The Princes' Revengeful Maiden

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    It was going to be perfect, I am going to see it and make sure it was possible. Every step, every stage, and every detail of how it would be and how it would be made perfect and precisely as I wanted it, my dream of being the one adored and praised by everyone.

      My dream of attending the ball as a guest and not as a slave, dressed in my black ball gown, a cutoff shoulder, low décolletage, exposed arms, and long bouffant styled skirt, its lace made it look delicate. Though as black as ebony, the gown was elegant and made heads turn in its direction. The perfect amount of cleavage teased the eyes. It didn't show too much to the lecherous gazes, yet, left everyone wonder who the perfect princess was.

       Then to make the perfect kill worn with white opera length white gloves on my hands, a piece of vintage jewelry on my neck, and black heels, having the perfect dress to kill look.

         Walking majestically to the center of the ballroom with all eyes fixed on me and then the Prince comes forward bowing his head to me as he asked me to accompany him to the dance floor, hand stretched forwards towards me and I gladly accept it and we both walked side by side to the dance floor.

         A slow song was being played and we dance slowly to the rhythm of the song, his hand on my waist while the other hand holding mine as we swirl to the beat of the song.

         Every ladies' eyes fixed on me, I could sense how jealous they were because I was singularly and picked by the Prince without drawing his attention like every last present here was doing. I wouldn’t blame them, the prince was every woman dreamed man, a man that would swift them off the ground and grace them with love and kisses and adore their feet and make them feel loved and protected, that was who the prince was like to them and to me too.

        The music stopped and I was lead away from the dance floor by the prince, leading me to meet his parents the king and queen.

        Genuflecting towards them and saying my greetings to them according to the custom of the kingdom, they loved me, they hugged me and welcomed me into their home as not just a guest but soon to be the princess Of the kingdom.

            “I am honored milady and My lord, thank you for seeing me fit to be the princess of your great kingdom,” I told them bowing my head in appreciation.

        The prince with permission from his parents took me away to the terrace and it shocked at the surprise, a big decoration was set with petals of roses being scattered on the floor, and candlelights and balloons and different colors of roses and a banner of ‘WIILL YOU MARRY ME’ was boldly written on it and I turned to face the prince, he was on the ground m, kneeling on one knee and a diamond ring in a ring case was opened towards me.

            “I have searched through different kingdoms and I couldn’t find anyone as beautiful, elegant, and lovely as you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and have children with you, please Elza Williams will you marry me?” he asked and I could feel the tears dropping down from my eyes, I was about to say yes to him when I heard a loud noise.

          I jumped up from my bed and realize it was a dream, alas yeah it was indeed a dream, what would the prince of Alaska's kingdom find in a commoner like me, a poor slave like me. I must be dreaming. Wake up Elza and face reality things like that can never happen except in a movie or a fairy tale, this is reality, stop wishing for the impossible.

          The loud bang sound came again and I realized it was from my door, curse whoever it is that woke me up from my dream, if my dreams were the only place I can get close contact with the prince then I would gladly go back to my dreams over and over again.

                  “Elza, I know you are alive and not dead. Mum seeks for you” came my elder brother voice

                   “Coming Rafe” I yelled out to him, hissing and murmuring something under nu breath.

                   “You better not be swearing at me again Elza or I am coming for you real hard,” he said through the closed door.

                    “I am not swearing at you, I promise” I yelled back lying to him, I wonder if he was a wizard sometimes. He always hears things a normal human can hear, I guess that’s his special talent.

           Rafe Mackade is the eldest son of my family and I being the youngest of Mr. Smith and Mrs. Anne Mackade, sometimes I do ask nu mum why we bear different surnames and she said told me Williams was perfect than Mackade and that I can change it if I want to so I told them I would love to be called Elza Williams Mackade and that has been the way I have been addressed ever since.

           I sluggishly got out of my bed a is head towards the kitchen where I knew my mum would be.

                   “Good morning mother you sent for me,” I said greeting her

                    “Good morning princess, sorry for waking you up from your sleep but the Queen seeks your audience” mom said

                     “Really,” I asked beaming with excitement, going to the palace to see the Queen means I can see the prince and glance at him too, awww my dream man.

