The question is how did I feel being offered a job to a prince. He might know I was a nobody but he had no idea I was a commoner. The problem was I would really be a big issue if he found out. What the heck was I going to do? Either it was my fault or not, what was important was that I had a chance to stop being a commoner. To avoid being killed, I had to accept the prince's offer. Then I was there trying really hard to understand and choose the right decision. Maybe Judd pushed me into goodness? Or he pushed me into suffering? It was clearly a fact I could not comprehend. But what would I have done? Would I have turned down the offer claiming I had things to do when it was my only chance. Would I have made myself clear to the prince that I am a commoner and there was nothing I could do about it? What exactly was I expected to do? I was speechless. Hearing the prince's offer made me mute. Even ordinary citizens did not offer to help me. Then, a prince?
Before I knew, I had open my eyes. The dream was over. I was really curious what would be the ending but what would I do? The dream was more likely to repeat itself the day after, the day after that day and goes on without being completed.
"Useless dreams. " I said to myself as I got off on bed to meet my parents.
"Hey. You are awake. " Said my brother, Domingo. "What's wrong with your face? Did you dream about marrying an eunuch?" He said as he laughed. Who said it was funny? No one. I was clearly pissed off that day because I had the dream again. But my younger brother whom I collected less than a year from seemed clueless about that. He was such a brother!
"Yeah, but you know who it was? It was you. You were the eunuch in my dream. You cannot imagine how ugly you were." You know what happens when you said something you believed to be normal and someone laughed hard about it. That is my brother and will always be him.
"Gross! Even if I was a eunuch, I can never marry you. Jeez!" He replied laughing. "Mom and dad went out, so it's just the both of us here. "
"You have no job or any girlfriend to meet. Today is Valentine! You should go out with your girls or boys or something. " I said stepping into the living room and sat on the couch.
" I wish it was someone better than me advising me." He replied. "Like you have a boyfriend. " Whispered he.
"I don't need one. I'm enough for myself. " I replied. As usual, he laughed.
I am Tanya. I came from a family of four. A family where no man can do nonsense. Only I and brother are permitted to do nonsense to each other. But when our parents are involved, and we try to do nonsense, we are officially dead! My nickname then was the dream commoner. Why? I always dreamt about being a commoner. If I tell people about it, they just laugh it off. A commoner that most people are. So, I was a commoner in my dream. Thinking about it too freaks me out. Because why the name commoner of all names? What a dream! My family is Catholic and I did not believe in God. Why? Because I see no reason why I had to believe something I could not see, why I had to believe something that had deep mystery. It did not make perfect sense to me. I believed that if God created me, then who created God? And I said to myself that until I found answers and proof, I would not believe in God. I attended churches for visiting sake and go home to throw it off while my brother never goes to church. I guess I was much more holier than Domingo.
That day, I was on my day off. So I slept more than a hundred times dreaming, snoring, talking, looking, sleepwalking, sleep dancing and many more.
There was someone named Hannah. She was someone I trusted. She was not my best but my favourite person. She and I really clicked well. She believed in all my dreams and used to tell me that there is a deep meaning to the dream. If not, why else would I dream of ancient days bowing to king, being a commoner!
"Relax, I'm sure nothing happened. " She said on the phone. I called her to inform her about my dream as usual. But this time she did not make a big deal out of it.
"Are you sure you are okay?" I asked.
"Yes, what's with the question?" She replied with a question.
"I'm sure something has happened, tell me. What is it?" It did not sound like her at all. So, I concluded that something was really off with her.
"It's my boss. He wants me to come over. "
"Why? Today's valentine. Even if you are his secretary, is it not a bit harsh to go over to him? To do what exactly?" I asked shouting.
" Hey you! Keep your voice down. I'm live right now. " Domingo who was sitting near the dining room warned me. I pretended I did not hear him.
"I told you he said he likes me right?" She asked.
"Yes, why? You are not going to do what I am thinking right?" I asked.
"No I am not. But to think of it, he is really cool and handsome boss. Every girl will want him. "
"So?" I asked not trying to comprehend.
"But still, I should not give him any chances right?" She asked me. She sounded like she liked him. But I did not want to alter her feelings even though I was definitely against it.
"Dream commoner, I can't give him chances right?"
"You can if that's how you feel. Do whatever you like".
"You sound disappointed. " She said.
"No I don't. "
"Okay then. I have to go. Bye." She concluded.
Well, you see, the pain when you realise your favourite person is getting a boyfriend, she might not really have your time because she would be with him almost all times. I felt it — that pain. I wished she did not.