After a couple of hours, Keturah finally woke up. She looked around the room looking for her phone and she finally found it. she checked the time and saw it was almost noon, she got off the bed and walked towards the door. she walked through the corridor and came downstairs.
" You are finally awake" Chris's voice ranged behind her, she turned and saw Chris at the dining waiting for her to join him to have dinner as Amira had a party to attend and she couldn't eat with him.
" Yes, I woke a few minutes ago" Keturah answered Chris as she walked towards him. Lennon the butler pulled a sit for her. " thank you" she whispered to Lennon.
" so how was your nap," Chris asked Keturah who sat opposite him waiting for the maid to serve her.
"You slept for quite some time," Chris said.
" It was okay, I was tired that why," Keturah answered Chris who had already started eating. There was an awkward silence between the both of them until Keturah finally broke the silence.
" So, where is Mr. Lou" Keturah asked Chris.
" Father had returned home this afternoon while you were asleep. But, he said that he was traveling to Korea for some meeting and he will be coming back next two weeks. I asked him if I should take his place and go there, he said no, that I should take care of you." Chris explained to Keturah and she nodded her head.
" Ok"
After they were both done with dinner, they moved to the garden looking at the exquisite flowers that were of different colors, but Keturah's eyes were more fixed on the black roses. She had always loved black roses since when she was little, other princesses always bad-mouthed her, calling her names like a witch and the rest. when she was little. The governess thought the young princesses in the country, had a class when she was young on how to react when a gentleman hands you a flower. They had a practical and some fine men were handed flowers to give to the young princesses. It's was Keturah's turn to do her practical when the young man had handed Keturah a red rose but Keturah had refused the rose and everyone was shocked even the young man in front of her.
' what do you mean you can't take it.' the governess's eyes narrowed at Keturah. After all the manners the governess had taught Keturah, she couldn't believe that Keturah was here embarrassing her in front of another country governess that she had pleaded to do the practice with.
'I'm sorry, I just can't. I've been allergic to red roses since when I was little. But I so much love black rose" Keturah said hoping that people won't judge her as at their time black roses were tagged as a bad omen, but she spoke too soon as she heard murmuring at her back.
' O my God, she is a witch. the black rose is only for witches' she heard one of the princesses said
' she is allergic to the red rose, that so unfortunate. now I see why people reject her'
said another one. But it was all a lie, she has never been rejected and men all over the countries had always visited her to ask for her hand in marriage and be their Queen, but she didn't want a man who loves her only because of her beauty, but someone who will love her for her character and how fierce she is.
Keturah got emotional and left the school returning to the palace, she went to get her mother's room and cried on her lap, her mother comforted her telling her it will be okay and she was unique in her way.
Keturah snapped back to reality as Chris had tapped her.
"what were you thinking of," Chris asked Keturah who walked towards the bench and sat down.
" Can I ask you a question?" Keturah said to Chris who had come to join her on the bench?
" Anything," Chris said staring at her waiting for her to pop her question.
" Why do you have black roses," Keturah asked Chris who chuckled at the silly question.
" well, it reminds me of you when you were little and couldn't get your hands off black roses. You even asked the fragrance maker to specially make you a scented black rose soap, perfumes and also asked your hairdresser to always put at least five black roses on your hair" Chris answered her silly question and Keturah laughed remembering that time.
"Okay it's quite late, let get back inside," Chris said standing up from the bench and Keturah followed. As the duo were about to enter the mansion, they heard a voice and they were quick to turn back.
" Where have you been, young lady" Chris asked the person whom he faced.