It all fall down in just a moment, we became a thing from the past as if we've never existed. Nothing last forever love, hope, security, honor and life. I don't recall something like that lasted for too long. What the meaning of love if we get betrayed, what the core of hope if it will be broken by truth, how can you find the security in a place while you're depth inside insecure, where can you find the honor in a quagmire of corruption, and what the meaning of living when death can stabs you in the back any time. We all believe in a values without any worth or legacy. We were and still lost in this miserable life. "Shameful life."
It is the thought of a child who had tasted the bitterness of life several time. The happiness she shows in day time turns at the night to a grief and sorrow.
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The mother woke up earlier, but she didn't want to destroy her beloved daughter's sleep, so she left the bed without making any noise in the room, tiptoeing to the dressing room with calling her maids to dress her up without making any clatter. But she didn't know her act would cause a scene.
When Rhea opens her eyes in a big room with a very high ceiling. Everything was white in the room shows that the owner of the room is a widow. "It looks like the rose room my mother's room."
'... .... Wait mother, mother, where did she goes? Was yesterday just dream? I feel like the reality stabbed me in chest again by a poisoned dagger. I thought everything would be fine and the.... (Crying)
Waking up without seeing her mother who was lying down beside her yesterday, cause her too much destruction and confusion whither what happened last night was a dream or a reality. Lost in thought her rainy eyes, the swollen lips which is full of blood because of biting ending with that upset stomach of her. "Everything hurt like hell, when am I going to wake up from this nightmare?" Rhea said with the same cold expression she had in the past. Suddenly someone speaks with a low voice Rhea couldn't see her face because of tears.
"Princess, are you awake?" the maid said
I wiped my eyes and turn to look at her with a confused and anxious look, I don't know what happen to my feelings the moment right before I look at her, but I was wondering why I feel like I saw someone I wanted to meet with for a long time.
This maid is Retia, she was loyal till the end of her day. The one who died to protect her princess, seeing her again made her eyes fill with tears.
"princess ?!!!!!!!!!!!!! are you hurt somewhere ???? I'm going to call the imperial doctor" Retia said in tension and panic. Rhea stops her saying:
"No need for the doctor, Retia don't worry I'm okay I guess something got into my eyes, just help me wash up. "
Rhea makes a mistake, without her noticing, the maid felt something abnormal in the princess's behaviour. The first was the way she is waking up and crying with an emotionless face she had never seen, and the second was calling her name. That day was the first day Retia worked in the royal place. However, she was a maid the Rossana palace, but she didn't give it any importance, everything she was focusing about is how to please the princess.
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In the dining room all the family waiting for her, she feels so nervous entering for the first time as the new Rhea, as if she is going to get married. But in the end she was able to show a great fortitude and great enthusiasm trying to be the old beloved and kind little princess. Though it would be eerie for the sudden change.
'Princess Rhea arrived ' the guards outside the room said.
I stood in front of the door while it is opening, I think I need to stop being the lachrymose I used to be, and commence our survival plan, I will never repeat that nightmare, I need to save my people, first of all, I need to find him. I entered the dining room in confidence like nothing happened, make everyone starting in me. Not like the old rhea but the one they used to know. the dining room hasn't changed the Gold-plated silver dishes, Bright cups, forks and spoons everything is still the same most important my place between mother and brother Demetrios, Since I'm the third on line of inheritance. I feel so relieved and happy, I was lost in thought and when I realized I felt some gaze toward me.
"Ahm Ahmmmmm!!!!!! Why you are all looking at me like that, is there something on my face??? "Rhea said while looking to Demetrios In front of her was her second brother Ceasar trying to hold back his laugh
Smiled, because I realized that in the end everything still the same except Demetrios gazes as it was quite dissimilar back then in the past.
When rhea was deep in thought, Caesar couldn't stand it and burst out laughing again. He turn his face to the other side whilst his face was ruby in color.
'' hahahhahahahhahahahahhahhhahahhahaha really sorry, but rhea you look like an old widow, come on." Caesar said while exchanging eyes contact with rhea I knew he will do that, because he hasn't changed his attitude until the very end. Maybe I need to put more effort to avoid this kind of embarrassing situation with my brother. Even though he looks easy to fool but he is the top intelligent former prince and the sharp-eyed duke in future. After half year the royal palace will held an exorbitant banquet to honor him and receive the grand duke title for stopping the rebellions before the revolution.
"Where is your manner you two?" Demetrios said with a grin. Everyone looked at him regarding is old characteristic this is something unusual, he was a warm and kind one but he has never showed it to anybody even his own family.
Demetrios Castello de Alger Garia was the first victim, i still remember it like it was just yesterday, it's the first time I saw him smiling like that, Ceasar was constantly teasing me like that, but Castello was different, all his focus was on the empire matter and affairs, as I remember he was always skipping the family gatherings, especially meals something must be changed.
''Rhea, stop starting at him and let's eat I'm so hungry" Caesar said without any formality.
The best thing in our family manner is that we can talk to each other without Formalities.
'' oh!!! My apologize big brother Caesar, if I knew we will be going to have the breakfast together, I would come early."
They were not that kind of a happy family in her previous life, they weren't at the consensus we are in now. It provides a kind of suspicion in rhea mind. Looking from all the sides there must be something changed in this family. 'I can't afford losing this moment again there was a time my I seek one glance of this time but I couldn't. And keeping this need more courage and hard work start with knowing the reason of my first brother death, that the only way to avoid his death again.'
These were just her suspicions, but it was for real, the future start changing. Her sudden change affected everyone around her, since the rumors about the princess were a trend.
'' did you hear that, the princess personality changed, she become more and more intelligent and sharp.''
'' yeah!! I heard she start calling her maid by name, and she stop skipping her lessons, the professor complimented her. Otherwise her old behaviours were a shame to the royal family. ''
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In just one month, the thought of the aristocrats towards her changed from an idiot and naive princess to a genius and wise princess, which made banquets invitations scattered throughout the princess room.
"Your highness the princess, what are we going to do about all these invitations? Should I decline them all?" The butler said with an enthusiasm face. 'What the hell with this face again?'
''princess!!! You've got an invitation to the banquet of the duke Adonis. '' Adonis that Son of bitch, he doesn't seems like he is going to leave me alone huh, in the past I refused this invitation, because of that obsessed bastard Emel Adonis, I refuse his marriage proposal a lot of time, but this time I'm going to attend this party, I need to fix everything in the aristocratic society for the seek of my brother.
Rhea gazed deeply into the duke's invitation, the maid think that the princess won't go to the banquet, so she was about to throw the invitation
''Reita, when will the party started? '' I thought she didn't hear me well so I asked her again
'' the party of duke Adonis, when will it be held??????'' she looked at me like a dumb