Melda
I was fascinated by everything I have seen so far since I came this morning. Madame Firmi thought it wise to give me a grand tour of my work place. Moving from one room to another has been like eating a delicious food, you just take your time and enjoy every taste. I took my steps one at a time just so I could admire everything. I remembered Mom kept talking about the castle everytime she came home from work, but seeing it made it so wonderful.
"You have to keep up Melda", Madame Firmi instructed. She looked at me. "There is a lot to do today", She added.
"Sorry about that Madame Firmi. How many places left"
"Sixte__
She was interrupted when I heard a loud scream followed by sound of people running. Madame Firmi smiled as she looked behind me. I turned to look at what or who was approaching and if there is a need for me to run with them.
I was least surprised to see three girls running like their lives depended on it. They were running in our direction. Is this suppose to be how they royals entertain themselves in the morning? I didn't know what to say, except they were not kids but they were behaving like one.
"Girls, Stop", Madame Firmi instructed and automatically the three girls came to a stop infront of us. Melda couldn't stop staring, as she thought of how beautiful they are. They stood there smiling and panting.
"Princess"
Princess? What? they are royalty..
"Madame Firmi", one of the girls replied.
Oh so she is the princess.
"Jennifer, Leah, what's with this early morning 'scaring everyone in the castle' to death"
"Sorry Madame Firmi, we didn't mean to disturb. We just taking our morning run", the Princess replied.
Morning what? That was a marathon not a jog.
"Morning run? Since when did you girls start running"
"Since we woke up this morning and realized we were getting fat every minute", the princess replied.
Ohkay wait, she's suppose to be royalty right? She's crazy. Wait that means she's Henry's little sister, although she doesn't look little to me. Henry was right, she is beautiful and she's blonde. Well, i better get used to them all. I will be with them for a long time.
"Fat? You three? What's your definition of fat?", Madame Firmi asked clearly amused by those three.
"Well I tried to look at my clitoris today without looking in the mirror. The Internet said, if you can stand straight, bow your head and still see your clitoris then you are safe. We couldnt see ours. We had to bend our whole body", one of the other two explained.
I just stood there looking at them. What the hell? I wanted to laugh but Madame Firmi said self composure is always first. And I certainly don't want to get in trouble with the Princess.
"Really Jennifer, did you have to say all that. That's suppose to be a private thing", the Princess shouted.
Jennifer? Well that's nice. She's beautiful. They are all beautiful, they compliment one another. They must be friends of the crown. How am I going to fit in here?
"Alright girls. What's the final destination for this morning 'exercise'"
"Dinning Hall", the three of them said in unison.
Wow, fantastic. We exercise, then arrive at the dinning Hall to eat. These girls are crazy. I don't think they even me notice me standing here.
"Alright girls, continue with your run. But please omit the screaming and all will be well. See you lat__
And again she was interrupted with three girls running and screaming.
Madame Firmi stood there smiling.
" They are crazy but you will get used to them. Your work here will involve Princess Selene hence I suggested you start getting used to her and her friends. She's a really nice girl"
And crazy, I thought. Working for that girl? This is going to be fun. I followed Madame Firmi as we continued with our tour.
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Third person
The dinning room was packed, everyone was getting seated as the maids went around filling the table with everything they cooked.
The place went quiet as soon as the King entered. Everyone stood in respect but later took a seat after the King sat down.
"Good Morning", the King greeted.
"Morning Father", the Princes said in unison. The King nodded.
"Where's the Princes--
He was interrupted by loud screams and fast feets. Everyone looked towards the direction of the noise to know what was happening. The Princess and her friends barged through the door still screaming but it came to a stop as they took their their seats.
"F-ath-er",She said as she tried to regain her breathe.
"Selene, are you Okay"?
"I'm d-oing f--ine. Th-at was my mo-rni-g exer-cise", She replied as she took a sip of water.
Everyone looked at them, thinking what's wrong with these girls.
"Okay then, please let's eat"
They room got back to its normal talk by the Siblings as the Parent's listened to get themselves entertained.
"Selene, why are you changing your teacher again? I thought you wanted to learn music", King Edward asked.
Philip was the first person to start laughing. And Jeremy joined.
"Nothing Father, I have lost interest in music. I want a dance teacher", Selene answered as she stared accusingly at her brothers.
"But Selene, you can't be changing teachers every two/three weeks", Queen Aurora spoke up with concern.
Selene sighed "I know mother but I lost interest in music. It's not my fault that they are boring", she defended.
The silence was broken when Madame Firmi made her presence known with Melda standing right behind her. She was so nervous. She could see Henry sitting there quietly, although she didn't know where they currently stand in relationship terms.
"Firmi", Queen Aurora spoke up.
"My Queen, am sorry for the disturbance but you asked me to bring her here after I show her around.", Madame Firmi replied.
"Yes. Come forward dear", Queen Aurora said to Melda.
Melda moved from behind Madame Firmi. She stood infront of her and bowed to everyone at the table. She raised her head and heard gasp. She didn't bother to seek where it came from. In order not to feel nervous than she already felt, she looked directly at the Queen and no one else.
"Melda, you look just like your Mom. You are beautiful", Queen Aurora said.
Melda didn't know whether she was allowed to speak or not.
"I hope Madame Firmi has told you of your duties here. Apart from that, you will be my daughter's handmaiden", the Queen added.
Melda was starting to feel uneasy as she felt the eyes of more than five people on her, like they were looking deep into her soul. She didn't want to turn her head to know where those stares were coming from.
"Selene, this is the last time I will change your handmaiden. So please behave for me, alright"
Selene rolled her eyes as she smiled "yes Mom"
"Thanks dear. You can go back to your duties Melda. I hope you enjoy your service here"
Melda bowed in response as she left with Madame Firmi.
"How's her mother's health", the King asked.
"Firmi said she's better now. I do hope we can help her through her daughter", the Queen replied.
The King nodded his head in response. He stood up from his chair.
"Henry, let me see you after you're done eating", the King said as he left the room.
James snickered as he kept on enjoying his meals. As if that wasn't enough, he started whistling the 'wedding tune' excitedly. Philip started laughing. Henry sat there fuming with anger yet wasn't sure where the source was coming from.
There were many sources. Is it because his girlfriend broke up with him? Or his maybe ex-girlfriend is a maid in his house? Or his brothers were checking out his maybe ex-girlfriend? Or because his Father wants to see him? Or because his idiot of a brother is a making fun of him?
"Jeremy, Philip, please your manners", the Queen said.
Henry stood up as he excused himself from the dinning Hall.
Laughter erupted as soon as he left, the Queen smiled at her Children as she also excused herself.
Selene was the first person to talk after their mother and Henry's absence.
"The wedding bells will be ringing very soon in my brother's life"
And the laughter begun all over again.