Princess Avalon, who was coming with Twinkle morning coffee, bumps into King Aiden and splits hot tea on him.
“Ouch,” the king shouted.
“I am sorry, brother,” Avalon pleaded.
“It’s okay; you should be more careful,” King Aiden said, looking around.
“Your Majesty, you look like you are worried and in haste. And why are you shouting Twinkle’s name like that? Avalon asked.
“I can’t find her; did you see her?” King Aiden asked her.
“I left her in the room this morning before I went to freshen up. She was in there,” Avalon replied.
“She’s not in there; we should find her” The king said, But Avalon dashed to Twinkle’s room, ignoring the king’s words. King Aiden ran toward the living room but couldn’t find her.
Authoress POV
Twinkle was looking around in the garden. She saw a spear and took it to cut the flowers.
“I am on top of the world; will someone please tell me to always be happy?” She yelled as she cut the flowers.
“Hey, what are you doing? How could you destroyed the flower? My parents always work hard to see them grown and cleaned,” a boy of nearly ten shouted.
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“Hey, small boy, why are you so angry and shouting?” I was only trying to make it look more beautiful. Can’t you see that?”She pouted.
“Common, let’s do this together,” Twinkle said, smiling.
“How dare you?” Mum, dad?” He called out for his parents angrily.
His parents ran out.
“What happened? Why do you call us like that? “You’ve scared me,” his mother asked.
“See this lady, she’s destroying the flowers,” he said, pointing to Twinkle.
“Is that not the junior Queen that was just married to the palace?” The woman asked her husband.
“I believe so,” he said.
“Your highness,” they said, bowing their heads.
Twinkle directs her gaze at them.
“Mum, dad, what are you doing?” “She should be dealt with; she’ll ruin everything you’ve worked hard for,” the boy said angrily.
The woman drags him closer and covers his mouth.
“Your highness,” Twinkle said, and also bowed for them.
They glare at each other, confused.
King Aiden and Princess Avalon reach there on time.
“Your Majesty, are you here?” they asked, bowing.
“Small boy, you came. This beautiful girl, what’s her name? Ava, I believe, is hmmm… Avalon.
Yes, she told me that you are a good person, but why don’t I really like you? Don’t worry But I will like you because she said I should”
“Come and give Mama a hug,” Twinkle said, opening her arm. Princess Avalon signals the king to go.
“Your Majesty, I want to be like you.” I want to be a king, and I also want to rule and make everyone respect my parents. How can I be like you? I always wish to play Inside the Palace, but I am always sent back.
I will have to deal with them if I have discovered my power.” The boy pouted.
The king smiled and began to walk closer to him. He bent to his level.
“What’s your name, and how old are you?” King Aiden asked.
“I’m Xee, and you can call me smart boy.””I am going to be ten soon,” he replied.
King Aiden plays with his cheek.
“If I must commend you, you are really smart and such a cute young boy,” King Aiden said.
“Thank you, your Majesty, and thank you for making my family work as your gardeners,” he said, bowing.
“You said you wanted to be like me, right?” The king asked.
“Yes, absolutely,” the boy replied.
“Hmmmm, what If I say you shouldn’t pray to be like me, but rather be greater than me” King Aiden paused, while everyone was glaring at him..
“And you also wanted to be a king, right?” He further asks.
“Yes, I heard you also have the greatest power in all of South Korea. That’s awesome,” he replied, smiling.
“Your mother might have told you this, right?” King Aiden asked.
“Yes, sir,” he nodded in reply.
“What if I say you shouldn’t wish to be like me, but more great and happier than me?
Do you also know that people living a normal life are better off than me? I wish you continued success and happiness.
You will never feel any pain, dear. I shouldn’t be saying this, but I can’t help myself.
Royalty is so troublesome, and sometimes you just get frustrated. So just pray that you are always happy.
And about the palace, from now onward, no one will stop you from coming Inside”.
“You can always come in anytime you like, even with your parents,” King Aiden said, and play with his cheek.
“Awww, mom, I will finally see what inside the palace looks like. You are the best king,” the boy told him.
He played with his hair.
