The party will begin at nine in the evening and everybody in her dad 's home was busy preparing for her dad's birthday party.
The couturier is busy helping her in changing her gown, while the make up artist is also busy in doing some retouch on her face the first time she had applied a make up on her face, and it feels awful, she wanted to remove it from her face, if she had to choose she prefer to be an athlete than beauty queen,she don't need to put make up in playing volleyball. Many visitors were beginning to arrive, the loud music was heard in the whole mansion. For sure most of the visitors came from high society base on their clothes and the way they move, she heard from aunt Martha that even the future king of Yunisha might come. Maybe he is old just like her dad's age and has a family of his own.
" Wow, look at you,you're so beautiful, I'm sure you'll draw much attention from the people and media tonight.Are you aware that you are the daughter of two very rich people in this part of the world? for sure girls of your age will envy your beauty and your stature. The innocent, stunning, young and very fresh beauty," the gay couturier said with hands gesture.
" You think so? then thank you that's a big compliment, this is the first time I've heard that my parents are rich", Lira told the couturier.
" Really? you never know? that's strange to know", the couturier said.
" As you see I grow up with my mom, she never told me that we are rich", Lira answered.
" Young madam, Lord Arthur want's you to be ready by 8:30 pm because some visitors are already here.", as the maid knock lightly on her door.
" We're almost done!", the couturier replied. they were done at exactly eight thirty in the evening.
" Look at yourself in the mirror, so pretty",
the couturier said.
" Thanks for your help", Lira said while spraying on herself her favorite perfume, the maid has already fetch her, she had gone downstair while the maid had stayed to fix the things that scattered in her room.
Her dad had proudly introduced her to the visitors. Each of the guest were commenting about her beauty some commented on her similarity with her dad and mom. Aunt Martha is just smiling listening to the comments. Her dad's new wife is a commoner, his previous secretary, but as what she heard there is another girl that her dad had kept aside from Martha, those infidelity had left her mom broken and insulted thinking that she had never satisfied her husband sexually that's why he was taking from other woman such satisfaction.
. But now her mom no longer care because they were already separated and away from each other. If her dad had asked second chance? she had no idea her mom never told her. There are many young girls and young boys that attended the party. But everybody's attention were taken by the presence of somebody who came with advance military guard.
Everybody curtsey as he entered the hall, the man eyed her because she doesn't do as what the other do.
" what are they doing? I just do that after a dance number in school", she thought.
" Lira, show respect to Prince Patrick," her father said when he saw that the prince is looking in her direction.
" No dad, why I should do that?", Lira asked angrily.
" Prince Patrick, please forgive my daughter she had no idea of our culture because she grow up abroad", her dad respectfully talked to the prince. The prince made a hand gesture as if signalling to him to stop talking.
" It's okey Arthur! she's your daughter?", he asked.
" Yes, with my first wife the daughter of Duke Will", her dad explained.
" Alicia Eine?", the prince asked.
" That's right prince Patrick!", her dad confirmed.
" So she's a grown up lady now, she's just a little girl the last time I saw her", the prince said.
" She was here last year, when her granny died of breast cancer", Arthur replied.
" Oh, I was not here last year I was in america when she died, but I made it sure that a flower was sent", the prince explained.
" How old are you now?", the prince asked Lira, she felt an unexplainable shyness seeing everybodies attention were focus on her and the prince.
" Seventeen,"Lira replied wishing that the floor she stand at that moment will erode and she'll vanish from the sight of everybody.
" How time's fly so fast, nice to see you again young lady." the prince curtsey at her instead. Everybody made a groaning sound as if surprised of the prince action.
Because of the presence of the prince everybody seems excited, the night become
more formal but happy and full of laughter and jokes.
" Prince Patrick, may I ask when will be the day that you will introduce to the people of Yunisha your future wife?", one of the gentleman had asked.
" I am still searching for the right girl that will come my way", the prince responded.
" Don't get me wrong my prince, how about Chrissia?, I heard rumors that she is just waiting for your proposal", the same gentlemen asked with a celfone in hand and he seems keep records of that interview.
" Ha,ha,ha, you media people, don't worry I think I had found my princess, I will introduced her to all the people of Yunisha at the right time",the prince promised.
" I hope that I will be one of those you will inform for the interview my prince", the gentlemen said.
" Don't worry, I will remember that! but for now let's enjoy the evening, it's not my birthday today, it's Arthur's birthday let's give him the credit for this event", the prince said.
Lira was surprised she thought the prince is already married at his age.He looks like more than thirty years old,for sure he had a kept girlfriend...
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