Little Miss Shampoo

"Good morning My lady." - Ah, it is morning already. "My lady, it's time to get up. You need to get ready since you have a meeting with his majesty the emperor today at the Imperial Palace." - Ah, this is such a pain in the ass. Like why do I have to go?! I never signed up to be the Lady Vivienne Hernandez of The Shire of some fantasy book! A fantasy book called 'Mark of a Star' a book trending back in my world. My real world. This is just some stupid fantasy world which so happens, I'm in it! When I thought I finally had the life I always wanted. The life of leaving home and be able to read the books I've always desired to read but was never allowed by my family. I had the anxiety of reading a hundred books a day without even resting my poor eyes. While living my life with my family, I began working when I was only ten-years-old. When I was turned ten, I worked at a shampoo factory for one and a half year. Then I became a cook in a restaurant for another one and a half year. After some time, I began working in a different type of job sectors. I became a singer, an actor, a dancer, a doctor, a businesswoman, a lawyer. I became a con artist my parents would say but I worked hard to reach the purposes I've always yearned to fulfil. And the one thing I desired the most was, books. You'd think I'm some kind of a nerd, right? Well, think whatever you want to cause the only comfort I had back then was books that would comfort me through any situations I had. Books are always a fantasy to others and I always like to think that. I periodically like to deem that I exist inside the worlds of the characters within the stories. Whether it'll be a princess or a goat, I'd always imagine myself as one of the characters in the stories living my life to the fullest or maybe changing some of their lives for the better. But sometimes everything they say or do in the book is just lies. Lies like it is in real life. My life was a lie. Even from the very beginning, everything was a lie. I was just a tool for my father. A tool that would gain him fame and that's what he got. My father was always loving but he soon abandoned me and my younger siblings along with my poor mother. My family was a disaster. I became history in the world but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that I need to keep my family save and so I did. After some time, I moved out and I finally had the freedom I always wanted. I bought my library full of books. I read almost five hundred books every week. And then I came across that book....it makes me furious just reflecting about what happened after I read that book, why? After reading that book, I fell asleep and by that, I mean I fell into a very deep sleep from which nobody could ever rouse me. Who could have thought the famous "Maria Gracia" died due to overworking (reading of course) herself. And is now within the last fantasy novel she just read after she died?! And of all characters why did it have to be the villainess of the story? *why? why? why? why? why? why? of all characters why would I end up being Vivienne?! Is this fate? maybe it is! I will just have to accept it anyway! But I cannot!! Somebody just kills me already! * - crying, sobbing, trembling in her own little world. * "A-ah...Is my lady you alright?" - My Nanny seems scared. Of course, she is cause I'm the villainess and she's also worried because I just woke up from a deep sleep. "Do I look alright to you?" - I glared at her angrily as I recall what I remembered about the story. Right now, I am only a sixteen-year-old girl. I fell ill when I was only an eleven-year-old girl and then I fell into a deep sleep ever since then. I just woke up last week and at first, everyone was so scared by just standing beside my bed. But then when my stomach rumbled, everyone rushed out of my room for the kitchen. I only sat there sighing before turning my head towards my window. Wondering how I will change the life of this girl. "The scenery sure is beautiful." - I murmured as I rested my face on my right hand.  Curious who I am? I am Maria Gracia, the famous con artist in my previous life but now I am living the life of Lady Vivienne Hernandez of The Shire, the only daughter of Duke Ronald Hernandez the greatest warrior of the Imperial Palace. Vivienne's mother Lady Francesica Hernandez of the Shire, daughter of the House of Monaco, the most magical and powerful family in the world married my father through a contract marriage for peace in the two houses and the empire.  Duke Ronald Hernandez was very cold and distant towards Lady Francesica Hernandez in the first month of their marriage but then he began loosening up to her one by one. And that's when their love made Lady Vivienne Hernandez of the Shire. The three were the closes amongst many. They were the happiest family anybody in the kingdom has ever seen. The three would always spend more time together especially Vivienne and her mother. But happiest would not always last long, right? That is until catastrophe fell upon the House of Shire when Lady Francesica Hernandez died at the age of thirty-six. Vivienne's mother died when she was only a five-year-old girl, I don't know how or why Vivienne's mother died because it was never mentioned or explained how she ever really died in the novel. All that was ever mentioned was Vivienne's mother died young. So, the only thing I've ever guessed was that she died from an illness. But who