Alexandra
“You look like your mother so much, “ my father says and smiles, sadly. “And I feel like you’ve changed so much. You haven't been here that long and yet - it feels like years. You’ve also matured, I almost didn’t recognize you when I saw you. “
“Dad…” I say, affectionately. “I am still the same. “
“But something’s changed. I don’t know what, but it's there. “
“Wel..” I exhale slowly, “A lot of things happened. Sometimes you have to grow up quickly, right?”
“It’s true.” he nods. “It's part of the burden of being a royal. “
We are walking in one of the gardens- my father is leaving soon and he offered to spend some time with me, away from the others.
“I miss her. “ he says and pauses before one of the taller bushes. We don’t have such plants in our kingdom and I notice ho
