Chapter 5

I thought I would fall somewhere when I felt like I was falling and my head was slightly bent over my knee, when I woke up, I just realized that I was asleep again tired from crying in a corner. I saw that the rat had eaten the foods on the floor, the door opened so I glance at it, I could scarcely glance at the light outside when I could see who was standing at the door.

She again, that woman who delivered me food last night, noticeably in her red eyes and moaning she cried again and again she had a new wound on the right side of her lip.

I pity her, but why is she still working with Ms. Cursvole if she was hurt constantly?

I also feel guilty for what I did; if I didn’t make it hard for them just to be sure she doesn’t hurt because of me, but was it bad? I just want to escape and get back to the palace.

Are they looking for me? Is it Lady Monica looking for me?

They could have known I was not in the palace; I had been missing for three days and had no idea where I had landed.

I stopped thinking when I noticed that she had taken the dress she had given me last night on the bed.

“Wear that before Ms. Cursvole can see you hasn’t changed clothes yet,” she said as her voice was trembling and her arms extending giving me the clothes.

“Thank you,” I said back at her when I get that dress from her.

“You need to hurry, you’re the only one who waited outside,” she added before turning to leave.

She hasn’t come out yet so I speak, “I’m sorry.”

She paused for a moment; I knew she was shocked at what I had done before she finally came out and close the door for me.

I hurriedly stripped my clothes and put on the new one, it’s not fit for my body, the skirt of the dress is not even touching the floor that my dirty feet could barely see it, it was thin and with some cloth that doesn’t match to the color of the dress covered it in some holes in the dress.

I still can’t believe I’m in this situation.

Before maybe Ms. Cursvole dragged me out of the room, I came out and I didn’t want to receive another slap from her. The girls were no longer in the house, very quiet and all was left was their mess. As soon as I went outside, I could feel the breeze immediately so I embraced myself; my feet could feel the cold of some snow on the ground.

The snow was almost over the area, the tall trees were already covered with thick snow.

There is smoke in my nose and my mouth every time I breathe because of the cold.

In the distance the girls were riding on a large but old farm cart, I came near at them, I waited for everyone to ride before I could ride, I wanted to lose and scream but I didn’t want to do anything stupid to make them angry so I kept up with what was happening, I had confidence in myself that I would not stay here for long, I would make way to come back to the palace.

Before leaving Ms. Cursvole individually looked at our faces, as if she was checking if were complete, when she looked at me she just smirked for unknown reason. The old farm cart was back in action and out trip started. I looked at them one by one before bowing my head.

It took me about an hour in the whole trip before I could even look up as I noticed that the car was slowing down and the noise was ringing around, the girl and I were pushed outside to look around. There were so many people on the sidewalk to the town that we were, vibrant all around, noisy shopkeepers for the consumer to notice. Different fruits, vegetable, meats, candies, jewels and even clothes are colourful, suddenly I miss my kingdom.

All of a sudden an idea came to my mind when the car stopped. I immediately made my plan before it was too late, I quickly opened the door, they were shocked at what I had done and finally jumped out of the old wagon, I almost hit the boy and it was good I avoid him, I heard the girls in the old farm cart shouting and calling me but I ignored them, I kept on running, I didn’t stop even though I hit someone store or someone whose buying groceries on the sidewalk.

I do not know the place but I keep on running in the cobwebs and into the traffic jam. The far I go the more people around when I heard shouting at the back, so I glanced.

“Get her you stupid!” Ms. Cursvole screams on her goons.

I have no idea that I already pushed other people ahead of me and that they can beat me for what I do, only to be able to get away from them.

I didn’t expect the next thing to happen to me, I was out in the crowd, and I was in the middle of a road, my eyes widened when I saw a horse in shock as I rode in, he could almost hot me with his feet if I didn’t just get away, on horseback a soldier calmed him down.

Behind the horse is a very elegant chariot, I noticed that the surroundings were quiet so I glanced at the people around me who were staring at me.

“Get out of the king’s way!”

I was startled by the soldier’s screamed, just before I could get out of the station a soldier pulled me over across the street. Some people shy away and were afraid to touch me as if I had an infectious disease I would transmit to them, I ignored them and just ran away from my kidnappers.