A Princess For Christmas (Of The Dreams We Seek)

Twenty-four

As they walked towards the building more and more, they saw how much repairs they really needed and it was not very clean either. "Are you sure you want to go in there? It looks like it can collapse any minute, part of it already have." Callahan warned.

 "It is alright Callahan; we will be careful alright?" She tried to assure him. "Alright then, if you say so" He followed her. And he knew even if she cannot assure him of the same, he will never ever abandon her. He cannot do that; she was only one who had understood him. He cannot just do it. He followed her inside. 

She was walking looking at the children who in turn were looking at her. But no one can recognize her in the cloak she was wearing. No one can recognize her, or him. "Who are you?" One of the children ask who was sitting near a fire pit. It was just a drum and the papers and other stuff children collected that was burned to create a fire. 

They didn't even had the proper clothes. "Are you cold?" She asked the little girl. She nodded. Avni removed her scarf and placed it around the girl. "Here you go, are you warm even a little?" She asked. "Thank you miss." She whispered coughing. It pained Avni so much seeing these children living like this. 

"Do you not want to go to nice home, with warm bed and many good things to eat?" Before the girl can answer someone else did it for her. It was the same kid who had attacked Avni earlier. "We don't need your assistance we are fine as we are and you should not tell a child lie, or don't you know that Princess, leave us now, take your gifts that you only bestow upon us as a show with you." 

Avni pulled the hood off revealing herself finally. A series of gasps ran around the room. They recognize her. They recognize who she was, and none of them are happy knowing it. Specially not the boy who was glaring at them. 

"You have heard now, with your own ears, there is nothing we can do if they don't want any help, we cannot give them that. They do not want a good life for themselves." Callahan said.

"Listen to him Princess, he is more reasonable than you are and he knows what is not yours to meddle with" Avni looked at Callahan and then at the Kid. And then turn to face Callahan again. "Please wait outside." Callahan protested; he didn't want to leave her alone. But she glared at him. And that was something even he was afraid of.

 "Alright, I am giving you ten minutes with him, not a minute more, and then you are coming out." Callahan said walking outside angrily. He doesn't understand why she always have to be the saviour always have to be the hero. Can't someone else do that? Just for once can't she just let someone else do somethings for her? 

 Then he spotted a very familiar car. And he walked towards it. He saw Philip inside waiting for someone. Wasn't he supposed to be with Avni all the time? Wasn't he supposed to protect her? Why is he here then?

 "Your highness" Philip said. "What are you doing here Philip? Aren't you supposed to be with Princess Avni all the time?" He asked. "I know sire, that I am suppose to be with Princess Avni, but she told me to be here with Princess Serafina and her friend Rachel she is here to meet someone. Both of them."

 Callahan looked at the run-down building wearily just when he saw a bulldozer coming towards the building after demolishing just the one beside it. They haven't notified the people inside, there are people inside. 

"Stop, stop" He shouted but Callahan's voice fell into deaf ear when suddenly another bulldozer came towards the building Avni was. One little push and it all will be over, he would never be able to do anything.

 All those kids, and her she would be in danger. "Get them out now, stop those bulldozers now, say it is royal order Now Philip, go save my sister. I have to save Avni." And he ran towards the other bulldozer.