"Rise and shine, sunflower Nana's voice was awfully loud this morning
'Nana please close the curtains before I go blind
"Young lady is this how you sleep in at school,I wonder how you met up?
now go downstairs lady Amelia awaits you at the dinning,up you go she said throwing the covers off Victoria's body
Nana was sort of her nanny, governess and friend,she wouldn't let Victoria slack on her manners and training
Today is too bright,she noticed even the dark hall ways where bright
Getting downstairs was awfully long,the stairs were much
her mother was already at the dinning
Seated in her chair close to my father's,he wasn't there yet
probably in his study,one of the maids standing by the long dinning table poured Victoria her coffee
"Good morning mama,how was your night
"Good gracious Lord,Victoria....what are you putting on?
Nana please take her upstairs to put on something proper,you are a lady,why would you wear your underwear for breakfast,she dramatically used her hand to fan her
"Okay okay....am off,calm down mama,she said climbing upstairs to change with Nana on her trail
Coming downstairs again in a proper dress as her mom called it,she joined my parents for breakfast, her father was being briefed by his personal assistant about the company's account,he didn't even notice Victoria
"Mama I'll be going to the mall today with Cassy
"Oh dear,that's fine
Extend my greetings to her she rarely drops by the house since you left,your father wishes to have a word with you when you come back and please take your driver, he'll keep you safe
'Okay Mama I will
After breakfast Victoria went upstairs to change,if Cassy saw her in this she would not let her hear the end of it
Victoria put on a blue Jean trouser and paired it off with a peach crop top and black heels
her hair was already in it's natural curls and it didn't need regular attention,by the time she got outside her driver Jasper was already waiting,he opened the door for her cautiously
"Where to miss ?
"To the mall am meeting up with Cassy
he smiled at the mention of her name
sometimes Victoria felt he has a crush on cassy,Jasper was the type of guy Cassy liked built and tattooed
Getting to the mall she waited for Cassy inside,she wasn't hard to miss when she walked inside,this time around her hair was dyed pink
"Bestie!!!! She squealed drawing attention to them,come here stranger
you look different,the pictures you sent don't do you justice
damn gurl look at that ass,Nicki is that you,she asked acting supprised
'"cassy you'll never stop teasing me my ass ain't that fat
"So what are we buying,you know how excited I am about shopping she said
"Are we not supposed to be talking and kissing for the lost time,I asked stopping her from her rambling
"Nay...I'll pass we are soulmates and we talk on phone everyday,I nearly fell in love with you,unless you finally get laid there's nothing juicy you'll be telling me, speaking of juicy.....
baby if I didn't know you,I'll think you had your boobs done
Victoria smacked her on the head, stopping her from touching her boobs
"Cassy... Jasper is here
"Don't fright my lady,Jasper is my best buddy,he knows how I roll she said making Jasper smile
Looking at her I realized how much I have missed her
"I missed your crazy ass,I said pecking her nose
"I missed you too,it has being boring without you and I have been alone in this cold world without you,she said making a sad face
"Let's go get some lingerie,I have a date tonight
"Cassy...with who? no forget I asked because I know I won't hear of him again
"I can't help it darling,this boys are so damn hot she said
Entering the Victoria secret store they picked some piece and later went on to the body wash section Because she needed some
stepping into the store Victoria wished she didn't
"Fuck my life she whispered under her breath
"Colorful choice of words young lady Cassy said smirking
"Oh I forget you've got an elf's ear you hear anything
"Yeah yeah that's my super power
"Cassy is that you,Nicole asked walking towards them,the very subjects of the frown on Victoria's face
she'll certainly spread the news of her return around town,Nicole was a little bully when they were Young but cassy always put her in her place
"What a surprise Victoria.....you are back and didn't drop by the mansion and i taught we where friends and eww did you go for a eating competition you are fat,you look well though, she said looking Victoria up,a woman should be slim and fit
Cassy was about to say something but Victoria stopping her,she could speak for herself now
"Nicole longest time,it's called curves not fat and lol your bones are poking out have you spent all your fortune on flashy eye blinding clothes and forgot to eat,don't go blinding people
Jasper arranged his eye glass properly in a sarcastic way,Victoria nearly laughed but she needed to show Nicole she was good at this pleasant bitchy altitude too
"See you around Nicole and please eat more,we don't want to hear in the news that you flew away ''now do we?? Of course not Cassy said trying to suppress her laughter
