The Princess’s flushed face slowly morphed into a teary one as she pulled down the menu from her view. She saw the slutty waitress alright…. who was ready to take their orders. Rather, HIS orders as she looked more than ready to strip if the hot French requested it!
Natalia slowly looked her over. Early twenties, fake blonde with hazel eyes, pushed up boobs under a white shirt missing three buttons, a red miniskirt which would make her bums visible if she bent even an inch lower, slutty poise, seductive eye battling, flirty smile and lips smacking??
The teary princess suddenly frowned with a dirty look on her face. What induced her temper wasn’t the desperate sugarmom, but the French who allowed her to run her bitchy little fingers on the cute bracelet she’d bought him like thirty minutes ago!
And the idiot was actually smirking at whatever she said?? Natalia suddenly had enough!
“If you’re both done making me nauseous, could you please take our orders now?” She faked a sweet smile. The fake blonde finally noticed her presence. She returned the plastic smile.
“Oh? I don’t think it’s right to fill up a sick stomach at the moment. The restroom’s that way if you’re still a little ill. Shall I walk you over?” She returned the plastic smile, sounding righteous.
Natalia scoffed in disbelief and leaned back on her seat. The blondie shot her a nasty ‘I didn’t think so!’ look before turning back to her target with a purposeful smile.
“Apologize Cindy.” Arian fluttered his lashes, lowering his eyes. The blondie bulged her eyes and pouted.
“B… but she started…”
“You’re fired.” The simple order earned a lot of gasps. Even Natalia was stunned! Security appeared out of thin air and escorted the shocked waitress out.
It doubled the princess’s shock! “H… how did you…”
“Fire her?” Arian completed as a new, decent waitress promptly appeared. Natalia nodded.
“A-foods, remember? This place is in my name. What are you having?” He simply answered and looked up at her.
“….”
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Thursday came and everyone’s excitement reached cloud nine! It was finally the day for their camp trip!
It turned out that B. H. A wasn’t the only school going for the trip! Three other prestigious schools were going too. It was a large crowd!
Students gathered at the seaport where two large cruisers were waiting to take them across the ocean to the island. Different brands of flashy cars covered the parking lot. Hundreds of them!
Parents came to see their kids off. The whole seaport was filled with activities! Natalia and Elva arrived late because the nervous princess kept fussing about what to wear! She finally agreed on some white shorts, a magenta tank-top and white sneakers. Elva simply pulled on yellow shorts and white tank-top and sneakers. They looked like twins!
At a corner, Mom Felicity was bugging Jeffrey with a list of what to-do and do-nots. She even had it typed and saved on his phone!
“Remember to stay as warm as possible! Always keep your phone alive so I can warn you beforehand when the weather is about to change. Stay away from the ocean on such occasion! And do NOT go into the sea at night! Who knows what creature will be lurking in there to snap you to pieces! Don’t do anything stressful! Your doctor will be flying over occasionally to check up on you. Is your inhaler with you?? Don’t tell me you forgot to bring the whole packet along?!…
..,…
Standing outside their limo, Arian De’ Argent also had his fair share of unlimited orders.
“Pumpkin, remember to always wear a shirt AND a sweatshirt! It’s usually very cold at night and it’s gonna be much worse at the beach. No matter how tempting it’ll be, don’t take them off unless you’re under a roof! It’s not the right time to play ‘gorgeous-sexy!’ Your father made sure you lodge at one of the best accommodations over there. Always keep your door and windows locked! Who knows what animal will crawl into bed with you at night?! Have you taken your other phones?? I placed a tracker in each one so I can monitor your movement in case anything goes wrong. Also…
……..
Ricky and Nicky were shocked to see their mom! They weren’t expecting her to come as usual, but she did…. along with some maids dragging two large duffel bags behind them!
“Sweethearts, I know your father and I have been more than a disappointment to the both of you your whole lives and we’re really sorry. I’m not gonna force you to come back home but at least allow us worry about the both of you while you’re out there. Your dad has been busy with the school management and security agents to make sure you’re both safe. He sends his lo… Nicky, why is your skin so dry?! You’ll find the best skin lotion in that bag. And Ricky, you look dull and tanned! Drink a lot of water and apply the sunblock on your skin morning and night. And stay away from the sun as much as possible! Though the lotions should do the trick, you can’t…
,……..
Natalia stood close to Elva watching the crowd. It made her sad, sad and hurt and a little jealous. Since she was always locked up in the palace, she’d never gone on a school trip before and have a parent fuss over how she looked.