                     “Yeah, stop getting excited over it and kick out that weird imagination from your head because it won’t work, you are a pauper and he is the prince heir to the throne, they would have selected a respectable lady with higher etiquette and value than you and who can be shown in the public,” mum said and I hissed frowning my face.

                     “I know mum, you don’t have to rub it on my face,” I told her.

                     “Sorry love I just wanted you to know in case you have forgotten, go get dressed, you don’t want to keep her highness waiting,” mum said and I hurried back to my room to get washed up and dressed in the shabby gown my parents could afford for me, I hurried downstairs to meet dad already seated at the dining tables, dressed for work already.

                      “Good morning dad,” I said kissing his forehead 

                       “Good morning love, hope you slept well?” asked my dad.

                       “Yes I did dad, I slept like a little princess,” I told him taking a bite from the toasted bread on the table, “I have to go now, love you, mum and dad”.

“Hold on princess, eat some breakfast before leaving” mum called out to me.

                        “This will be okay,” I said waving the toasted bread, “see you all in the evening” I bid them goodbye as I head towards the Castle where the queen was waiting for me, it was a fifteen minutes walk but with a carriage, it would be five minutes, I don’t have 50cent to give to any carriage when I have two good legs that work.

         Munching my breakfast and humming to a tone that I didn’t know where I heard it from I hopped and sometimes danced as I kept heading straight to the castle.

          When I got to the gate, I quickly cleaned my mouth and swallowed the bread I was eating before mentioning my name to the warriors at the gate and I was allowed in, entering into the palace that was well designed and beautiful, I couldn’t have enough fill of the Palace even when I come here often, I head straight to the queen's chambers.

                           “Good morning my lady, I am sorry for coming late,” I said greeting her the moment I got in.

                           “Good morning Elza, I guessed you walked down again. How many times do I have to tell you to take a ride here and the money will be given to you” she said scolding me.

                            “I am sorry milady, the distance isn’t that far and I needed the exercise,” I said lying to her

                             “You can’t fool me, Elza, I will let this slide today but next time I wouldn’t. I am going for a masked ball today and I need to check the clothes the tailor-made for me and tell me the one that would fit perfectly for the occasion” she said pointing to the line of clothes that was made newly just for this occasion, the masked party.

           Selecting the clothes the queen will wear for her events and dressing her up with her makeup was my duty, that wasn’t my duty before, I was assigned with cleaning the castle and arranging the hall whenever there was an event.

           Fate was on my side when the queen's personal dressed up maid was sick and couldn’t come because she was hospitalized and it was an emergency case that the queen needed to attend a meeting and I told her I could dress her up and knot her hair and apply her make up for her that I took some lessons and I was good at it.

           She didn’t trust me at first but aft so much debate I was her only up and I performed my magic on her and when she came back she spoke highly of my praises telling me how everyone loved her looks and praised her and since then she gave me this opportunity, relieving me of my other duties.

            I went quickly to work, scanning through the dresses to see which one would fit the masked ball and I saw a blue-designed one that would draw attention to her because of the designs that glitter and seek attention, and with the perfect makeup and hairdo, nothing can go wrong.

                        “I picked this one milady,” I said showing the gown to her

                        “Lovely, I like it too. Come do your wonders” she said

           I was about to undress the clothes she was putting on when the door to her chambers flew open with a loud bang and then walking in was the man that has been haunting dreams, my perfect prince.

                         “Mother what’s the meaning of this nonsense, I told you earlier on that I won’t marry lady Ashley or have anything to do with her. Why am I seeing this” he said storming forward towards his queen and showing the Queen a letter invitation not caring if there was an audience or not, for the first time in my life I was seeing the handsome prince angry and not just angry but was furious with his mother, the queen.

                           “Son not now, we have maids here,” queen Katie said pointing to us.

                            “Leave us right now,” he said but we didn't know if to obey him or wait for the queen's order, “I SAID LEAVE US RIGHT NOW!!” he yelled and immediately we all ran out, I wanted to know what was going on but I have figured it out already, the prince the one I have been dreaming of was betrothed to someone already.

               I didn’t know if I should be happy or sad but deep down my heart was heavy and then I knew our worlds were actually to a different world.