Chapter Eleven

We were now on our way to the restaurant. We decided to go eat at a farter and better restaurant than the one close to the house. It was about a ten minutes ride.

All of us decided to go change before heading to the fancy five-star restaurant. I was now wearing a simple red dress that ended before my knee and was open a little higher to show a bit of my right thigh. Emily and Aria said I looked hot. As for the guys, Jackson and Mark complimented me and Taeo just looked the other way before scolding Jackson who tried to flirt with me.

The two other girls were also wearing fancy dresses. Emily's was a baby blue colour and it hugged her body perfect body showing all her curves. Aria was wearing a less revealing dress, it was just a simple yet colourful dress that ended just under her knees.

The guys simply whore a pair of jeans with a neat and cleaned button-up shirt, tugged in their jeans.

"Let's go eat!" Screamed Mark excited to finally filled his empty stomach.

We all happily step down of the car heading to the inside of the fancy building in front of us. Lucky for us someone cancelled their reservation so we were able to get a table to eat. Once in the restaurant, a tall brown-haired woman came and lead us to our table. It was a round-shaped table with six chairs. I sat in between Taeo and Aria as the old women ended our menu before leaving quietly.

The six of us looked at the menu in silence until the brown-haired girl beside me spoke.

"Guys, why is everyone looking at us weirdly?"

At Aria's words, we all looked around us and indeed the other clients were looking at us weirdly. I immediately started to panic. Taeo noticed my behaviour so he took my hand and squeezed it before speaking in my ear.

"Hey Kim, don't worry they are probably just looking at us because they think we are too young to afford this place."

"Yeah maybe but, what if they recognize me?" I ask worried

"We won't let anyone take you okay? I won't let anyone take you never," he said with a deeper voice the second time.

The eyes on us had now started to fall, paying attention to their own table. We had now ordered our food and was waiting for it to arrive.

Only a few people were speaking to each other, making our table look very loud. While looking around, I had seen the older woman heading in our directions with her arms full of plates. As soon as she reached our table, Jackson started to clap making me giggle.

"I guess you are very hungry," I told him.

"Of course! I was dying from starvation," he said in a joking manner.

"Thank you," said Emily to the waiter who was now walking away from us.

"Hey Kim, what is that?" asked Mark while pointing toward my plate.

"Oh, it is fried frog legs. It's very good wanna taste?" I answered him with a smile.

Mark looked at me weirdly before answering me hesitantly.

"Umm okay"

I then handed him a piece of my savorous dish. He looked at it weirdly making me laugh. After a few seconds of staring at it, he finally put the small piece in his mouth and started nodding in an approved way.

"Whoa, it is actually good!"

"Did you thought I was lying to you or something?" I said jokingly.

"Oh no no, I just thought you had no taste," he answered me.

I then pouted at his insult making him laugh a little. I then continue eating after the others asked me if they could taste too. That's how we all ended up eating in each others plates, wich where displaying on the table. Every single dish was tasty and good.

"This place has very good cooks," I said to myself.

"Yes, they have. My mom worked here before," said Taeo.

"Oh that seems nice, and where does she work now?" I asked him.

Although I was smiling, his smile had fallen making me regret this question. I immediately understood where his mother was, in heaven.

"Oh I am really sorry," I said worryingly.

"Don't say sorry it ain't your fault now continue eating it is getting late," answered Taeo while avoiding my gaze.

The tension now a little awkward, I decided to look around and change my ideas. A wave of stress soon came into my body, making my heartbeat increase by a lot, my hands shake and a knot form in my stomach.

The royal guard was there visiting every table probably looking for the brown-haired princess Kim Lidstone.

Taeo had noticed my behaviour as always. He looked around and saw what makes me get anxious.

"Hey don't worry they won't notice you okay. You look different," he said with a recomforting voice in my ear.

"But what if they do. They will take me away..." I said, my voice shaking.

"We won't let anyone take you away. I won't let anyone take you away," he said with a deeper voice the second time.

Taeo took my hand and told the others to behave normally since the group of men, wearing high blue hats and blue fancy suits, were now coming in our directions. I felt a hand squeeze mine making me feel a little bit in security.

The guards were now standing in front of us. The taller one was the one to speak.

"Good evening, we were wondering if you had seen this girl, if so please call the royal guard for a fine of five thousand dollars," he said

The guard behind him then took a picture out of his poker and started to unfold it. We were all expecting my face to appear but an even worst face was on the picture. Making me lose my sense and making my body feel numb. In the picture, there was the round and smiling face of my younger sister, Julia Lidstone.