How I became the Duchess

Present. I packed my suitcase and I was ready to come home. Home. How strange did it sound after all? I came here to save my previous life at home and now am I was leaving without anything? Why was I asking this question myself? Oh, f**k. Come on Lucy. 'You do not want this at all! Do all those money and comfortable life cost for that? ´ Ok. I was going to check again the list of pros and cons. Pros: 1. Safety. For me and my family. (Even when I can run and leave that all behind me my family can't - it is their life after all, and they do not speak any other language except Slovak.) 2. I will not be able to establish them a comfortable life if I leave everything in Slovakia. I would be supposed to start all over here... a that's expensive (time and money also). 3. I could have a child and my dream royal wedding, what is what all girls dream of, or? (Why is the question mark at this point?) 4. I have lost my best friend so or so. And there's nothing what could change it. (What I do not understand when did Phillip become my best friend? He was just my ONE summer lover! Who I decided to trust...?!) "f*****g s**t" I have to stop cursing definitely. Cons: 1. I do not love him. 2. Nobody, except for him and the queen, does want me to be a part of this family (the press, his mother... and his ex-fiancé). 3. That's all. I did not have any more reasons to leave this country. So why was I packed, and my chauffeur was taking my suitcase to Phillip's limo? My eyes landed on the red dress, hanging in the wardrobe. Who would expect me to come tonight to the ball? Nobody would expect ugly duckling to come.... Okay. When I considered third point of Pros is with question mark and the fourth is practically for both, staying or leaving... It was time for that stupid trick with a coin. One side was staying second was leaving. In the moment I threw up the coin in the air and caught it, I knew what I wanted it to be. I wanted to wear this beautiful dress, this expensive tiara and this stupid engagement ring. Looked like the future duchess was coming. And it was not the ugly duckling you have had known. The summer a year ago: Spending my first summer alone without my parents and siblings was going to be awesome. After all those just family vacations was it quite a change I could appreciate. I was going to spend this summer as one big adventure traveling through Europe. My first stop was Prague. And the feeling of adventure was really elevating my blood adrenaline levels. When I got out of the train at the Prague train station, I could see, it was something totally different as the train stations in the Slovakia, where it mainly looked, as if an assassin would fire up himself there. There was even a sub here. I consider traveling with train comfortable. Especially when I travel with the private carrier in a business class. I picked up my suitcase, got a taxi and I was finally heading to the hotel President, where the royal apartment was waiting for me. There was a young beautiful receptionist at the reception. Tall, slim, blonde hair and she was giving everyone the Hollywood smile, including me. The red and white hotel uniform was covering her hot figure but not enough to do not make men interested. Standing in such a snobbish hotel in my flat sandals, too short jeans shorts, ordinary white tank top and an old crossbody purse... "Good morning." The young female voice interrupted me from my thoughts. "May I help you?" "Yes, thank you. I have a reservation here. Name Lucy Suckley. And there's a taxi outside waiting for someone to pick up my suitcase. Thanks." "Oh, Ms. Suckley" Anna's tone (I can read her name on her name tag) slightly changed after she saw what room I had. "Josef" she looked at a tall man standing nearby who was wearing the whole red uniform. "will deliver your stuff to your apartment. I must ask you for your ID. " I handed her my ID which I had already prepared. "Here is the card to your apartment. Anything you want any time of the day or night; you may contact the reception. The number one on the phone in the apartment. The Spa is available from 10 am to 10 pm. But privately for you there is a chance to use it out of the usual hours. In this letter you may find the info about the restaurant and here is the list of the most amazing things to see in Prague." Since she was talking, she was able to check me in and she was already returning me my ID. Good point for her. "Josef is waiting at the elevator door" she pointed to Josef standing at the elevator with my suitcase. The door of the elevator looked like the wooden walls all around. I wouldn't even notice it if Josef wouldn't stand there. But there was an elegant plate nearby saying 'Elevator'. "He's going to take you to your room" I took my ID and walked straight ahead to Josef, elevator and the best summer ever.