knows? Maybe there's more to Vivienne's mother's death than she ever knew. Just, just maybe Vivienne's father knows the truth about her death but he never mentioned it to Vivienne in recent chapters of the novel. Vivienne lived a hard life ever since the death of her poor mother. Her father became cold and indifferent towards her. He abandoned her side when she needed him most which really reminds me of my very own imperfect father. She suffered more than I could ever imagine. Even the household maids and workers mistreated her because of course just like any other rich girls she was a spoiled brat. Because of the neglection of her mother and father's presences, she became a different person. She transferred from being an obedient and polite little girl to being the villainess in the school academy and in any place she believed she would rule over. She got bullied by other noble's children and has been secretly abused by her academy school teachers due to her posture. She became more and more disobedient as she grew older until she fell ill when she was only the age of eleven furthermore the ailment took a crisis then a short sleep converted into long four years of sleep which everyone thought she might never wake up again from. In the novel, 'Mark of a Star', I, Maria Gracia am replacing the villainess of the novel, Lady Vivienne Hernandez of the Shire and her cousin 'Lady Lily Rodriguez of the Hrunei' is the heroine of the novel.  In my original world, I breathe my life alone and in South Korea. I continued my life in peace and union in such a beautiful country. But let me just say one thing, I have never in my life been a villain in my memoir. Let's just say I use to be the one who stands up to bullies so that makes me a hero right? I have never, let me repeat that. I have never, never in my life been a villain nor make enemies.......or maybe I did but still! I have never been a villainess in my previous life. So what kind of karma is this? Did I maybe anger one of the Gods of the ocean when my pink bra fell off the ship? Or maybe because I accidentally swore to my teacher? This is so unfair. I only experience being a villain on set when we're shotting a movie or maybe playing a game. My friends and co-workers would always describe me as a perfect villain because I always analyse my opponents before I make the strike. Which of course I gotta admit I'm good at but I still would never understand why I'm a perfect villain cause what the heck? I'm a beautiful angel creature why would I dare hurt any little living creatures? But I do know that when there's a bad guy I'm always there to eliminate them from society as they are threats to any innocent living human in the world. That's police morals to you. The novel became one of the top hit written novels of all time by a famous Korean writer. Why'd a Korean story have to pick up on some foreign lady who was just tryna chill while reading a book in her study? Why'd Korea had to bamboozle me into a novel when they could've bamboozled me out of Korea? Some people just have to be unconsidered. In the novel, Lady Vivienne Hernandez of the Shire was a corrupted brat and only speculated on wealth when she was only a seven-year-old brat. So much for raising a child,  Duke Ronald Hernandez. By the time little Vivienne turned nine-years-old, little Vivienne visited the Imperial palace along with her father, the Duke. But then she got lost in the Imperial garden and that's how she met the prince of the empire. At first glance, she fell in love with the prince. So much for young love. She was so got up with the sight unfolded in front of her that she didn't realize she was being rude by staring. But what's rude to Vivienne anyway? The prince left quite annoyed by the sudden attend that he glared her way which made her flinch but blush as she ran away from sight. Poor girl must've frightened her. Ever since her dramatic meeting with the prince at the Imperial garden, she's been nudging her father into engaging herself with the prince. The engagement so happens to be accepted by the emperor when the Duke mentioned it for the first time. Vivienne was presented when the engagement was sealed and the expression of the prince that day hurt Vivienne down to the core but she chooses not to take it seriously. After the sealing and announcement of the engagement, Vivienne created rumours of herself and the prince's engagement which sent resentment through some young ladies who wanted to be the prince's fiance. But Vivienne could careless. Some of the nobles throughout the empire thought of the engagement as a good idea and they supported the engagement that took place but some did not take the news in too well. The rumours were never confirmed so nobody believes that the engagement is real. After the rumours and the engagement befell that's when all the affliction started for Vivienne. The noble kids to the teacher and the household maids. That's when all the pain and conflictions started for Vivienne but her father was never there to help nor to support her when she really needed it the most. And to think I'll wake up in another world to become this pity little girl. To think I'll become someone who also had the same problems as I had. But the wounds of this young lady are far more served then my very own wounds neglected back by my father when he deserted home and disowned me, my poor mother and my infirm growing three little siblings. My mother had to serve