Lily Anne Alexia Windsor
Or as people call her, Princess Lily.
She's seventeen years old and is destined for an arranged marriage. Only she will meet him on her eighteenth birthday.
Descendant of the royal family in England, her family moves to Am...
Ouch that hurt, I just stubbed my toe on the door.
Anyway, who even watches this kind of thing.
I straighten out my jacket and I sigh.
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"Lily, let's go!" I hear Luca shout at me from downstairs
"Coming" i say before heading downstairs to see him waiting in the hallway for me.
"Very professional" he says
"You know me Luca, these speeches. I like to be fashion forward and make an impact on people's brains" i say and he laughs
"How are you feeling are you nervous?" He asks me
"A bit but I'll be alright once I get up there" i say and he nods
"Let's go" he says
"Where's everyone else?" I ask
"They went with Thea to get some food and drinks before it starts. God knows how long we're going to be trapped in there for" he says and i laugh
"Very true" i say
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We walk into school and i instantly recognise people from school. I guess this is a bigger deal than I thought.
I feel the butterflies in my stomach as I look around at everyone.
"Lil" Luca says and i turn to see him, "I know you may be getting nervous but this is nothing. You've given speeches to thousands of people. You've got this, and your family is watching and supporting you through this. Now go inform the fuck out of their brains" he says and i chuckle
"Ella, you ready?" Mr Martin asks and i nod
"I'm not on yet though am I?" I ask him
"You have three hours" he says
"Three hours!" I shriek and he nods.
"Yes, your in the senior category. And your last. So it's going to take a while" he says and I groan
We walk into the hall and it's about three quarters of its way full, with more people filling the seats, i wave to Thea and the others before heading over to Alex.
"Hey" i say
"Hi" he says
"You fucked anything up yet?" I ask and he laughs
"It's not started yet" he says
"There's still time" I say and he smiles
"For gods sake I've lost count" I say and he laughs
"I think you've got a bad memory" he says
"I know I have" i mumble
"You nervous?" He asks me
"I was before, not anymore" I say and he nods
"Well I've not heard it, no one has actually but I hope it goes well for you" he says
"That makes two of us" i say before looking around the room, "why is there so many people from school here?"
"It's a big thing, plus they don't have anything else to do on a Friday night because football doesn't start until next week" he says
"Right, Americans wimp version of rugby" i say and he glares at me
"Be careful who your talking to, I have the power to blind you" he says
I double take a look at him and he laughs.
All of a sudden people start clapping and a man walks on stage.
"Welcome, to NorthRidge High School. I am Professor Atkinson and we will be hosting this years youth talks" he says
"Now before we get started I'd like to hand you over to the CEO of the organisation Mark Wilson" he says before another man walks on stage.
"Thank you Mr Atkinson. On behalf of my company we'd like to thank you for allowing us all to be here today, to allowing us to host our event at your school" he says
"I started this ten years ago, I was just a young lad who had a passion for spreading the news about what is wrong with the world. I wasn't expecting it to have picked up the way it has. So I'd like to thank every single person who is participating tonight" he says
He's acting like these speeches are going to change the world.
"So I won't keep you for too long, I'll let it get started" he says and people start clapping
"Why are people clapping over that?" I ask and Alex shrugs
"Haven't got a fucking clue" he says
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This past two and a half hours have actually been more interesting than I thought it would be. The main topics have been climate change and women's rights. Things many people talk about, mental health and LGBTQ+ equality.
"Ella, you have half an hour" Alex whispers to me
"Okay, I think I'm about to fall asleep though" i say
"Have some chocolate" he says handing me some milka, "it will make you feel better, that's the miracle of chocolate"
I smile, "thank you"
I take a piece of it and he just looks at me, "is that it?"
"Yeah why?" I ask
"Your not on a diet are you?" He asks
"No why?" I ask
"It's just a small portion, god keep the rest" he says and I just look at him bewildered
"Why are you looking at me like that?" He asks me
"Like what?" I ask
"Like I've just grown another head" he says and I roll my eyes
"Just shut up" i say and he smirks before looking ahead.
"Ella, you ready to go backstage?" Miss Wilson asks me and i nod
"How is Kaya?" I ask her, "her speech was brilliant"
"Wasn't it just!" Miss Wilson says as we walk backstage, "she's good, she's in the audience now. I think half a sleep but she's good"
I chuckle before eating some chocolate.
"How are you feeling?" Mr Martin asks me
"I'm good" I say
"Why do you have chocolate?" Miss Wilson asks me
"Oh right, can you give this back to Alex and say I'm not a skinny bitch I've had more" i say and they all look at me
"What?" I ask
"Nothing" she says shaking her head before walking away with the chocolate in her hand.
