I saw how the two gulped while looking at my back. They looked more tensed than ever. I could only gulped in that situation.
Grent and His Highness quickly released my wrists and went to the same side, infront of us, stepping back in fear to the person behind me. I felt how my arms fell numb and almost fell if it was not for Brother Millan who supported my arms from suddenly falling.
Millian made me face him and checked both of my wrists. It was turning red and hand prints were being visible. It only proves how tight they gripped me.
I wondered what my brother was about to when he raised his finger but it only landed on my reddish wrist which made me winced in pain.
He immediately looked at me with a gloomer and gloomer expression on his face before looking at the two boys who was startled by the sudden glance.
They both bowed their heads like scolded puppies by their masters. Grenchant has this expression as if he wanted to pee because of tension.
Do they know Millian? I would not doubt if they would fear him because his aura screams authority but based on their expressions, seems like they already know him.
“How dare you brats hurt my sister?” his voice was too cold as if all of the windows the hallway have bursts open The two flinched on the tone Brother Millian used.
He claimed me as his sister?
“It is him!” the both of them said in chorus while pointing at each other. They were even startled at who’s who and glanced at each other.
Fear can be seen on their faces, even the straight face Prince could not hide his dread expression at this moment.
“None of you would confess? Looks like you want your fathers to hear about this shameful issue, eh?” Brother asked with an irritated smirk on his face. He obviously does not want this situation. No one would like this.
The Prince put his hand down followed by Grent who was ashamed.
“Sorry.” the two boys infront of us apologized in unison.
I felt like I want to burst out laughing when I realized something at the moment. They treat each other as their own archnemisis in the past.
They never said sorry whatever one of them did something terrible to one another. Grent who likes to prank the third Prince always backfired to him.
It may seem that the third Prince was not doing something to take his revenge but behind Grent’s back, he was moving like a snake to throw Grent’s pranks back at the enemy.
I caught him twice in the past and he did not know about it. It was just a coincidence that I was passing by where he was.
Millian still stared at them, examining their expressions before he finally looked at me. I pouted at him while frowning. What? Was he going to run away again now?
He looked away after seconds of looking at me and looked straight infront of him, giving the two boys his last glance before turning his back from us. .
“Let’s go Maxine.” he coldly called with an authoritative voice while looking back at me. My pout became longer because of what I heard before following him.
He walked with large strides and I almost run just to follow his pace. Ugh. If I remember it correctly, Millian’s just 12 years old. How come his walks got larger? Or he just want to run away again from me by doing this?
I was six steps away from him when I stopped from my pace while he continued walking. Five more steps before he realized that I was not following him anymore before he turned around and stared at me, wondering why I stopped.
I stared back and while looking at him, eye to eye, my heart tightened moreover when he diverted his gaze from me. I was slightly offended.
I reached for my chest when I felt the tingling pain as if my heart was being stabbed by thousands of needles.
Was this how far I am to him? Our distnanace right now, I mean. Did he not want me to be closer? Why do he keeps ignoring and walking away from me?
I felt my breathing stopped when he completely turned his back from me and walked away in a different direction, going to the lobby instead of the waiting area.
I stepped a foot infront and raised my right hand, wanting to reach him and wanted to restrain him from walking away from me but I could not do anything. I could not say anything to stop him. I could not stop him.
My hand fell when he vanished from my sight and trembling bowed down my head. I clenched my hand that was infront of my chest to supress the feeling I was feeling at the moment.
I want to rip my heart out from my chest and clench it with my own two hands just to stop this painful feeling. I wanted to cry out loud. I want to shout the excruciating pain out.
I felt like I was going to burst so suddenly because of this painful feeling inside my chest.
The way he left me that night was still fresh on my mind. And it was killing me inside. Slowly.
Brother Amo came out from the other hallwy. He looked to where Millian went before looking at my direction.
“Princess! We were looking for you. Where have you gone?” he asked as he was approaching me. I calmed myself down and heaved a deep sigh before preparing my pretentious smile.
Smile that hides the real painful I was feeling right now.
“Maxine? Is there a problem?” Brother Amo asked worriedly but I stayed in that position even when he already reached my place.
Smile, Maxine. Just smile.
He was about to hold my shoulder when I raised my head ang looked at him with a wide smile painted on my lips.
“Hello, Brother.” I greeted and I almost stammered.
I did not know what I looked like right now wearing my fake smile. He looked at me with confusion and even drag his fingers on his chin, thinking deeply while staring at my face.
He also tilted his head on the left when he was not satisfied on his position because he could not seem to fathom what my true feeling was behind this pretentious mask I was wearing.
Am I really pretentious just like what the God of time and space, Sevenia had said?
“You look different. Hmm…” he said while staring at me. I fakely giggled on his statement and and held his hand to brush away his doubt.
“Come on, B-brothers are waiting for us.” I invited him and my chest tightened again. Millian were not waiting for me.
When we got in the waiting area, I was frozen and I felt like I was strucked by lightning.
My eyes went bigger and my chest felt hammered multiple times. I suddenly felt cold and trembled when I saw someone I should not see.
Brother Amo stopped on his track when he noticed that I was not following him. He then, looked back at me with curiousity.
“What is the matter, Maxine?” he asked but something deafening was on my ears like a static sound that I could not even answer him. But my attention was not on him instead, it was on the person my father was talking to.
Amo walked back to approach me and looked at my face closely but my eyes were glued to the young boy.
I could not seem to look away from that detestable face.
“Is something the matter…”
The boy I’m staring at suddenly looked at our -my direction with his cold blue jewel orbs.
“-with the Crowned Prince…?”
(First Person’s PoV)
It was already dark and I suddenly felt chill that made me stop from writing. The open balcony caught my attention as the curtains were dancing in the wind in a free rhythm, making the moonlight seeped through it.
I put down the quill I was holding and went out of the balcony.
I was greeted by the winter night but the freezing cold wind did not bothered me as I looked up in the sky.
The sound of crickets can be heard from the woods and it was deafening my ear as solemnity overtook my conciousness as I closed my eyes and held my head up.
My heart suddenly tightened and I clenched my hands when a woman’s image penetrated my mind. It was so vivid that I could not help but to smile bitterly.
I succeeded, I am here now. I was able to do it. I did not want to see you being unloved again for the second time but I hate you see you dying in that unruly way. I would change your fate even if I have to put my life in line, I would do everything just to guarantee your safety.
I would make you hate that b*stard and show you that hewould just bring you sorrow. This time, I would make you love me. I would make you happy that no one did if it means saving you.
This time, I would fulfill the sworn promise I failed to do before he died.
Forgive me, forgive me, my friend. I failed to protect the woman you loved the most. I shoul have had protected the woman I also secretly treated as my own sister.
You have died in vain because I let my fear overtook me. I’m sorry for being a coward. Sorry for breaking my promise with you and sorry for not protecting her.
Please, wait for me, Maxine. It woould not be too long before I save you from the hands of Caleidon, just like what I have promised to him.