six jobs just to get us a warm meal during winter. I was only nine-years-old when I finally understood the pain my mother was in. I was only nine when I finally understood everything. The reason why my father abandoned us and the reason why my poor mother fell ill. That's when I made the ultimate choice in my life. I decided that I am going to do whatever I can to keep my family together and that includes keeping away my father from my family. And by all means, I was willing to give up anything to give my younger siblings a better future and that includes working my ass off. I was not able to finish my years in primary. I dropped out of school to became a worker instead. Although I was underage I was accepted by one of the shampoo factories near my house to work there. That place was one of my most comfortable places as I performed making shampoo and many other accessories for one and a half year. That was the longest times I could serve in one work sector. When I woke up as Vivienne from her illness the emperor then heard the news which he then sent over to the mansion a message asking me to come to the palace in order for us to decide when we'll be announcing the engagement to the populace. I still can't believe that Vivienne actually had the audacity to spread rumours about the engagement ever before it is supposed to be announced to the public. To think she was such a simple-minded little girl. I sometimes wonder, why on earth didn't the prince just break off this useless engagement and just engage with the person he really loved? Like, I propose, he had the opportunity to just break off the obligation with Vivienne when she was in a coma for the past four dang years! And he could have legit break the engagement off. Is there something more into it that I didn't understand as a reader maybe? Like who on earth in their right minds would want to wed when they just woke up? Who on earth in their right minds? I mean maybe the original Vivienne would but that is a big no-no for me. In the story, when the engagement between the two, Vivienne and the prince, is going to be announced publicly that's when my cousin Lily shows up, on the day of the announcing. The engagement was announced in a banquet prepared by the emperor himself for the bride. Well, he's some superior father-in-law, huh? Lily's late arrival at the banquet only awes the party with sudden her beauty. As quoted in the novel, 'Her beautiful green hair flow through the air as she made her way down the staircase. Her lovely glimmered light golden eyes glimmered in the dark hall. Vivienne herself did dress well for the banquet but Lily outmatched her very own style. At first, Vivienne was the centre of attention but the appearance of Lily's beauty shifted the attention of the audience including the prince himself. Enraged by this, Vivienne became more furious with very own cousin. And that also just pisses me off down to the core like how dare she seduce Vivienne's soon to be husband. And to double in the complain, how dare he fall for her tricks?! How can men be so foolish enough to fall for a slut like her? It's not that I hate her, it's just what she did to make Vivienne suffer.  I believe that Lily is the real villainess hither. She is the real villain in the story. To think she'd steal away the trust of a father, took away the title of a lady, took what something someone else has been building all on their own and more importantly someone else happiness. She destroyed Vivienne! She destroyed her one bit by bit. By taking everything she loved from the smallest thing to the biggest. It is until Vivienne rebelled against her very own father and people along with that two-faced b***h. To think the reason why Vivienne had to suffer so much was because of the heroine. Every single book I've read from my lifetime, from school subject books to novels. All living heroine in a story is always kind-hearted nor hot-headed but never have I come across a heroine who would destroy a villain with cruelty. Before I died I remembered examining through the lace what people considered of the story because my very own sentiments of Vivienne were in conflict. I conceived some of their very own feelings would put my emotions at ease but what they said was just very more complicated then I thought. Their thoughts of Vivienne was just beyond my reach. They thoughts on Vivienne were filled with cruelty.  'She deserves her ending. She was destined to die anyway.' 'I know, right? She's such a b***h! All she ever does was wince and wince about wealth. I can't believe she bullied our heroine! Die b***h!' 'Gosh, just because the prince fell for Lily doesn't mean she could just come out of nowhere and start attacking them. So much for the drama. Good, she dies at the end.' 'She's such a bitch.' There thought felt like knives cutting deep scars as they sink in deep like falling blades. I could only grit through my teeth as I read through their comments as I choke through tears. All I could do was silent try to calm myself down as I keep telling myself that. 'Vivienne deserved more than to die.' The last thing I remembered before falling asleep that night was when I accidentally click the enter button as my thought went online to the public. I believe that I was maybe brought here by the Gods to maybe change the way Vivienne lived. That's why I'd do anything to change my current fate and that begins with breaking off this sick marriage engagement.