Immediately I opened my eyes, the rays of light attacked my eyes. After becoming accustomed to how bright it was, I tried to take in my surrounding.
I remember this place!
I was back at my high school. The one for equally statused families. The concept of classsism was so rampant here.
Being a princess put me at the top of the pyramid instantly. The royals were treated like you know, royalty, while the others tried to maintain their statuses. It was quite sad. The parents implored this mentality more. Always pushing their kids to make friends with people they didn't like just to help themselves.
I just barely graduated from the school. On the last day of school, a girl committed suicide on the school roof. I always stayed there to get away from everything. That was my spot till it wasn't. I had gone there with the same intentions but instead, I got to see her sad smile as she fell. She seemed happy.
Her name was Adelaide. Adelaide was a sweet girl. Her parents were the highest ranking lawyers in the country. They represented every royal and most celebrities.
They were well-known but they forced their daughter into making connections for them.
They turned her into a money-grubbing scheme. Adelaide couldn't take it anymore. She left a letter behind asking her parents if they were happy now.
I blinked. Adelaide was standing at the roof again. She hasn't jumped yet.
I can save her. I ran and reached out to her but she smiled and shook her head.
She fell before I could reach her. I shook as I stared down at her smashed body. I didn't save her. Adelaide was dead.
I wasn't fast enough. My eyes searched for the letter. Sure enough, it was laying at the edge of the roof. Blood was streaking down from it. It had a writing on it that made me gasp.
It said, You're next, Soraya. You'll break.
I screamed.
And my eyes flew open.
It was a nightmare.
The shiver that ran down my spine made me tremble . Tears ran down my face and I began crying uncontrollably.
I didn't know what to do.
I was scared.
After crying for few minutes, I searched for my phone. It seemed like I had cried myself to sleep because my eyes felt so heavy.
I pulled myself out of bed and went to have my bath.
As I washed my body and let the water run off my body, I decided there and then, I would destroy the monarchy.
Whatever it was that made them powerful, I would destroy it. I wasn't going to let them break me down like they did to my brother and people like Adelaide.
When I got out tof the bath, I called a cab. Put all my things into it and left the dorm. I left without saying goodbye to Heather and Bree.
I would talk to them later.
Half an hour later, I turned up at Willem's door. He opened it with an annoyed look on his face.
I guess he's not a morning person.
"Hi, Willem". I waved at him.
"What are you doing here this early?" He grumbled , then his eyes landed on my luggages.
He opened the door wider. "Get in".
"Thank you"I whispered and pulled my bag in as he helped me with the other.
When he helped me to his extra room, he sighed.
"I'm guessing things didn't go very well with your mother?".
I slumped on the bed and nodded. "She told me to leave the dorm room by today to an apartment she prepared for me".
"I'm sorry " he said, his eyes anywhere but me.
"Don't tell me you're thinking it's your fault, Willem ". I jumped up from the bed.
He shrugged. "Isn't it?"
"No, it's not. It's my fault. This is all because I was irresponsible."
I stood in front of him. He stared down at me.
"Willem. I made my decision. Let's get married ".
His eyes widened."Are you sure that's what you want?".
I nodded. I was as sure as I needed to be.
"I am".
He brushed his hair back as his tongue darted out to lick his lips.
"I'm sure you know. We can't get divorced."
I tilted my head at him. "Do you have a girlfriend or boyfriend that I don't know about?".
He scoffed. " I don't. If I did, I wouldn't have given you the choice, would I ?".
"Yeah, so if it's me you're worried about, I'll be fine. I'm sure being married to you wouldn't be as bad as living with my mother".
"So you're getting married to me to escape from your mother?" He asked with a brow raised.
I paused.
"That's part of the reason, yes ".
The other was to destroy the monarchy but he didn't need to know that.
I looked up at him to see a disappointing look flash on his face. Wait!
Was he thinking I wanted to get married to him because I liked him enough?
Did he still like me?
He cleared his throat and said,"I'll tell my father we made our decision".
"Okay" I nodded,still confused about how he had looked.
He backed out of the room but turned before leaving. "Soraya, I'm happy you came here. You can stay here if you want. I'm going to make breakfast. You can come down in the next forty minutes".
I smiled and nodded. " Thanks, Willem"
When he left the room, I let out a long breath.He's happy I'm here!
I was smiling before I caught myself. No, what am I thinking? There's no way he likes me.
But why did he look disappointed that I agreed to the marriage to spite my mother?
No, I'm probably just overthinking. I just misread his body language, that's all.
I grabbed my phone and texted Bree and Heather separately telling them I already left and that I would meet them at school later.
It was better this way.