they left her in the store with a face red from anger,she always wanted to make Victoria feel stupid right from time
"OMG...what did you do to my meek bestie because you ain't her,Cassie said once they got outside the mall
"Cassy I have to stand up for myself in this world am born into,those ambitious women at the Royal court have taught their children viciousness,I can't be their scape goat
"Yeah ya right,we should be heading home now,see you at the ball and call me,do you have something to wear,she asked before stepping into her car
"Yes mum, Victoria said rolling her eyes
Stepping down from the car Jasper carried the shopping bags to the room while she went looking for her father in his study
she wonder what he wants to talk about, Victoria hoped it's about the company,she has being waiting for her whole life,the plans and reforms she had for the company,she studied for this,she was born for it
Papa was on the phone when she entered his office
Victoria sat down and looked around the place she spent most of her teenage days with her father
she would act as his secretary and help him do little things around,it was his own way of prepping her for her responsibilities and also bond with his daughter
He never bothered about not having a son because he believed she was enough
"Princess how was your day?
"It was fine,mama said you'll like to have a word with me
"Yes my dear,it's about the Smits and their son,he said straight forwardly looking into her eyes
Victoria taught she was going to pass out
"I can see it in your face dear, that you don't want this
"Of course papa....who in the world would want this, she cried out
"If I could take it away I would,this is beyond my control Victoria
we've put it off for so long and they know you are back we don't have a choice but to commence with the arrangements
"Alexander spoke to me today,he can't wait any longer
business and time demands you be married soon,I couldn't bare to let them stop you from your studies because I know how much you wanted it but duty demands we keep our end of the arrangement now dear
she could see the pain in his eyes whike he spoke,she knew he was right
''Okay father,was all she could say before leaving his office
Shutting the door to her bedroom
she pulled of her clothes and turned on the shower
she couldn't even bring herself to cry,she was frustrated
Alexander Smit her betrothed
he was her childhood friend,she didn't know then that it was because of their betrothal that made their parents encourage the friendship
he was her playmate and everything,she knew him before cassy
When she was old enough to understand their situation,they were taken to the Royal palace and got officially engaged before the throne
It was at then he drifted away and seized to be her friend
she'll see him in school and not even get a single hello,he made friends with Nicole just to spite her
it was even rumoured back then that they where dating
Victoria had a crush on him because they spent a lot of time together
she was hurt for a while,when she heard about it but like a little girls crush it faded away because of his distance
Cassy became her closest friend from then on,Alex later Left England when he finished high School and never came back,he didn't even bother to say goodbye
she learnt to shut off that part of her and continued with her life
her mother informed Victoria of his father's death while she was in spain but she couldn't bring herself to call because she wouldn't even know what to say to him,he was a stranger already
His mother was her Mama's close friend because of family relations,so she was familiar with her but his sister Alexia was just another girl at School,they would say hi once in a while
The betrothal ruined everything
she taught it would be forgotten because according to the agreement,if both parties were in agreement not to get married the engagement would be broken off
him being distant made her think he was also not in agreement but she was wrong,he called her father to remind him,fuck him...
What was he like now,Alex used to be this cold kid who only smiled around her,it made Victoria feel special
the rest kids would not dare bully her in school or family gatherings but it all changed after he started giving her cold shoulders
he was pretty cute then with blue eyes
He must have grown into a fine young man,she didn't check the news about him because she wanted to forget him and their situation and she did forget or so she thought
she was freezing to death now,she hadn't realized she was crying because''the fuck she didn't even know this man she was supposed to marry
he would be 27 or 28 now experienced everything there is to life,the sex and relationships,while she knew nothing,he might even have a lover
Drying of her,she put on her matching PJ's and jumped into her queen sized bed
making up her mind to see him at the ball and get him to agree to put an end to whatever this shit was...