My maids lead me up 2 flights of marble stairs where my bedroom was. I was completely taken aback when they opened the door. It was beautiful, there was a fireplace along with a sitting area, and was were gold to go with the furniture. Everything was so elaborate I felt out of place, like I didn’t belong. How did a 5 end up in a place like this? I opened the closet to change out of my dinner clothes and all I saw were dresses, lots and lots dresses. I slipped into a blue nightgown that was the only one not made of silk. I then let my hair down and re- braided it into a side braid. Genevieve came carrying a large box of my things.
“ Here is the things that you brought with you.” she said placing the box on my bed
I ran over searching for one thing, my sketchbook. It was black and battered, my father had always offered to get me a new one but I didn’t want another one. My mother had gotten this for me when I was eight, it was her last birthday present to me. There were so many extra pages added, the book would soon burst. I looked at the clock, it was only Seven I still had an hour before I had to be back here. From my window I could see a garden, in the center was a bench that looked closed off, perfect seclusion. I put on a pair of flats and walked down the stairs to the door where the garden was. I found the place easily but the real trouble was getting in it, the walls enclosing it was covered in ivy. I felt around and then I found a door handle. I let myself in and sat down on the bench. Opening to a fresh page in my sketchbook I started to draw the flowers growing amongst the ivy. About half way in, the door to the secret place opened, in stepped Niall.
My heart stopped, this was his place. I could feel my heart pounding my pencil had rolled under the bench. He had stopped and look at me for a second
“ I’m so sorry, I will leave.” I managed to get out
“ Oh, no it’s fine.” he said
I was still standing holding my battered sketchbook. He looked at it and said
“ So, you draw?”
“ Oh, ya. I was drawing the flowers in here.” I replied
“ Can I see?” he asked
I handed him the book. He studied the delicate hand strokes that I had made before he interrupted.
“ This is fantastic! You are really good!” he said
I looked up and smiled at him. He had bright blue eyes, and blond hair that was in contrast to all his brothers.
“ What’s your name, love?” he asked
“ Sage...” I replied
“ So where are you from?”
“ I’m from the small town in the north, it call stafford”
“ Oh, I see!”
I looked down at me feet thinking about everything I left there, Liam, the twins, Adam. Now I’m here, with what, everything a girl dreams of, except me. I was happy with my life where it was, now this competition has to turn my world upside down. I didn’t blame Niall, it wasn’t his fault but I was not going to pretend to love him.
“ Can I be honest with you?” I sighed
“ Of course, love.” he replied
“ First, I’m not your love, I don’t even want to be here! I was happy with my life before all of this.” I snapped “ But, I know this is going to be difficult for you so, I think it would be smart if you had an ally.” I said calming down
“ An ally?” he asked
“ You know, someone to give you the inside scoop of what the girls are really like.”
“ Oh, to see what they are like when they aren't trying to impress me.” he realised
“ Exactly!” I said
“ I will take you on that offer, it will be nice to have one less girl to call love, or darling!” he sighed
“Trust me, you don’t need to do that.” I noticed it was getting dark,it look like it was close to eight, so I needed to be in my room soon. “ It looks like it’s almost eight, I should go.” I got up to leave, Niall stood up too and lead me up to my room.
“ Night, ally” he smiled
“ Night.” I replied
When I went inside my room, I felt this weird feeling inside my stomach. The only time I felt it before was when I was with Liam.
Oh no...forget him, this is not why you’re here, forget him I told myself before climbing into bed, but the truth was I couldn’t forget the boy with the blue eyes.
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Fiksi PenggemarSage Watson is a normal girl who is in love. Her life is turned upside down when she is tossed into the palace with 24 other girls to compete for Prince Niall's heart. Not only does she not want to be there but her life is in constant danger from re...