Midnight Royale

Chapter 28: Drown

"Are you okay?" I hissed on her when she is just menacingly looking at me. "You are telling me to die while I am doing something here for your sake?!" I cannot help but to tell her with remorse.

She didn't even bulge and just looking at me after I've said that. I consider her life and her relationship with others! She should've thank me for trying to live her life with effort!?

I cannot believe her.

Even drowned in water, I feel perfectly fine—the only thing that is weird is our position. We are both floating into air.

"Don't look at me like that! That is my life and I want it back because yours is complicated!"

"But you are me. I am you. What separate us is timeline."

I closed my mouth dramatically and looked at her in disbelief.

"We are just one in a different timeline? I cannot believe this."

Her eyebrows shot up. "Why you cannot believe this?"

"You've got some attitude problems and we are just the same person?"

Her eyebrows met after my question. "Too bad, we are just one and you cannot do anything about it. Just die or live my life. I don't want to go back. You will never go back."

I really thought she was the sweetest that someone I could ever see. I even pitied her for what happened and the situation itself in the castle–but she is telling me instead to just die?!

"Are you serious right now!? Why do you like my life more!? I am just a simple human who is in debt! Are you delusional? Do you see my life as a great escape? It's easier to be a princess!" I blurted out in annoyance.

She glared at me. "Life is easier as the princess? Well having a debt is easier than being a princess."

She is... insane! I mean, I think her life is really hard but how can she be so possessive of my life as if it's great?

"I think the thugs is not chasing you yet..."

"Thugs?" She asked me in confusion. Oh, so I guess people who ask money from me doesn't go to my house yet since the accident.

I just shook my head on her and smirk. "So you don't even know what made me want to die. In my world–what is important is wealth and I don't have that–"

"In this world Genevierre... What I cannot have despite of wealth is freedom. I will never have that," she cut me off.

I don't know what to tell after that. I cannot say that she is lying–I can sense and it's obvious that she doesn't have any freedom at all. She is in the hands of the Aristocrats.

I sighed. But even though I am in debt–I would like to have my life back!

"You won't like the life I have, princess. You will never get use to it—"

She glared at me. "You are such an insolent girl who thinks nothing but money. You should value your life..."

Did she just call me insolent!? God, what a mouth! She is really foul and... violent! I suddenly remembered her diary—she sounds so different there!

"So you're just letting me know now that I will never have my life back?"

The princess nodded her head. "You will never have your life back. You like wealth, correct? Here, have my life."

This is so funny because if I am still on my right timeline and someone offered me to be them–I will accept! But right now?

What can money do here?

I was disappointed. I thought I traveled back in time but... this... is more complicated than anything else!

And does she think I am that stupid? I know that her wealth here is nothing—one mistake, the wealth she is calling can fade and make her life in danger.

But she thinks my body is a good way to escape? I also have my problem!

"Fine, make my life yours," I just said. "But I am warning you–wealth can also make you free in my time. Everything circles in gold and money. Basically, I am not also free. If you insist to live as me, then go. My life is also in danger and so as yours—"

"My life is harder. Your life seems better than me so don't threaten me. It will not work," she announced. I rolled my eyes on her.

So this is why Lazarus didn't like you at all! Why are you even comparing our problem?! I hate this.

"My life is hard too. We are both different even as one. We don't have the same pain in tolerance and how we see things. If this is how you defined your life–then I have mine too."

The other me was about to speak but I suddenly feel tight. I am already feel like drowning!

We both look at each other—I guess she doesn't have any idea what is happening too.

We are drowning! Are we really going to die!?

I tried to swim back up but I feel like somethings is pulling me back.

No... I don't want to end things this way.

"Genevierre!?"

I woke up in horror and trying to catch my breath. I am in the bathroom floor, wet, and in Lazarus' arms.

"What is happening!?" His voice roared. "Did someone just threatened the life of a princess?!" He hissed.

I am still confused and coughing. What the hell? Where is the other Genevierre? Why did I drowned? Why that even happened in the first place?! This is so confusing!

"What happened to her!?" Marriella immediately asked and shocked when she saw my state. "Did... someone play magic against her?"

"Magic!?" Lazarus hissed in anger. Then there. I realize that Lazarus is so fuming mad.

I am in his arms while he was so busy shouting at the poor people. They also looked confused.

With his muscle, Lazarus lift me with a wet ballgown like I was a paper!

"Collect all the people who knows how to control the element of water," he said to Mariella and just walked away.

"Are you okay?" Lazarus asked with full of concern.

I nodded my head in confusion. "Yes, I am okay..."

"You don't look like one. What a bad liar," he said and chuckled. "I shouldn't have let you go alone. I am so sorry."

Now, I am more confused! Why is he acting this nice? This is too much!

"You can put me down–"

"That will not looks great. Everyone will think that I am not a gentleman," he told me.

The flattery feeling vanished the moment he said that. Oh, so it's because of his reputation?

Why did I even expect that he actually cares for me?