I grabbed his hand and we went to centre of the hall. I started moving with him. He guided me and I went after him. We were mixing so well. I could imagine the piano playing. My heart was jumping in my chest. Every fibre on my skin was awake. Every inch of me was aware of him. He was so close to me.
" You fit so well in my arms." He said.
" Do I ? " I replied.
His face moved close to my face until our foreheads were touching. My heartbeat immediately went up and I was afraid he might hear it.
" W..Why ?" I whispered.
I wanted to say more but could only say a word. Since,our breaths were mingling with each other. It was like they were also acquainting with each other.
"Why what? " he asked.
I wanted to ask why he called me. He leaved my hand and grabbed my waist with both other hand also. I also grabbed his shoulders.
We heard some voices and we flinched away from each other. I immediately felt the loss of his touch. I was disappointed.
" I have to go." He said and jumped from the window.
What was that? My heart was still beating fastly. I still felt his lingering touch. I was in a dream. What was happening? I was attracted to him for sure. Do I like him? I did not know but I surely liked whatever was going on.
I was sitting on couch after eating dinner thinking about my day.
" Princess, you are behaving weirdly." Amy told me.
She was sitting opposite to me sewing something.
" How so?" I asked.
" You were smiling all by yourself just now and when you came back your face was all red. You were flustered. Something is definitely going on. You are hiding something." Amy said eyeing me suspiciously.
" And most important thing you have not even touched your books in last two days. " She continued.
" Nothing ....it's nothing." I said averting my gaze.
She knew me so well. I got up and grabbed a book to read.
" You are lying. " She said.
" No, I am not and now, I am reading book. So, don't disturb me." I told her while sitting on couch.
She sighed and shaked her head. I started reading,
" She was pacing the room. She was looking tensed. Her maid came in with a letter. It was written by him . They were secretly in love and planning to escape. She red his letter and she was so relieved. She took her luggage and was ready to depart. She hugged her maid with tears in her eyes. She was just not her maid but her bestfriend, her only friend while growing up.
She said," Thankyou for everything. I will miss you so much."
Her maid said while controlling her tears
" Are you sure this is love? Are you sure you want to spend your whole life with him?"
She nodded and said while wiping her tears," Yeah, I am sure."
Her maid smiled and said," Then go and live happily."
Her maid pushed her back lightly to encourage and she opened the door leading to her freedom, her love and her life."
I closed the book with a thud. I was wondering how was she sure that she loved him enough to spend her whole life with him. On the top of which, they were eloping.
" Princess, what happened now?" Amy asked.
" I just red that female lead was eloping with the male lead. Her maid asked her a question." I said while thinking deeply.
" What question?" She asked.
" Was she sure that she was in love and could she spent her whole life with him?" I told her the question.
" Do you know what love is? How do you feel when you are in love? What female lead must be feeling that she decided to go with him?" I continued .
" Hmm....that's what you are curious about. I think I know a bit..."
" Then,tell me."
" Love is bitter as well as sweet. You can't have it without suffering pain. It's the most beautiful feeling but at the same time the most ugliest truth....."
I interrupted and said," It's complicated. Tell me in simple words."
" Its most complicated and most easiest language. Lips won't do any conversation. Eyes will be the window to your soul. It only contain four characters but still no one knows it whole.........
Oh, I made a poetry." Amy brightened like the sun of summer.
I made a face and said," Very funny..."
She laughed and said," Princess, no one can describe love. It can only be felt. When love come into your life, you won't even know it. It will strike you like a bull coming from no where."
" Its exhausting....But, wait where did you all these things that you just told me." I said.
She is not the type to think about something so deeply.
" You caught me" smiling like a Cheshire cat "...I red it somewhere....You don't have to worry about love now. You must be tired. Got to sleep." Amy said and got up.
I yawned and went to bed. I was sleepy. I didn't slept the whole night yesterday. She tucked me in and said," Goodnight princess, sweet dreams."
" You too" I muttered.
I was tired. I didn't even know when Amy left the room.
Alaric
I was restless. Whenever I closed my eyes I saw her face. I saw her in my dreams . Sometimes she was smiling, sometimes crying. But, when she cried today. I was heartbroken. I wanted to ask her what happened? But, I couldn't. My feelings for her were increasing day by day. No matter, how hard I try to stay away from her , it didn't work.
" I knew it's inevitable." Rick said entering the study room. He was my friend, my assistant and my knight. I trust him the most.
" What?" I asked.
He came in front of me. His black hair shining in the moonlight and his brown eyes remind of a cat.
" Your falling for her is inevitable." He said.
I sighed and said, " Yeah, I know. I also admit it. But, it will only hurt her."
" Why?....Just tell her you love her. By the way she looks at you she must love you as well." He said while scratching his arm.
" She doesn't love me yet. She is just attracted towards me. She doesn't know what love is." I told him.
" And how do you know that? "He said while sitting on chair in front of me.
" I know her history. She was a sheltered child . She doesn't know outer world yet. She is still living in a fairy tale......She is innocent......she doesn't understand the meaning of pain yet and without pain you can't taste the happiness of love."
" You know what, I didn't understand a thing. You and your love lessons.... But, how are you so sure that your feelings for her is love."
" Because of the incident with Gabriella"
" Oh...."
He didn't question afterwards. I didn't know what will happen in future. But, the one thing I was sure that I loved her more than anything. I was scared of my feelings. They could destroy me.
In front of her, I couldn't help but show my feelings. I will continue to do these small things for her.