Elva hugged her seeing the lonely tears that fell.
“How do you do it, huh? How do you manage to stay strong? Why am I always the weak one, El?!” She choked out more tears. Elva was also an orphan. She had no one else in the world but she was always strong and cheerful. Unlike Natalia who had grandma but was still so sad.
“Hey, it’s okay. Stop crying. We’re gonna be okay, alright?” Her voice shook like she was tearing up too. Natalia nodded and pulled away. ‘They were gonna be alright’ registered in her hurting heart.
“Elva, Natalia!” They turned to see Nicky running over and hugging them together!
Typical Nicky.
“Come meet my mom!” She gushed and dragged them over. Elva worriedly looked at Natalia but she gave her a reassuring smile. Mrs Winterfield was stunning! She warmly hugged the girls when Nicky introduced them as her best friends. She was nice.
Ricky quietly stood by their car, looking flustered from all the lovey dovey he was witnessing!
“Guys, how long till we scram?!” Arian appeared out of nowhere, looking flushed. By then, Mrs Winterfield had gone to talk with her friends.
“No kidding. I might not survive another rule.” Jeffrey massaged his aching ears.
“Try out the kisses! Hey, do I have lipstick on my face?” Arian grumbled, using the tip of his sweatshirt to wipe his face.
“Un-hun.” Selena pushed his hair away and quickly placed a kiss there, leaving a bright pink color! Others found it funny but Natalia didn’t. She openly frowned at him but the jerk didn’t notice.
Jerk! Why was she even so mad?! She wondered and scoffed again.
“Leo!” The Princess beamed and waved. Leonardo had just arrived and was on the look out for them. Hearing Natalia’s voice, he smiled and waved back.
Wearing all white, Leonardo De Luca looked like a bachelor tourist from England with a digital camera around his neck. And for the first time, Natalia noticed the triskele tattoo he had on his inner elbow on his right hand.
“Smile?” He grinned and raised the camera to his face.
“Wait!” Natalia squeaked and turned to glare at Arian who had magically appeared behind her, possessively.
“Move. You’re ruining my background.” She seethed.
Of course she was still mad!
Arian De’ Argent scoffed, which made the others laugh, and only moved an inch, shooting Leonardo a dark look. Natalia turned back to Leo and pushed her wind whipped hair to one shoulder with a smile.
“Great.” Leo mused after taking a photo and said hi to the rest before awkwardly smiling at Natalia. She smiled back at him and pecked him which brought back his bubbly grin. She could feel Arian’s glare at the back of her neck but didn’t give a damn!
HE started it! How could he let Selena peck him and still remain cool??
“Guys, it’s time to go. Our school’s next.” Ricky looked up from his phone.
Natalia faced the ocean and saw the two ships ready to leave. They were huge and white and looked extremely fancy. Mom Rose and her fellow mothers came over for their final goodbyes and their lovely sons panicked!
….
“Mom, not again!” Arian whispered in embarrassment as she kissed him again.
“Okay, fine I got it! PLEASE no more rules!” Jeffrey breathed out as his mom started preaching from Genesis again. Like… did she memorize it or something??
Ricky looked around awkwardly, afraid for his bright casanova reputation, as his mom pulled them into a hug. Natalia smiled because they looked so cute.
“Take care of yourself, Natalia… And please take care of him too.” Mom Rose whispered as she hugged her too.
“Tommy sends his goodbye.” Natalia nodded and smiled and she returned it.
The students from B. H. A wore their ID cards and pulled their bags towards the teachers who were calling out their names for attendance before they could board the cruisers.
“What was that for?!” Arian grounded behind Natalia but she didn’t ignore him. Instead, she flipped her hair and walked ahead faster.
The young French cussed under his breath and stormed to catch up when a loud voice halted everyone.
“Princess? Princess!”
Natalia froze in shock as her heart missed a thousand beats! She twirled around impulsively along with every available eyes at the back of the crowd and stared.
A middle aged man who looked like a seaport staff was running towards her with a happy glint in his eyes. Natalia’s heartbeat accelerated out of control as the audience doubled in size!
Elva looked horrified, others stared in wonder, but Arian looked confused, wondering who the crazy dude was. The young French was martially ready to knock him out if the psycho tried anything funny with his woman!
But instead, everyone gasped when he got to her beaming uncontrollably and bowed on his knees in respect.
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And Natalia’s phone fell off and smashed into a million pieces…
Chapter 58