CHAPTER 2

Tell me how to hate them.

After I told the Queen that her son did not want me to obey his orders, here I am in my room. I expected her to put all the blame on me, but by my great surprise she sent me back to my maid’s room, like a child.

So I’m all alone, quiet, lying on my bed looking at the ceiling. I take advantage of it before the girls come, disturb that calm.

The moment I decide to close my eyes to sleep, the girls enter the room laughing.

Bélinda- What a night, it was just great ! She starts by taking off her heels and swinging on the side.

Tabitha- I think we all needed this after that long day.

Dorcas- Hum, I agree.

Tabitha- Are you sleeping Amina ? She said as she laid her ass on my bed.

-No. I said, and continue to look at the ceiling.

Dorcase- You should have stayed, the King allowed us to have a small end party between us. She said all excited.

I rise from the bed, to lay my back against the wall in order to face them. Usually nobody talks to me, but I don’t know why today, they wanted to talk to me.I, for my part, always remain closed to discussion, I have no friends here.I can’t trust them, I can’t trust anyone anymore. The only people I trust are my sisters.

I bite my lip and force myself to say a word or a phrase out of my mouth.

-The Queen did not want to see me. I confess with a knotted throat.

Dorcase- What’s she got with you? I feel like she hates you more than we do here. She says with her arms crossed. She’s always on your back.

-I know.

Accacia- You probably provoked her, didn’t you?

-You don’t know me to say such things, I’ve never done anything.

Accacia- You don’t have to attack me.

-Yeah...whatever. I roll my eyes.

Accacia- Can you at least explain us why she took you apart earlier?

-It’s none of your business, either. I say. Why are you suddenly interested in my life ?

Bélinda- Just answer the question. She moans. We ask you something, and you answer with another question, what’s your problem?

-No, what is Your problem bélinda ? I ask her in return. Why are you so mad at me ?

Bélinda- Oh my Lord, I can not stand this girl. I watch her put on her pajamas, then she continues. We all know here, that you are hiding something from us. Said she, settling down on her bed. So stop playing the victim. Anyway, can we talk about the look the prince gave me earlier ?

Accacia- he looked at you? She said by rising to her bed.

Bélinda- Yes and...

Dorcase- Girls, tomorow we have to sleep early so please go to sleep.

Accacia- Okayyy.

I take a deep breath while lying down, and then I place my sheet on me.Prince Mosi deserves a correction to bring him down from his pedestal. I do not blame him, for his attitude. I blame his parents. Suddenly, a desire to drink takes me.So I rise in silence not to disturb the girls who had just closed their eyes.

I put on my dressing gown and go to the kitchen. I open the door discreetly hoping to meet no one. I don’t want to run into the Queen, she could throw me out. Honestly, I’m still trying to figure out why she hates me so much. Yet she chose me to join the Palace. She got along well with my father, I. I don’t understand.

So I squeeze a glass of water and sit on a chair. I drink my water and let the cold water go through my throat.I feel immediately relieved and more rested.

Moments of calm like this, there are rarely in this Palace. Rather, I rarely have one. Today I hope it’s going to be my last night here, I want to go home. I’m tired. I’ve been here only 7 months, and it was hard for me. There were times when I felt alone, tired, sad, times when I wanted to get revenge the way people here treated me. I have to find a way out.

So I make the decision to call my sister on the phone, she’s the oldest, she’ll find a solution for me. I look around, if there is nobody nearby and I type her number. I wait for a few seconds and she finally takes the call.

Phone Call | Ada

-You have to help me escape! I start by whispering.

Ada- Wait,what?!

-I can’t Ada, I miss you and I can’t stay here another minute.

Ada- What did the Queen do again? Said she as she began to get angry.

-This time it is not Cruella but her son.

Ada- Tell me about it.

-Prince Mosi is a first-class idiot. I say starting to get angry. So let me explain, the Queen had prepared something for her son and the Princess Hencha and she asked me to go and fix her room properly.So, me as a maid, I go there and when I arrive in the Prince’s Room, by my big surprise he was there. The bare torso revealing its well-formed abdominals, the body which there oooh my LORD, a body worthy of a Greek god this guy is a..

Ada- asshole?

-Yes.So I apologize, but Monsieur didn’t even want to understand, he kicked me out of his room and said, "I don’t want to see you and you’re ugly make up" something like that.

Ada- But.. She said puzzled. You don’t even wear makeup! What a lousy one.

-He’s completely in his own world, and...and.. orh, I can’t even insult him on his looks.

Ada- Admit it, he’s handsome hun ?

-Not my style.I say rolling my eyes.

Ada- Stop it. You can’t lie to me.I can guess she’s smiling behind the phone.

-Ada, we’re not here to talk about him!

Ada- Okay, okay. She laughs. Seriously, I know this is hard for you, but please, we need you to stay a little longer, my job is not enough to feed us and pay for Iré’s school.And, don’t Forget about dad, we have to know what happened

-You’re right. I confess by calming myself.

Ada- Well, I’m gonna have to leave. Kiss and take care of yourself.

-Bye.

I cut the call and put my phone away by hiding it in my bra.

The Prince-Now I understand why my back has been scratching me for a while. He said as he entered the room.

I bite my lip the moment I hear his voice. I am cursed, this kind of thing only happens to me. I turn around and watch him take a plate of food from the fridge. This is the second time I’ve been caught and as if I wasn’t hated enough by him, he had to catch me talking behind his back.

I lean against the table and he stands in front of me with his plate in his hand. He takes a first bite of his food by staring at me. He does not speak, and I can only imitate him. An awkward silence sets in the room. I just feel guilty for using my phone not the rest.

The Prince- I don’t know how to react.. He starts by breaking the silence. A maid has just insulted his Prince of... what? He asks me, as he opens his brown eyes.

-A first-class idiot. I repeat with my arms crossed.

The Prince- In my house ? He says with a nervous laugh. When I think I felt bad being mean to you, I was about to apologize before I heard all you’re atrocities.

-Don’t play the victim. I say rolling my eyes. You know that it’s not worthy of a Prince to behave the way you have behaved.

The Prince-Because you, you know how a prince should behave?

-Yes. I say with a firm tone.

The Prince- In this case, show me. He says approaching me.

I look at him as I walk away from him, I don’t know what’s going on in his head, but I feel like it’s not good for me. Suddenly, he takes me by the waist, bringing my body closer to his. I open my eyes in incomprehension. My heart continues to beat, our faces are so close that I can feel his breath.

I see him bringing his face closer to mine, I look at him, tilt his head and bring his lips closer to my ear.

The Prince- Teach me...

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The Prince and The Maid