Drunk

I stared at my environment in confusion, the room I was sleeping in was quite different from how my room was supposed to be, my head was still aching and I still had trouble seeing, I did manage to see Prince Eric starring at me with a cold and hard face,

"what are you doing in my room," I yelled angrily at him,

"I should be the one asking you that question," he snarled at me, giving me a cold icy stare, pressing his lips firmly together,

"We haven't even legalized our marriage and you're already on my bed, how do they train princesses in this kingdom,"

"planning to train one, you should learn how to be a decent future king first," I yelled back giving him a contemptuous look,

"it's not your fault, if not that I forced into this arranged marriage, I wouldn't have to deal with a slut like you,"

Jerk!

Who does he think he is to degrade me, I won't let him have it his way,

"at least I'm a slut with good taste, trust me I wouldn't want your slimy and lanky legs on mine if I had a choice of my own," I gave him the best of my acrid remark, if he chooses me because he believes I can put on with his nonsense, then I'll have to prove him wrong,

....

"if I knew you were a slut with weird fantasies, I would have picked one of your sisters instead of you," Prince Eric kept on raining insults on Zara but kept quiet when he noticed she wasn't replying, she was bulging her eyes out, placing a hand on her stomach, like she has a severe stomach ache.

"A... Are you okay," prince Eric started to get worried as he slowly moved toward her while Zara was trying to control herself from throwing up, "I.... don't feel too...o good inside," Zara told him, feeling lightheaded, her stomach was grumbling loudly and she couldn't hold what was trying to come out anymore, she quickly stood up to go to the bathroom but was too late because it was all over the floor already,

"eww," Prince Eric hold the top of his nose feeling so irritated by what he saw, he turned his face to the other side,

"God, why do I have to go through all this punishment," he cursed from his breath,

"can I get a glass of water," Zara asked struggling to stand steadily,

"Just stay back I'll call the maid to clean you and take you to your room, why will you even be taking strong drinks at your age," he asked, looking her from head to toe, still covering his nose, prince eric was three years older than her,

"that's a lie, I hardly drink wine," Zara declined still struggling with her steps,

"but your drunk," Prince Eric howled at her,

"am not drunk, you're the drunk here," she yelled at him,

"let go of my hand you moron, you have no right to touch me this way, let.. me... go," Prince Eric manage to drag her away from the mess she had made before backing her to her room and telling the guards on the way to call the maids to clean up his room and take care of Zara in her room,

He didn't want to go back to his room soon so he decided to take a stroll in the palace since he haven't seen the outside of Endoria before,

he managed to stay away from the other sister's courtyard and saw a beautiful Terrace where he met Zara's younger brother who seems to be worried about something,

"greetings young Prince...,"

"Charles, a younger brother to Zara" Charles helped him out turning to look or probably think about something,

"what are you thinking about," Prince Eric started a friendly conversation with him,

"I don't know where my sister is, we were playing together when this new maid gave her a glass of juice and told her that my mom was calling her, I have visited my mom but my mom doesn't know where she is also, this is the only place I knew I could find her but she isn't here," Charles finally had someone to let out his frustrations on,

"you said a maid gave her a glass of juice," Prince Eric inquired curiously,

'no wonder she was behaving imprudently,' Prince Eric said to himself, thinking about how she was behaving tonight, but he doesn't know who will send a maid to do such and bring her to his room, he felt that such a person wanted Zara to tarnish her name in front of him,

"I was suspecting her as well but my sister kept on doubting me," Charles sighed in frustration,

" your sister is in her room," prince eric told him after seeing how worried Charles was, he knows he would have been in his condition if anything was to happen to his sister,

"really... I've searched her room before," Charles hoped Prince Eric was telling the truth,

"I was the one who kept her there hours ago," Prince Eric told the surprised Charles

"was she with you," Charles inquired curiously, lowering his eyebrows,

"Yes, "

"that's impossible, my sister didn't even want to be with you,"

"alright," Prince Eric said not wanting to go any further in the discussion

"Can you still remember the face of the maid who gave her the drink," he inquired wanting to find out who did it,

He might not love Zara but he can't let others bully her in front of him,

"of course," Charles assured him

"Gunther, "Prince Eric called out to his favorites bodyguard

" yes my Prince," Gunther replied bowing his head low,

"I want you to have this matter investigated I want every maid working in this palace assembled in the hall so Prince Charles can pick out the suspect," he ordered his bodyguard and other guards that were with him,

"We have a maid to catch," Prince Eric said giving Charles a one-sided smile who returned the same smile to him,

....

I woke up to hear the sound of birds chirping, my head still hurt but was lesser than the one I was experiencing yesterday, I managed to open my eyes to see my worried-looking mother, my brother, and my maid,

"Oh, thank heavens you're awake now, I was worried sick about you," my mother said stroking my hair gently,

"what happened," I questioned, changing into a sitting posture,

"You were unconscious for so long, a guard told me Prince Eric was the one who brought you back to your room, everybody was worried sick about you," Yvonne informed me,

"if you would have listened to me and didn't drink that new maid juice you wouldn't be lying here by now," Charles scolded me

"new maid..., how come we have a new maid and I didn't know about it," our mother was surprised about what they said, all new maids were introduced to her before they started their duties,

"that was what she said before giving Zara the juice, mum, I think she had poisoned it," Charles told our mother,

"but who would want to poison my daughter," our mother inquired curiously

"I and prince Eric have already found the maid who gave her the drink, he and his guards are interrogating the maid who did it," Charles assured our mother,

"lay down, after all, that you have been through you need some rest," Zara's mum told her laying her back on the bed when she was trying to get up.

"I'm sorry I made you worry mother, she apologized to her after seeing how down her mom's face was,

" it's not your fault you didn't do anything okay," her mother assured her, stroking her hair gently

" Okay, mum,"