"Then why did she die?" I cried.
"That's something only his Majesty can answer...." Father tells me. "I don't know how you knew, Valentine....but I suppose we don't have a choice but to let his majesty know about this..."
"No!" I exclaimed. "I don't want to go back! Please don't give me back to him Father! I want to stay with you! Please mother!"
They smiled sadly at me.
***
It's my fault, so now I have to face the consequences. I exposed to my parents that I knew I'm adopted which is not a very bright thing for me to do now that I think about it. I mean it's too early, it's only chapter seven.
Mother and Father dragged me to the palace.
After disrespecting His Majesty like that yesterday, how shameless of me to show up today. Right?
"Your majesty." Mother and Father bowed at him. I bowed too because I'm not rude anymore, but I can't look at his eyes.
However I can feel his piercing stare at me. I gulped. "It's rare for you to visit.... What brought you here?" I hear his voice surprisingly calm.
" Y-your majesty.... We never told her anything..." Father began.
"What are you talking about?" His Majesty seemed aroused.
"Valentine knows..." mother says as I continue to stare at the ground. "We have no idea how she figured out.... but, she knows she's not our daughter."
"Why should I care about your family matter?" he says obviously pretending to stay calm.
"...she also knows....that she's your daughter." Mother added. By that time, I raised my head to see what his majesty's reaction will be. But he just stared at me and looked at mother.
"What is this joke you're playing!?" He says raising his voice. Yes, I hoped he'll be surprised but a bad person like him is expected to deny me, so I wasn't very disappointed anymore.
"But your majesty.... you told us to inform you everything about her." Father says.
"Not this way!" he exclaimed and stopped, realizing he just admitted to everything. He slowly looked at me.
"It's okay your majesty." I say as I take a step closer. "I accept that you don't want me as your daughter..... Everyday I remembered the day you told Mother to give me away when I was a baby, and the day you visited me..... you told mother and father to never let me know about you but I do, I remember everything! and I was glad you still provided for me as I grew up. Everyday, I pretended you were watching over me. I pretended you still cared about me." I say as my throat began to ache. "...But now, every time you send me away I am certain that you truly did not want me." Tears fell down my cheeks as I speak. "But before you send me away once more, I only want to get the answers to my questions..." I took another step closer to him. "Why? why did you give me away? Why is it me? Why not Pokey?" It's a very selfish question, such a bad thing to think, yet I have to ask.... I want to know. "Why did you not want me?" I cried.
My eyes are blurry because of all the tears rushing out from it, yet I could see His majesty coming close to me and hugging me. I felt his tears dripping on my shoulder.
"It's not like that Valentine.... you're my daughter! I love you! I didn't want to give you away. Please forgive me!" he says as he sobbed.
He released me from his hug and held my face with his two hands. "Child, you'll perish if I keep you by my side. I hope you understand." he cried.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Right, what does perish mean? I'm just kidding, I meant what do you mean I'll die? I wanted to stop crying so I had to make a joke in my mind even though it's not funny.
"The prophecy..... It is said that if I keep you by my side, your body will overflow with a strong power that will eventually cause your death." So he's saying he only wanted to keep me safe after all?
"But I feel fine right now your majesty.... why are you believing that prophecy?"
"I once didn't listen, and that's why your mother....." he stopped.
I see sadness and regret in his eyes, and I don't know how I ended up hugging him. I don't know what he's about to say but I want him to know it's not his fault what happened to my real mother.
"Please let me stay beside you Papa, if I ever do start feeling that overflowing power one day, I'll promise to leave immediately..... but for now please let me spend time with you." I say forgetting that my adoptive parents, especially father, is just behind me.
~End of Chapter 7~