Eva sat at the balcony of her chambers watching the sunrise. It had become a daily routine for her since she was grounded.
She wore her pink PJs and a soft smile on her face. Her mum always told her that as a princesss, she ought to smile at all times even if no one in particular was looking at her.
Her skin glowed as the bright rays of the early morning sun shone directly at her. The morning breeze(which was still present in the atmosphere) blew her long and perfectly straight hair around.
The atmosphere was filled with the smell of freshly baked bread. The streets were almost empty(just a few people) and bids roamed around chirping and singing beautifully. She turned to face a garden and watched as the beautiful morning glory flowers bloomed.
She saw some children playing and laughing among themselves; she remembered when she was like them on put on an even brighter smile. She stood up to leave the room but as she was about to turn the door knob, she remembered her mum's words and went back.
It was the best time for a refreshing bath. She prepared some warm water, poured it into the bath tub. She added a whole basket of rose petals which its fragrance smelt wonderful. She took her clothes and stepped into the bath tub. At least, she was entitled to a nice bath. She deserved it.
She played with her hair and splashed the water all over the place. One would think that it is a baby taking a bath. She spent a maximum of thirty minutes in there before she came out. She wrapped a bath robe around her and used a towel to hold her hair firmly. Somehow being alone great for her. If she wasn't grounded, the maids would be the ones to wake her up, bath her, select her clothes, comb her hair and do everything possible for her. She walked towards her wardrobe and was about to pick a blue velvet dress but she stopped herself. She thought to herself; "Wait! What am I doing? I'm grounded, I can wear whatever I want!"
She turned to her bed and removed a box from underneath. Eva kept a few casual clothes in there . She almost forgot she had such clothes. She put on a crop top and a short. Then she picked a beanie that her grandmother had knitted for her before she died and wore it also.
Eva looked at the image in front of her and she loved what her eyes were seeing. This was the kind of personality she wanted. A normal girl with a normal life. It was sad that she couldn't get the lives of her dreams but she liked the thought of ruling an empire. As she picked it the box to put it back where it was, it suddenly slipped from her hands and her clothes went flying everywhere. Eva picked them one by one till she came across a painting that brought back old memories.
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Eva stepped out of the car and ran towards her father who had been waiting for her arrival. She hugged him tight and said;
"Daddy!.. I missed you"
"I missed you too sweetheart"
"I know...but you have to promise me one thing dad". Eva said in a squeaky little voice
" Anything for you dear"
"You have to promise me that you'll never leave me again"
"Okay, sweetheart. I promise" The king said hesitantly
"Pinky promise?"
"Pinky promise"
Eva loved her dad so very much and a week away from him felt like a whole decade. Nothing made sense without him.
"Dad?.. You promised to give me a gift when you come back. Where is it?"
"Why don't you come inside first?"
"Ok"
"Here. This is the gift I prepared for you"
"Wow. You painted this?"
"Yes this is our family. This one here is you, this is me, your mum and this your baby sis, Matilda".
" Her name's Matilda?"
"Yes,your mum gave her the name"
"She's so pretty. I wanna see her, I wanna see her"
"Ok.. I'll take you to her"
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Eva smiled as she looked at the picture . Everything was perfect when he was around. If only she could speak to him one last time, she would be delighted.
'Bang! The sound of the dooras it was opened forcefully by Matilda.
"Hey big sis. I've missed you". Matilda said sarcastically
" Who let you in?" Eva asked annoyed
"The guards of course"
"And why?"
"I'm the one who hired them, I could as well fire them. That's why" Matilda said with a devilish smile.
"What do you want now, Matilda?"
"What do you say?"
"You heard me clearly"
"Hehehe" Matilda laughed for few seconds then said,"What do I want? I want you...out of my life. Get it?"
"Why do you hate me so much, Matilda?"
"Hate you. Why would I hate my beautiful, lovely and sweet sis?"
"But you said you want me out of your life"
"You took that seriously? I didn't mean it okay?"
"Go straight to the point . what do you want?"
"Your tutor. What's his name again?"
"Alex"
"Right! Alex.. I like him and I want you to introduce me to him".