The Last Star

Chapter 3

" I will come. I'll go down to eat breakfast and get the pod ready. "

Selene says with a serious look on her face. 

" Hello miss. I'm almost certain Maya has walked you through your schedule? I'll let you be, your dress will be upstairs, ready for you to wear. Have a great day, Miss. "

A Maid tells Selene with a smile and bows.

A glass breaks.

" I-- I'm sorry miss. It was an accident. I will clean it up for you. "

The maid stutters while trying to apologize to Selene.

Selene breaths fast and heavily while she looks at nothingness. She has a flashback.

" Gosh, how naive of you! Why did you sell our daughter's property? It was hers! I gave it to her. "

A woman screams.

" Can you stop screaming? I disowned Sapphire, she is not my daughter. Get her if you want to. But I will not take her back. "

The Moon God answers.

" Arthur! You disowned her while she was 13? She's a child, she doesn't know how to live on her own. She isn't ready for reality. "

The moon god, Arthur replies to this. 

" That's the point! She isn't ready for reality while she needs to be. Her responsibility is bigger than reality. If she can't face real problems, how can she be crowned? I don't need a coward in this kingdom. You know that best, Gaia! "

Selene's mom, Gaia, gets on her knees and begs Arthur.

" Please, Arthur! She's still your daughter! How can you do this to her? "

" My decision is final. I will never let anyone taint our kingdom's history. I don't care about her even if she is in the brink of death or the devil is chasing her! "

Arthur leaves the room clarifying it is his final decision.

Gaia throws a glass on the wall and it startles Selene.

" Miss? Its tine for you to go. I'm sorry for the inconvenience the maid brought upon you. It will not happen again. "

Maya apologizes.

Selene breaths heavily and says.

" Make sure it never happens again. "

Maya responds.

" Yes, miss. I will make sure it never happens again. To remind you miss, your coronation is in 2 moons, we will have you meet some moards to talk about your future responsibilities. "

Selene leaves breathing heavily as she nods to maya.

" Hello, miss Selene. I heard so much things about you. "

Prince Grian bows.

" Hopefully good things. "

Selene chuckles

Prince Grian responds.

" Of course. I know you are a busy woman and a future queen so to sum it up for you, I'd like to marry you. Would tomorrow be alright? Just a day before your coronation. "

Selene laughs hysterically.

" Me? Marrying you? That's hilarious. I have more responsibilities to cover as queen and I have 99 problems but love ain't one. If that's all then you have to say then you can leave. Marry someone else, you can leave. "

Selene leaves laughing and leaving Grian in shock.

" Maya! Next meeting. "

Selene calls to maya.

" Yes, your next meeting is with Sapphire, she'd like to meet ASAP. "

Maya responds.

" Alright. "

Selene nods and leaves.

" Sapphire? I heard you called for me, what happened?

Selene calls Sapphire and asks.

" S-sselene? Is this you? I need you. Please come. "

Sapphire responds while crying.

" Why? What happened? "

Selene breathes heavily and is shaking.

" I'll get there as soon as possible, just calm down. "

Selene hangs up and goes to Sapphire.

" What happened? Are you hurt? "

Selene asks Sapphire.

" I'm weak, people are bullying me, harassing me and molesting me! Father didn't even care for me one bit! "

Sapphire cries on the corner, Selene conforts her.

" Molesting? Why? Why didn't you contact me? I called you every moon. "

Moon means day, obviously...

" Because. I didn't want to be that girl Father called weak, now I really am. I didn't fight for myself and got taken advantage off. I didn't want you to think I was irresponsible. I reached my limit and called you. "

She cried and cried and Selene hugged her.

" You have to move to Jupiter, I'll get you a ticket to go there and send some moon crystals every once in a while. I'm sorry you can't come to my coronation, you'll be everywhere and people will bully you even more. You'll leave today. I'll call a maid to assist you there in Jupiter, she'll do everything for you even taking you to school. You'll leave tonight. "

Sapphire's ring falls to the ground.

Selene gets another flashback.

" I'll leave, I'll divorce you. I'll leave our daughters with you. But never, never, call me for help. You are irresponsible and was never meant to be the god. Being the goddess is too much and I have to leave the throne, goodluck managing it on your own. "

Selene's mome takes off the ring and throws it in the ground.

" Then leave! I wouldn't even move a finger even if you were in the verge of death. Leave the throne for all I care. You are weak by yourself, remember that. "

Selene's father replies.

Selene's mother rushes out of the room. 

" Selene? Are you okay? Hey! Selene. "

Sapphire calls out to Selene.

Selene goes back into reality.

" I-- I'm sorry. I just had a nightmare. "

" While awake? You had your eyes open and was crying. I was worried. "

Sapphire responds.

" It's nothing, I'll call the maid. I have to get going now. "

Selene sighs and leaves.

" Alright, bye! "

Sapphire smiles.

Selene whispers to herself.

" Little does she know the responsibilities I have to do while queen. She's so young but so affected by reality. She's too young to experience the level of trauma I experienced. I won't let her get hurt now that she was molested. She's in good hands. She doesn't even know her sister will suffer. I won't let her be forced to do things that she doesn't want to do. I want her to have the freedom I didn't have back when I was a child.