Shocking revelations

I woke up the next morning feeling like a new born baby. My breakfast has already been served on my dining table , I got up from the bed and took my bath. 

After that I ate my breakfast , as I was eating my desert when Mary came inside my room and told me that my father requested to see me in his chamber. 

I hurriedly finished my breakfast and got dressed as I was about to close the door of my room I remembered something. I had to wear my crown , it is the rule a princess must not be seen without her crown. I hate this ridiculous rule and the crown.

My father was seated at his dinning table when I entered the room , he looked up and motioned me to sit opposite him in the table. I reluctantly sat down , "have you eaten ?" he asked.

 "Yes" I replied. "Can you please explain about your insolent behavior last night , Elena". "Father , she pushed me first , I should just stand and let her push me ?".

"So you pushed her because she first pushed you" he asked. 

"No , I defended myself it is too bad that she fell on the wine glasses" I replied.

"I don't believe you Elena , that gentle looking girl couldn't have pushed you , I know you hate her but ...." 

"Really Father? " I didn't allow him to finish what he was saying. 

"You don't believe she pushed me first , but you believe that your that your arrogant , rude , silly , stupid and foolish daughter could push her right !". 

By the end of the sentence I was already screaming basically at my father.

 I heard someone gasped at the door and turned to found my mother staring wide eyed at me.

 I looked at my father and found something on his face I can't explain , the expression on his face is of astonishment , anger and something else. The deadly silence lasted for five minutes before my mother said "that is not how to talk to your father , you disrespectful child !" she hissed. 

"Then how should I talk to him mother ! ?" I challenged.

"I am going to kill you today" she said and started coming towards where I was seated. "Let her be Grace , she is just a child" my father said to my mother and she went back to her seat.

 "Just a child ? Your Majesty she is fifteen and close to a lady , she should learn how to behave. What would the people say that we can't control our only daughter , how then will be control our subjects. Don't forget that she disrespected you in front of people yesterday" my mother complained.

"Don't worry a time will come when she will learn " my father assured.

 "I hope it comes very fast" mother replied.

I got up from my chair and made to walk out of the room. 

"Where are you going ?" my parents asked in unison.

 "I have had enough for today so I will be leaving" I replied and walked out of the room. They called me but I didn't listen to them. I made my way to my Garden and sat on the bench and started breathing in and out deeply to control my anger.

 After some minutes of breathing in and out deeply , I found out that it was not working so I decided to scream. 

But as I opened my mouth to scream , I heard people discussing just outside the wall of my Garden. I think they are taking a walk. I went closer to the wall to hear what they were saying.

 First Voice : "That daughter of James is really crazy like insane".

"What" I thought , "how could they say something like that".

Second Voice: "Exactly Honey , she is acting as if she is the only princess in the whole kingdoms".

 "Very wrong" I muttered

Second Voice: "Although she is actually the only born princess in the whole seven kingdoms but there are others who are wives of princes. She wouldn't be acting this way if she knew who her real parents are".

 First Voice: " What ! , they are not parents , the King and Queen ?".

Second Voice: "So you don't know that she was adopted ?".

First Voice: But I thought they had a daughter then who is has blond hair and was very pretty ?".

Second Voice: "Yes they had a daughter but she died , her name was Elena. One day the King went to the orphanage to visit them , he saw a girl that looked just like his dead daughter and he took her home. He made her his daughter and gave her his dead daughter's name".

I was frozen at the spot where I was listening to this discussion. "The King was not my father and the Queen was not my mother" I thought. "No, no, no,no, this is too much to bear". I ran out of the garden bumping into Mary , my maid. 

"Your Highness" she called , I ran to the top tower of our castle to know the face of those people. It was our guests , that pirate looking man and his wife. No wonder my parents hate me , no wonder the people hate me . I am illegitimate and don't deserve to wear this crown. But I never wanted this crown, never wanted to be a princess and abide by many dos and don'ts.

At the tower I did what I wanted to do ever since I came out of my father's chamber or should I say foster father. I screamed at the very top of my voice , I knew that the scream startled everyone in the palace but I don't bloody care.

When I came down from the tower , guards were at the entrance of the tower wanting to get into in but they retreated as soon as they saw me. "Your Highness , are you alright" they asked in unison. "Yes I am fine" I replied. 

"But we heard you scream", "leave me alone !" I shouted at them.

They moved aside and allowed me to pass , all through that day I was absently present. When I retired for the night I did something that I had never done before I cried myself to sleep.