Raging With The Flames

Untitled Part 5

I walked passed the guards with an emotionless face. I was on my way to the king. Supposedly he had some important news. I finally walked into the throne room, and there stood the king, pigging out on some grapes, while laughing loudly with a woman. It seems that he never noticed me standing directly in front of him, as he carried on laughing about something with the woman. Honestly, I bet whatever he was laughing at was not that funny. I bet it wasn't even funny at all. Feeling annoyed, I cleared my throat, grabbing their attention. "Oh, I'm so sorry my dear", said the king. I rolled my eyes and sighed in annoyance. "Oh believe me, it's fine", I said sarcastically. "That's wonderful", the king replied. It seems that he either didn't catch my sarcasm or just decided to ignore it. Then he carried on laughing while the woman beside him patted his back, while giggling lightly. "You wanted to speak to me about something", I said loudly, once again gaining their attention. "Oh yes, thanks for reminding me my dear", he said. "No problem", I gritted out through my teeth. I hate it when he calls me that revolting nickname. "I've noticed that you've been unhappy lately and I thought that it would be time for you to have a mother", he explained. Since I don't refer him as my father, there's no way that I will call that woman my mother. "This woman's name is Veronica. I've already asked her hand in marriage and she accepted. She will not only be the Queen of the fire world but she will also be your new mother", the king continued. "Oh, is that so", I replied. This 'Veronica' walked up to me and put her filthy hands on each side of my face with a grin. "Yes dear, even though I am not your birth mom, I hope that you can one day see me as your new mom as I have already seen you as a daughter". This woman couldn't possibly be serious. The king looked at me with an expression that said 'Please be nice'.  So I sighed, rolled my eyes, and faked smiled for my sake, to get her dirty hands off of me. "Me too", I gritted through my teeth. "Yay", she exclaimed while finally pulling her hands away from me. "You may go now", said the king as he gave me a thankful smile. He then went back into another conversation with Veronica, acting like I wasn't there. I gave one last glance at Veronica and walked out the door with a new plan going through my head, and with a light smirk on my face.