The night was beautiful, she stood and walked closer to the lake. Her shoes were hurting so she removed it and stared at the lake.
Then, suddenly and without good timing, someone pushed her into the lake.
The night seemed beautiful with no one around...
***
The crown prince Alexandro stood near the pool, but at the far end. His so called mother was at it again. The price of the foreign materials for the bridge had increased so miraculously that the non civil servants, precisely those who owned big stores and hotels were taxed heavily.
Suddenly breaking his line of thought was a sudden splash in the water and a silhouette slipped away.
He ran over to the other end where he had heard the splash. There was no sign of anybody. Then, he saw a pair of silver shoe.
Those shoes looked quite familiar, he had seen it somewhere. This wasn't a Cinderella story and he was definitely the most observant person in Xavier. Not that he cared, but, he just did it to buy himself time.
Then it clicked, Celine had worn those shoes today. Someone must have pushed her in the lake !
The thought of his friend drowning in this same water without him knowing crossed his mind and without thinking, he jumped into the water.
It was dark and he couldn't see a thing, he lifted his head from the water to catch his breath and went into the water again.
He saw a figure, feminine and dying. He swam to her and grabbed her and swam to the shore. He was right. " Lady Celine are you okay?", He asked.
She looked white, and he began pressing her stomach. No response.
"Gosh. You looked like you wanted a death wish", he said and sighed. He tried again, but it didn't seem to be working.
There was only one option left. He put his lips on her and blew, he sucked in water and spat it out. He did this continually until she coughed.
"For a while I thought you died", he said. He had told this to someone else in a much different way.
Celine opened her eyes and looked at the crown prince Alexandro. "What happened?", She asked , her voice in a whisper as if she were hushing the noisemaker on Christmas day when silent night was sung.
"You..." She made to stand but felt weak. He tried helping but she resisted. Not being able to stand, he helped her up. She leaned on him hugging him tight.
"I'm bloody cold", she said and let her head rest on his shoulders.
Crown prince Alexandro carried her up and into his room. She was soaked, he burned more coal to keep her warm. He stared at her for sometime deciding if to do what he intended or not.
" She's cold, I definitely should do it" , he mumbled. He began undressing her, taking out her outer garment, then the inner .
Why was his heart beating. The crown prince knew no woman, but he could do this countless times to a woman and feel nothing. Why the heck was his heart beating and butterflies fluttering in his tummy.
When he reached her bra, he stopped. He couldn't possibly think if doing such a dirty thing. But, she was cold. He had no choice but to do it...
Crown prince Alexandro wore his robe on her and lay her on his bed. She felt comfortable and he felt satisfied.
"I should watch you"
***
Celine opened her eyes and shut it again. She felt weird, the bed wasn't hers ; it wasn't the one at home neither was it the one in the palace. She touched her body. The robe was thick and warm.
She opened her eyes. This was the first bedroom she had found herself in when she came to the palace. And that first time, she had done some dirty things that made her a semi permanent member in the palace.
Celine looked around and her gaze ended at the crown prince Alexandro. He was shirtless like before. She searched for her clothes, it wasn't there.
"The maids went to get you some clothes", he said as if once again reading her mind.
"Do you read minds or something?" She asked a little annoyed. He turned to her not minding that in-between her breast was visible.
"No, that's what they always ask for. Women always ask for their clothes", he said and scoffed. "As if I ripped it out or something", he muttered. Celine looked at him.
That saying "the crown prince knows no woman" was a lie. This prince looked as if he didn't need to read books to know how to do this things.
Her eyes went wide, that means, he had... She wanted to hit his head, to strangle him to death, to destroy his dreams. "Don't worry, you're safe", he said probably reading her mind again.
" Then what happened?" She asked and he turned away from her. " I was at the lake and saw you enter the water, you were being pushed by someone, but the person slipped away before I could get there."
Celine moved and sat beside him not minding her revealed body. What good would it do if she had died anyway.
"Someone wanted me dead?", She asked and he nodded. Thank God for manners, he would have actually slept with her without thinking twice, what was he saying, he wouldn't even think once.
" I'm always calm and minding my business, why would I have an enemy..."
"Everyone is everyone's enemy", he said and she nodded. But that jerk needed to be killed and fed to vultures.
The crown prince Alexandro looked at Celine and said, " I thought you were a good swimmer?" Celine laughed . "Come on, it was without notice, had I known I would have swam like the fastest shark", she said and he laughed mockingly. "I certainly believe you", he said and she olled her eyes.
The maids came and dropped her clothes. "Shower and get dressed, then come have breakfast", he said and she nodded. He stood to leave. At the door , he said, "Undressing you want a big deal. I liked it". And he left.
"What!"
He undressed me?
"Let's explain this step by step, your highness, wait", she said rushing to the bathroom... .