the royal selection

Part 31 please tell me he's the one

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Lili's POV
It's Friday, and we are at lunch. We had the report this morning, and I was interviewed. It went really well. Gerald asked me a lot of questions. Mainly about Cole, but also some about what I would do as princess, soon to be queen. I didn't really know what to say, so I just said the truth. I'm still in thought of what exactly I want to do. If I'm even chosen. It will take time to find something that everyone will be happy with.

He seemed pretty impressed with that, but I was like really embarrassed, as of all the other girls he interviewed knew what to say.

He interviewed 5 of us, and is interviewing the 4 left next Friday. Which included mads and cami. I told them how embarrassed I was about the queen question, but they said it was nothing to be embarrassed of and it was a mature thing to say.

I just tried to forget about it. Lunch soon finished. And I went to the library to read some more of the book I started. I haven't really had time to read it lately as it's been busy this week.

So as I got in the library I sat down and starting reading. I have never read one of these types of books before. Like the romance in sickness novels. But I'm really enjoying this one. Although it's really sad. I shed a few tears when Stellas best friend died.

I stopped right after that part, to go do something I haven't had time to do lately. Poetry. So I went to my room, and grabbed my book, then headed to the woman's room. I know it's weird but I focus best in public places.

When I get into the women's room, madi and rachel are in there. They give me a disgusted look. I turn around and walk back out. No way am I going to try to focus when they're both shooting daggers at me. If it were like tatum and message talking I would be fine but I just can't.

So I go out to the garden. It's not the best place, but the sound of the fountain water is better than nothing. So as I at there piecing together this sloppy poem, which turned out to be something I am very proud of.

*this is lilis poem, "July"*

I can still see the sparkles on the water
And feel the sun on half my face
sometimes I open my eyes when we kiss...
to see if your as lost in me as i am in you

I took a breath as I read it over. I felt something writing it. Something like butterflies. And as much as I hate to admit it they were for Cole. I was thinking about Cole while writing this.

I went back in my room to update my box. Something I have told no one about. I have a box hidden in my room with letters inside. Letters to Cole. It's like me talking to him, but he will never hear me. I have wrote like 3 already. I think I'm going to add this poem to the box.

I got to my room and sat at my desk. I wrote the letters in cursive to be cliche, they look more neat like this. I straighten it out and lay it on top of the other papers in the box. I smile as I close the box and push it back under the little couch in my room.

Yes under the couch. I can't have anyone finding these. Even in every rebel attack I fear that they will take them, or my diary and find out everything about me.

After I stand back up I check the time and see it's two minutes until dinner. So I just went down early, to get our table. As I sat at the table, more girls started to arrive.

Soon dinner was served and tatum was a lot more talkative than usual. Like she usually only spoke a few words, but now she was like the one holding the conversation. Asking us what we think of Cole and how many dates we've been on. It's weird.

Soon dinner ended, and we had a special event outside. Lantern lighting! It was a tradition for the kingdom to light lanterns, on the first of December every year.

You would write a wish on the lantern and let it into the sky. We got out there. And I wrote on my lantern. as did everyone else.

Please tell me he's the one

Coles pov
I wrote my wish on the lantern smiling.

She's the one

I put the cap back on the marker hiding my lantern from Oakley so she wouldn't see it.

I took a look around to see what all the girls were doing. First my eyes caught tatum. She was laughing. Her smile always got me. She was beautiful. I then kept looking around when my eyes caught lili. She had a light smile as she wrote hers. She also looked uneasy, as if she were nervous. I was a little confused as I brushed it off and admired her beauty.

Lili's POV

"Ok everyone ready three......two.....one!" The king announced as everyone let there lanterns into the air.

I smiled as I watched it fly into the sky with everyone else's. It was magical.

Well that was until I heard the last thing anyone hear wanted to hear.....

"REBELS" the guards voices echoed.

hehehehe. Sorry for the cliff hanger and that this part was short🥰🥰 k byeeee luvs✨