There weren't much people.
I mean, there were only the ten contestants, and some poor girls and boys who needed wine before resuming work the next day.
It was like, his eyes were pressing against me. I walked into the hall, and took a seat on one of the chairs.
"Princess, that chair is for beggars! please get up!" One of the guards yelled at me, and i got up. I think everyone knew i was Princess Rose. Except for those who never met me. Who had never seen Princess Rose.
Just like my handsome....
Juliet, snap out of it!
Wait....did i just call myself Juliet? I feel like Juliet right now. my Romeo...!!!
He walked towards me as i looked at Bella.
" The thing that say you no no no ba ba ba ba, rock-a-bye baby..ring ring ooooooo....ring ring oooo"
"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SAYING?" Bella asked chuckling.
Right. I was speaking gibberish.
"Hi Rose. You're looking beautiful tonight." He told me, and i could feel my heart race.
"T...T...Thank you." I smiled, trying to compose myself.
"Extra points for Rose, please." He said aloud, as Vivian wrote my name and marks on the board. I was on 45 marks. I just needed 100 marks. Then, i would be TLW. I scanned through others.
SCARLETT (Racalyn) - 64
PRINCESS ANGELINA (Scottish) - 47
KYLIE (Racalyn)- 13
JENNER (Racalyn) - 56
STELLA (Racalyn)- 34
KANYA (Thai)- 70
PRINCESS SAPPHIRA (Kass) - 78
ROSE (May) - 45
BELLA (Racalyn)- 35
SONG DAIYU (China)- 40
That freak lied that she's Kass.
Kass girls are soooo ugly!!!
And she's the prettiest thing ever!
"And twelve points for Bella and Stella." He told Vivian. Bella's mark became 47 and Stella's became 46. We stood in a straight line as the Prince addressed us.
"I have a simple challenge for y'all. And who wins, gets 16 marks. It's a sewing challenge." As he said that, my heart dropped immediately.
I had no idea how to sew anything.
Man, i couldn't even hold a needle properly.
This was gonna be heck hard.
"You see, i love girls that can sew really well. So, any girl who's able to sew me a robe in one night, wins 16 points." We all ran off to ten different rooms. I opened my room. It had the oldest, vintage spinning wheel.
"What the heck is this smelly thingyyy!!!!" i screamed in disgust. I sat near the wheel, preoccupied. I felt there was a whole burden, that really had to be taken off before my death.
I needed to win this. For Queen Jennie, King Damien and for Flo. I watched the clock ticking and spinning as my hands were on the spinning wheel. The door slowly opened as my heart jumped with fear.
WHAT IF IT WAS PRINCE ETHAN TO SEE WHAT I HAD PULLED OFF?
IT WASN'T REALLY GOOD TO LIE!
Phew! It was just Vivian. She smiled on seeing i hadn't really done anything.
"what's happening here?" She asked. I looked at her with teary eyes, as i fell at her feet, crying aloud.
"Please Vivian....we...we..we have come this far as friends...please...please help me...i love the prince a lot...and...and i really wanna be TLW."
"You can't spin?" she asked me?
"CRAP! i was a princess..." I cried.
"Ohhh....Rose my dear, when a tomato asks an onion to make it cry, then what is the tomato?" Vivian asked me.
Tomato?
Onion?
Cry?
"VIVIAN! I CAN'T SPIN! AM NOT TALKING ABOUT TOMATO HERE!" I yelled at her as she left the room. How could she be so...Pathetic?
I wonder how Stella and bella must be doing now.
Spinning and Spinning without stopping.
I sat there, wondering what to do. And when the clock struck 12, i snuggled in some heavy thread and fell asleep.
As the sun rays found way, and touched my eye, i closed it tighter. But as i heard huge bells of different sounds, i rushed downstairs with the other girls. Then it hit me -
I had no robe to give to the Prince.
You have some explaining to do, Princess Rose.
As the girls were on a queue, presenting their robes, as Vivian and three other maids accepted it and placed it on a clean table. Soon, it was Stella and Bella's turn. Their robes looked so amazing!!!
'Rose!" The prince yelled, anticipating my robe. I gave him the 'No robe' look and he gave me the 'What' look.
"i can explain. Am really sorry Prince Ethan...i apologize....i know i lied about myself." I went on my knees, and everyone were shocked.
"Am sorry Sire, i am disrespecting my kingdom right now, because am Princess Rose of May, daughter of Queen Jennie and King Damien, sister of Princess Alyssa. I don't help my mum sew fabrics...i...i..."
"Say no more." He said coldly. I knew just what would happen next. he would kick me out.
"Add 16 points to princess Rose." He ordered Vivian.
WHAT? Was it for confessing?
"Girls, Vivian came to your room to tell you this riddle of the tomato and onion, and none of you could solve it, except Rose. You know what? Robes suck." Prince Ethan said and everyone gasped.
"Yup. I will only wear a robe on my coronation and that's it. The onion can never make a tomato cry, which means if anyone of you doesn't know anything about me, my likes or my dislikes, then you can never, ever be my Queen. And secondly, if anyone of you can't solve a simple riddle, then you can never be my Queen."
"Sire, please explain the riddle." Kanya requested.
"Okay. Its got two meanings. The tomato is me. You can't tell me what to like and what not to. Let me break the second meaning down with something else; if you go to a desert when you're thirsty then, tell me what you are.'
"A big fool." Song Daiyu said and they all started cackling.
"So, the riddle indicates, you guys were not doing the right thing. Out. Be back in the evening." We all rushed out. Except stupid Sapphira of course.
I rolled my eyes and left with my friends.
"I can't believe i didn't sleep all night, all for nothing!" Bella lamented.
"Miss 16 marks, did you have a nice night?" Stella asked and we started giggling. I thought about Prince Ethan's cold voice. Maybe he was angry that i lied all about myself. I had to go apologize.
We reached Stella's cottage, and we had to say our byes to Bella as she left for her own house.
"I can't believe that prince just made me waste 10 hours of bed, to sew a cheap robe. I made a lot of mistakes!" Stella sat on her sofa as i warmly cuddled the rose vase near me.
"He's sorry."
"Are you begging on behalf of your crush?' Stella asked smiling.
"CRUSH? DON'T SAY THAT!" I frowned.
"Am happy for you dear Princess, you finally hit 61. Don't worry, you'll get there. We have 2 to 3 challenges to go." Stella had my back and i was so happy. Soon, we heard horses approaching us. Stella got scared.
"Pr...Princess...some horses..." I rushed to the window, and i was shocked to see a whole army in front of Stella's cottage. Stella hid in the house, as i bravely went outside.
"Why are you here?" I frowned at them and when i looked closely, it was May's army. One of my personal maids Jyoti, who was Hindu ran towards me in her blue saree screaming.
"Princess! You gotta come to may right away!" When i looked confused, one of the strong men took me and placed me clumsily on a horse as we rode off.
I felt the whole thing confusing.
And annoying.
How could my army just come and pick me when i didn't order them to?
Are Queen Jennie and King Damien free?
So many questions were in my head, but i couldn't ask them. I was too scared to speak. We got to May in a few hours, and Jyoti slowly took my hand as we rushed into the palace. I scanned through if i would find Queen Ahyeon, but Jyoti told me she locked herself up in the room, refusing to eat ever since Mina died.
No one knows how she's doing... or...
"IS THAT WHY AM HERE???" I thundered and Jyoti led me into Alyssa's bedroom. She was nowhere to be found.
"Where's Alyssa?" I asked Jyoti.
"That's why i came to get you. She's missing!"