As evening drew closer, I dreaded getting ready for the coronation.
I felt sick in my stomach. I felt like something bad, something awful was going to happen.
I turned from my mirror and saw papa at my doorway.
He walked to my dressing table.
"I meant you no harm." He told me. "Forgive me for shouting at you."
I nodded. "Of course. I pushed you too much."
"There are things you do not understand." He said. "Things that are too painful for me to begin."
"But you should trust me." I said. "I am your daughter. Papa I am stronger than you think I am."
"And sometimes that is what I'm afraid of." He said. "You need to understand that what I am doing to you so for your own good."
My lips paled.
"So when will I be allowed to leave home and be on my own?" I asked.
But papa said nothing and I knew the answer already.
I rose up turned away from him.
"Angel-