ng sarili.

"Miss what kind of look would you want for tonight?" Beth asks me as she holds a wooden brush on her right hand while looking at my face reflecting on the mirror in front.

"Just make it simple and classic" I answered as I also looked back at my reflection. Hindi ko talaga gusto ang masyadong engrade ang dating. Hindi ko kasi gusto yung pinagtitinginan ako ng iba. It makes me feel uncomfortable at dahil dun hindi ako makakilos ng maayos.

Beth started to brushed my long light brown hair. It's a bit curly on the tip at may pagka soft ito. Bagay lang ito para sa fair skin complexion ko. Medyo mukha akong maputla but yeah ganyan lang talaga dumaloy ang british blood sa katawan ko.

Beth just did my hair. She divided my hair into two parts, then made two small braids at the both sides of the upper part at pinagdugtong ito gamit ang favorite kong flower pin. Nakalugay naman ang lower part ng hair ko kaya mas naemphasized ang pagiging curly nito.

"You really looked like a classical princess from the story books Miss" she dreamly commented while looking at me with a clasped hands and glittering eyes.

I just smiled.

After I finished my preparation bumaba na ako sa receiving area para salubungin ang father ko and my kuya. They're both wearing black tuxedos. My father's inner suit was white while my brother's is dark blue.

"What took you so long?" my brother asked as soon as I reached them.

I just muttered my apology and we headed outside. Naghihintay na samin yung black limo na mukhang bagong purchase nanaman ni papa. Hayy.

Buong biyahe tahimik lang kami. My father is just busy with his ipad while my brother is just looking outside the window.

When we arrived at the Sapphire hotel kung saan gaganapin ang party tonight. Hindi ko napigilan na mamangha sa mga makikinang at maliliwanag na bagay sa paligid. Being a self proclaimed outcast hindi ako gaanong sanay sa luxury world. And I can't deny the fact that this is indeed breathtaking.