The Kings Maid

Chapter One

1st April 2020

SCARLETT'S POV

April Fool's, my favourite time of year! The day everyone gets jumpy as you walk through the hallways of school.  Being the youngest sibling, I always try to prank my eldest brother, along with my parents.

Every year I wake up before everyone in the house, who usually wake up at 7am.

I creep around  the house silently, trying not to wake up anyone. My pranks aren't designed to hurt anyone, just make them jump out of their skin.

My first target is going to be my brother.

My first order of action is getting the fake cockroach that I bought yesterday from the pound shop, and tape it to his phone so that when it lights up with his alarm and he looks up at the ceiling it's going to create the shadow of a cockroach and if that doesn't work, as soon as he picks up his phone and feels the rubbery texture I can guarantee a loud high pitched scream coming from his mouth.

My next target's are in the next room, I look at the time and realise that I only have 10 minutes until everyone's alarms go off so hurry to my parents' un-suite and place the fake poo that I also purchased from the pound shop and sprayed it with a vial scent to create the illusion of a fresh piece of poo.

Once the poo was in position, I made my way to my mother's side of the bed and placed a stuffed rat above her head. I know a lot of people aren't afraid of rats but my mother has a serious rat fear. She would never let us get a hamster because they come from the same family of species.

After my traps were set in place I creeped back into my bedroom and waited for the screaming to happen. I crawled back into bed and wrapped myself up in my quilt and looked at my phone, only a few minutes until everyone woke up so I started scrolling through Facebook until I heard two alarms go off at the same time.

Now is the best part of the day. Let the screaming begin.

"Scarlett, you will pay for this!" comes my brother Sean's  response, causing me to chuckle, I made my way to my brothers bedroom, when I hear my parents scream from their bedroom, "SCARLETT!" my father's booming voice echoes through the house, causing me to howl with laughter.

"This happens every year, I still don't get how you haven't realised by now that I wake up earlier than everyone. So this is all your faults." I state, folding my arms as I see my parents and brother coming towards me, "There are locks on your doors for a reason, I think you should put reminders on repeat for this day so I could at least have a challenge. Every year I get you guys and it's getting boring now." I huff, my family looking at me as if I've grown a third eye. "Or you could stop pranking us every year, sounds like a better plan to me." My father said as a matter of fact, his eyebrow lifted, causing me to roll my eyes.

"Daddy." I pause as I look up at him, "You've known me for 18 years, I think you should know that I am never going to end my pranking. It's the only thing I look forward to after my birthday, you don't want me to feel less excitement on my birthday, don't you?" I looked up, batting my eyelashes at him with my 'daddy's princess' eyes. He sighs as he looks at me, "I guess not, honey." I hug my dad while my brother just rolls his eyes and scoffs, "Every time daddy's princess eyes. You're too soft dad" Sean teases and I can feel my dad shrug as if saying it doesn't bother him. I see Sean walk back into his bedroom, probably to get ready for work.

"Now, hurry up for school Scarlett, dear get ready for work and I will be in the kitchen making pancakes." I hear my mum say from behind my dad. I look over my dad's shoulder to see her already dressed in her black pencil skirt and a pale pink blouse matched up with her popular nude wedges, "I said now!" She exclaims and she claps her hands together.