Princess Antoinette, or Anna, was born into a powerful and wealthy family. Her mother and father have always strived for greatness and want Antoinette to follow in their footsteps. She marries Prince Nicholas and is introduced to the British royal f...
Nicholas leads me back into the castle to get changed and he walks back out to the wedding reception where people cheer for him.
I quickly change into a smaller lacy dress that I am much more comfortable in. It was a lot to drag around that much fabric. Juliet meets me and helps me into the dress.
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"How are you feeling?" She starts to fix up my makeup. I take a deep breath in.
"J'irai bien. Je dois juste m'adapter." She nods and gives me a short smile then leads me back out to the wedding reception. (Translation: I will be fine. I just have to adjust)
As soon as I walk out, the guests cheer and clap for me. I smile and wave as I make my way across the dance floor to the main table where I sit next to Nicholas and Juliet. Nicholas gets handed a microphone and he stands up.
"Good evening everyone. We are delighted to celebrate this joyous occasion with you." He puts on a very proper accent to address the room before turning to me and holding my hand.
"I am very grateful to have Princess Antoinette as my beautiful bride. I wouldn't want it any other way." He leans down and kisses my hand and he sounds genuine, but I know I can't reciprocate those feelings.
He lets go of my hand and sits down. I get handed the microphone and before I can say no, I am being pulled out of my chair and everyone is staring at me.
"Um, I would just like to say that I am very grateful to be welcomed into such a wonderful community. Maman, Papa, merci pour tout ce que vous avez fait pour moi. And Nicholas, I am excited to begin this new journey with you, I can't imagine doing this with anyone else. Merci." I sit back down and the words that just came our of my mouth feel sour. I don't like how I just lied to everyone's faces. (Translation: thankyou for everything you have done for me)
Everyone claps and Nicholas grabs my hand, giving it a little squeeze. People start to talk amongst themselves and eat what is being served to them.
After dinner, Juliet pulls me away to a pathway away from everyone else. It is overlooking the whole of the kingdom, the lights glimmering in the streets.
"Anna." I pull my focus away from the lights and to her face. She looks scared and anxious, like she doesn't know how to approach this conversation.
"What happened last night?" Her question strikes anxiety in me. I remember exactly what happened last night and I'm scared that it's left me wanting more than this life.
"Nothing." I look away from Juliet. I can't lie to her face.
"Anna. You and Giovanni were gone for so long. We were worried. Surely something happened." I don't know how much longer I can hold it in for.
"Anna, plea-"
"Nous avons baisé." I cut her sentence off and her jaw drops. (Translation: we fucked)
I look at her with guilt as she stares back at me in shock.
"Vous avez eu des relations sexuelles!" She gasps at me and I cover her mouth the shut her up. (Translation: you had sex!)
"Shh. No one can know. Ugh, I feel so bad." I shake my head and lean over the balcony, looking over the kingdom again.
"Do you regret it?" Her question makes me think for a second.
"No." I feel bad about my answer, but it's the truth.
"So what are you going to do?" I turn back to her and fix my dress.
"I'm going to forget it ever happened. My whole life in this castle now, with Prince Nicholas. And I'm happy." I walk back to my table and I don't know if Im trying to convince her or myself that I'm happy here.
