Life in the palace
995 Words
Life in the palace is wonderful. I spend the mornings of the week days with my mother getting ready and tending to my studies. Which was basically just the fancy way of saying my mother was teaching me how to become a proper princess, and eventually queen. Although I didnt particularly enjoy my studies, I loved spending these mornings with my mother. My mother is beautiful, she has extremely long, dark brown wavy hair, reaching all the way down to her ankles. Her eyes a beautiful light blue, with lashes that are long and black. Her skin pale and flawless almost like a doll, shes practically perfect. My mom was always the prettiest and best dressed, no matter what room she was in. She always wore a long emerald green diamond necklace in the shape of a tear drop. Above the emerald diamond is a small round white diamond and the chain was golden. Her mother had given her the necklace and she promised she would gift the necklace to me when I became queen.
When I finish my studies I have the rest of the day to myself to do whatever I please. I spend most of my free time reading romance stories in my bedroom, walking the long halls of the palace, in the Garden, and of course with Enzo who acompany's me pretty much everywhere I go. Enzo is my knight, directly assigned to me by his father Anzel before he passed. Enzo is only two years older than I am. He is tall with dark black hair, his eyes are baby blue, so beautiful you can get lost in them. He has dark black stubble on his chin and above his lip, and is incredibly gorgeous. Enzo and I grew up playing in the garden, riding horses, and doing pretty much everything else together. We have been best friends for pretty much seventeen years now, and ive been in love with him for twelve. How could I not be in love with him? He's strong, handsome, kind, and I spend everyday with him.
Today is the first day of the weekend so I dont have to do any studies, I have this morning and day all to myself. On the week days I wake up at seven to begin my studies, but on the weekends I get to sleep in until ten.
The maid comes in my room and wakes me with breakfast and a fresh cup of warm tea. She sets my breakfast tray down on the black vanity by my bed and begings pulling my curtains open, exposing the bright sun.
"Good morning Princess Seline." She says politely with a bow.
"Good morning." I reply with a smile.
"Would you like me to help you get ready this morning?"
"No thank you, I can manage."
"very well princess, Ill leave you."
"Thank you." I say as she bows and leaves my room.
After breakfast I begin getting ready for the day. I start by putting my long, dark brown hair in a half up half down style using a emerald hair pin to hold it in place. Then I go into my maize of a closet and choose one out of my hundreds of gowns and a pair of high heels to match. Today I choose a white gown with white heels and a beautiful white corset with baby blue detailing. I slip into my gown and heels within a few minuites and then walk to the giant body-sized mirror hanging on my wall next to my black vanity. I stop for a moment to look at my reflection in the mirror. I look just like my mother, my hair dark brown and wavy like hers. Only my hair isn't as long as hers, my hair stops at the middle of my back and my eyes aren't blue like hers, instead they are emerald green like my father's. I get distracted looking at my eyes in the mirror when I hear my bedroom door open. I look up and see Enzo by my door stairing at me in the reflection of the mirror.
"I apologize of interrupting princess." He says quickly looking down at the floor.
"No need to apologize." I say smiling.
"But since you're here maybe you can help me with something."
Enzo looks up at me curiously.
"I seem to be having trouble with my corset, do you mind?"
Enzo chuckles and begins walking twords me closing the door behind him.
He grabs my corset strings and begins tightening them gently. I can feel his hands grazing my back every so often. After a moment his eyes meet mine in the mirror and I feel my heart skip a beat.
"All done princess" he says smiling.
"Thank you" I say with a small bow.
"Of course princess, anything else I can do?"
"No that'll be all, how do I look?"
"Beautiful as always princess." he says with a half smile.
I feel my cheeks flush and look down slightly.
"Why so formal, my parents aren't around."
"Formal?" he asks with the raise of a brow.
"You know...princess."
Enzo laughs, " a habit I guess."
"You know your my best friend." I say quietly.
"I know." he says sweetly, tucking my hair behind my ear.
In that moment I so desperately wanted to tell him the truth. How I thought of him as more than my best friend, how I've been in love with him for years. But I couldn't bare myself to say any of that, instead I change the subject entirely.
"Now what can I help you with?"
" Im here to pick you up for our morning walk princess." he said holding out his hand.
"Of course" I say grabing his hand.
"Where would you like to go?"
"The Garden."
He opens the door, " The Garden it is."
I grab the side of my dress with my free hand and we begin walking.
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