•F A T E• ➪𝕐𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕤 x 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳

"Rules"

"A tale that began ages ago. I swear if I told you the truth, would you have been able to let it go? I clasp my hands against your cheek, your icy glare melts with tears, yet you still not blink. She used to dance around the palace, now confined within these walls. She used to mingle with the strangers, now only the birds heed her calls. She had no one to blame, but the heart she had. She felt not ashamed yet so bitterly sad. She yearned to be free, to soar into the sky. But all she was able to achieve, was to sit here and cry."

My eyes shot wide open and I lunged forward in my bed, panting.

(someone was here... someone was in this room...)

A presence without a physical body lingered around the room, like a ghost. The room door in front of me creaked slightly open revealing the dim orange light of the hallway.

I glanced at the clock, and it was just after ten pm.

As I stepped out of bed, I faintly recalled the note from earlier, one which I had completely forgotten about. Could it be that whoever sent that note, came to wake me up, personally...

Well , whoever it was, I am sure this time, I'll be able to find out...this time I'll know for sure , what's really going on here...

(I could finally get some answers, and escape this place once and for all...)

I pushed the door open and stepped out. My eyes adjusting to the light, as I catch a glimpse of a black figure, swooshed pass in the hall to the side. I narrowed my stare and looked around.

There was no one, in sight. No guards, no maids, no one at all.

I walked in the direction of the shadow, a chill creeping up behind me.

The shadow kept diverting into the many hallways, until I came to a halt. A note stuck on the wall of my dead end.

(what...but I'm sure I saw it come this way...how did it disappear...)

I pulled the note out, it was blank on the front, but seemed to have some doodles on the back.

I couldn't make out what it meant, it looked like a round circle with tiny scribbles inside it. I tried reading it by putting it close to my face.

A hand , cold as ice, graced my shoulder for a mere second, and I spun around so fast I almost let out a scream.

"What are you doing here, Miss Y/n? And at this hour too."

It was that butler guy...what was his name...oh right, Holden.

"What is wrong with you? You don't just sneak up on people. Wait a minute, was it you who led me here?"

"I do not understand what you're baffling about. It around the middle of the night, what could I possibly want by bringing you here?"

His clueless and careless expression gave it away that it was not him. Or could it be.
My head was spinning so much I was starting to feel slightly dizzy. What the heck.

"I am sure, you weren't taught this. But we have rules here. Miss Y/n. Rules that strictly dictate that guests shouldn't be lingering around without permission. Especially. So very late at night."

"I was looking for the kitchen, and there wasn't anyone around for me to ask...so I-"

"So you thought you could find your own way there? Perhaps you were not paying full attention when I had discussed your room. Theres an intercom near the door, specially placed there for your needs. You may ring me up whenever you need something. And I mean anything at all."