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My gaze were now focused to the panicked maids who were trying to find me.
I saw head mistress having a dark look and tried to scare the maids. They flinched at her scoldings and scurried away around the garden to search the princess.
Little did they know, I'm enjoying here hiding on the tree?
I giggled softly when one of the maids got tripped from those vine scattered on that area with a messy mud smeared on her face.
The headmistress glared at the poor maid and told her to go back for a cleanup. She doesn't want a dirty maid.
Hearing the maid's mumbled with curses and some complaints at the headmistress, she flinched when the headmistress shot her an angry look.
Damn, Eyna why do you have to be so strict?
I laughed while my hand holding my stomach when I heard it was the same maid that was chasing me this early morning.
I tried to scatter away all the thoughts of the headmistress receiving her punishments. How would she punish me when finds out?
Arghh..I don't wanna diee without food..
Suddenly, a voice interrupt me out of my reverie.
"Why would a girl hiding on a tree?"
In startled, I flinched and loosen my balance of the tree before I turn my head to see the intruder.
I feel myself starting to fall.
It happens so fast.
Am I going to get killed falling for my death?
I wanted to scream althought I got tongue-tied.
I was falling,
falling..
and falling..
to the ground..
I could see the branch that I had climbed earlier was going far away through the distance.
I know I'm going to die when I reached to the ground..
Is this the end?
Am I going to die?
For this foolishness?
But that voice..who is it?
I've never sense anyone intervened our estate..unless..
Could it be.... someone powerful..?
I was closing my eyes, waiting for the impact. It took me a few minutes to realize that I haven't reach to the ground.
Suddenly, I feel a small pair of arms wrapped around my waist that prevent me to fall. Where there could be a beautiful charcoal eyes stared at my blue irises.
It was a boy.
Well, taller than me.
I could assumed he was a year older.
Compared to his height, I feel fragile with this body of mine.
We stared one another.
He didn't open his mouth.
I didn't open mine either.
It's like we're having a staring contest.
He didn't loosened his grip on my waist when things are getting awkward.
It's quite an awkward position though.
Our gaze break off when a maid saw us as she went screaming.
A high-pitched scream snapped me out back to the reality.
I wanted to be honest that that scream was awful.
I covered my ears because of it.
Oh, hell I had no idea why she would freak out from that.
The boy's hood fall off, a black stray of hair which mixed with silver hair that were now in display. Black eyes glanced at the maid then, shifted back at me.
He pulled me down to the ground gently, before I could say, "wait!" to stop him..from leaving...in that matter of seconds, he disappeared into a thin air, leaving a dark mist.
I glared at the maid who was cowering in fear from his presence.
"P-princess c-calm down..t-that was a demon!" she tried to comprehend me and warned me..
But I shook my head and grabbed her hand toward the palace.
I looked at her fear eyes and sighs, "Please don't tell anyone what you saw earlier, Do you understand?"
"But..P-princess!! That was a D-de-"
I pinched her arm hardly, to make her stop talking.
"I know .. But this is for everyone's safety. I promise he won't hurt anyone okay?"
The maid wanted to protest but I gave her another glare so, she shakily nodded.
When we went our way back, we heard a hurried footsteps coming our way.
It was the maids and headmistress. Even the guards rushed through our way when they heard the scream.
I quickly pulled the maid's arm into a nearby bush, to hinder us out from their sight.
"Did you hear that scream?"
"Yes, it's must be this way. Hurry!! it could be the princess on danger..!"
"Where is she?"
"Who was screaming?" another came.
"It could be a maid saw the princess!" another joined.
I glanced at the maid who was in my side in the moment while holding her arm.
"This is all your fault! You made everyone alarmed." I scolded at her.
"I-I am sorry! I thought you were in danger..my Princess.." She cried out pathetically.
I rubbed my little nose slightly and looked at the floor frustratedly.
Fair enough.
She thought I was on danger.
Well, at least that boy saved my ass.
I owe him one.
I whispered something on her ear as we made a plan.
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We decided to appear out from our hide out.
I glanced at the maid with her dress tainted with colorful fruit stains and a muddy dirt.
Her hair covered with grasses and leaves as her face smeared with dirt.
'I'm not going to scream again'. the maid looked at her dress aggrievingly as she thought bitterly.
I've heard gasps around me as we walked towards the palace.
The headmistress noticed us and walk towards us.
"What happened Princess?!"
"Why is she.."
"She saved me." I retorted.
"How?"
"I was fall on the tree a-and..I sort of fall above her.." I stared at the headmistress calmly. I forgot what I was about to say..! Forgive me..! Ah!! The headmistress looks so scary in the moment.
The dirty maid sighed at my expression. Why would anyone be so calm explaining on that situation? I could hear her thoughts screaming at me and wanted to facepalm on herself.
The headmistress dushed off the dirt on my white dress that was lingered with mud in the edge of it.
She glanced to everyone while saying in a loud cold voice,
"Everyone go back to your work! We have a celebration to prepare."
The headmistress turned her head on me as I gulp at her stern gaze.
"Little missy..you're in trouble."
I flinched when she grabbed my hands roughly as we head back to my chambers. I cursed when I thought it could be Karma.
wahhhh...someone helpp!
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