“You highness, don’t be angry; he’s just a kid and talks too much. We are always fine here,” his mother said with a bow.
“That’s between me and your child, so can you please not get involved?” King Aiden said, winking at Xee.
He got up and looked at Twinkle; she was still there with an arm open. King Aiden gave her an emotional look.
He wanted to go closer, but she took her hands back.
“I despise it when people keep me waiting for too long. It’s not even like I like you,” Twinkle said with a pout.
“Come on, my friend, can we go back inside?” Princess Avalon asked and walked closer to Twinkle.
“Yes, you are the only good person I know.” Twinkle hugged her tightly.
“You Majesty, who is she? I heard my mom say she was your second queen.
She doesn’t look like a queen. She was ruining the flowers. Don’t you think she deserves some punishment?” Xee asked.
“Shut up Xee” his father yelled.
“You shouldn’t raise your voice at him.” He’s just a kid. Shouting won’t do, and let everything end here. No one should hear this” The King Aiden warned.
“Okay, my lord,” they said, bowing their heads.
“That won’t do; I can’t trust them. I will just make them forget seeing her,” Princess Avalon said, erasing everything about Twinkle.
“You can always come to the palace as long as you want to. nLet’s go, my friend,” Princess Avalon said, taking her hand in hers.
*****
Queen Dylan’s room
Dylan POV
Am I not losing? I can’t possibly lose his Majesty to her. I never wish or pray for a second wife.
Why did I feel like the king had been drawn away from me? I thought she would cause him pain, and I would always be there beside him to look after him.
I never thought this was the type of pain. He stayed up all night, always worried about her.
That is drawing him away from me. He didn’t even come to see me. He was only looking for her. “No, I don’t want to lose you. I don’t want to stop being your queen”
Someone barged into my room. I turned to look.
“Hey Dylan, what was that?” Avalon asked.
What’s she talking about?
“What do you mean?” I asked.
“I know you get her out of the house. Because she wouldn’t have gone to the garden without anyone seeing her,” she shouted.
“Stop yelling at me. You keep on shouting and fighting me each and every day.
What do you think? Why would I do that? For goodness sake, she’s possibly my husband’s second wife, my junior wife.
And I know that whatever happens to her is the king’s fault. You know I love his Majesty alot, and I wouldn’t want to hurt his feelings”
“So why are you finding fault in me? Is this how much you hate me?” I shouted because I couldn’t take this anymore.
“Shut up; you love him my foot. No, I don’t believe you. If you care about them so much, why do you keep getting jealous? I always watch you closely,” she wailed like an idiot she’s.
“And you think I don’t know about you?” Who are you always seeing, and if you are pure, why didn’t you tell your brother?
Why do you always find fault with me? I knew you liked me before now, but now you only hate me because I am unable to give birth to his child.
Was it my fault? And if you are so innocent, go and tell your brother who you’ve been seeing, and stop pointing fingers at me, young lady. If you hate me that much, I hate you too.
But please don’t involve me in what I didn’t do; get it, “I pleaded furiously, joining my hands.
“Shut up and forget who I am seeing; my eyes are always on you. You brat. Don’t try to harm them.” She pointed her finger at me.
“Stop trying to make everyone notice you. Am I not a human, and why won’t I be jealous if my husband gets a second wife?
I am not so perfect. It’s a normal thing, right? But I will never let my jealousy get the better of me.
Get married and see if you can watch your husband with someone else.
And you are so helpless; do you think if destiny could be rewritten, I wouldn’t rewrite mine?
But am I not like you, who is hiding something from your own brother, and who once again, you could even save that poor woman, you refused when you could simply assist in her rescue?
“And now you’re pretending to be innocent,” I wailed, and she stood speechless. I think I put her in her place.
“Stop, will you keep quiet and stop yelling at me? I will hit you if you dare say a word again.” She tried slapping me.
“Come on, do that little witch; come on, hit me, and see what I will do to you. Get your ass out of my room. This isn’t a room you can just walk into and nag around in,” I yelled.
“I will come back for you.” She turned to leave.
“Was it true you are seeing someone?” Who was that person?” King Aiden asked, coming inside.
TBC