My Darling Knight

My Darling Knight: Chapter 2 "My Different World"

AMELIE’s POV (In Amelia’s Body)

I woke up because I felt my face was wet and tears are falling from my eyes. I was sobbing while wiping my tears. The last thing I remember is the accident that happened to me and my last meeting with my mother.

“Wait…… am I alive? so, was it all just a dream?”

I touched my whole body to check if I had any fractures or any bleeding. That’s when I noticed the clothes I was wearing. A soft night gown made of silk.

I rubbed my eyes and realized I wasn’t in my own room anymore, and I was even more surprised at how big and elegant the interior of the room was. Each object inside the room looked expensive and luxurious.

“Where am I?”

“What am I doing in here?”

“Whose house is this?”

“Why am I here?”

Questions kept flooding in my mind because I was truly confused, wondering where the world I ended up.

“Is this an afterlife?”

I stood up and looked at the things inside the room. I really had no idea what are these things and also these are looks so expensive that I was so afraid to touch it.

I turned around and I was amazed to see a very large door, something you could only see in a palace in the movies.

I tried to be calm in my situation right now. And tried to peek out through the wide window covered by long and heavy curtains to check if there was anyone I could ask for help.

I am more confused and stunned as I looked outside. I am in a tall building, and surrounding it were towering walls and a big water fountain that looked so expensive in the middle of the courtyard. The plants and trees were well-maintained, clearly taken care of regularly.

“Am I in another country?”

“Maybe the one who found me or the one who’s the very responsible to my accident was a human trafficker and sold me to another country as a slave to cover the accident.”

Tears started falling again from my eyes, but this time it’s a tears from fear, confusion and uncertainty.

“Mom, why did you let me end up in this place?”

“Why didn’t you just let me stay in your arms?”

I was crying so hard that I almost lost my breath when I was startled because a woman suddenly entered the room. She was wearing a neatly pressed uniform, clearly a maid’s outfit.

MAID (bowing)

“My lady!” (stuttering)

She just stood there and looking at me while I sobbed.

AMELIE (sniffles)

“Who are you?”

“Where Am I?”

She just looked at me, eyes full of confusion.

MAID

“My lady, I am Agnes your attendant.”

Then there I am looking at her with confusion about she just said.

AMELIE’S (V.O.)

“Did she just called me my lady?”

AGNES (stuttering)

“My lady, please come to your bed. Stay there for now while I call the physician and the Marchioness Ellyn.”

She guided me to the bed and I lay down. I couldn’t look at her because I was confused myself.

She made sure I was comfortable before quickly leaving the room.

I lay down on the soft bed in this room. Not long after, Agnes returned with an older man dressed in a white robe, whom I assumed was the physician she mentioned. Behind them was a middle-aged woman in elegant clothing- a long dress that looked like a gown but was styled like something out of the medieval ages.

Then that woman approached me, looking wealthy, very fair skin and moved gracefully even when she talk.

Marchioness Ellyn (soft voice)

“How are you feeling, Lady Amelia?”

I couldn’t respond because I didn’t know what to say. My name is Amelie not Amelia. I felt even more like crying because this all seemed like a big joke. AM I GOING INSANE?

PHYSICIAN (approaching)

“With your permission, Marchioness Ellyn, I think I needed to check Lady Amelia’s condition.”

Marchioness Ellyn (nodding)

“Of course.”

The Marchioness Ellyn that they respected, stood at the edge of the bed. The worry was so obvious in her eyes, but I was more worried about my situation.

The physician had started examining me. He has also done some other checkup procedures to me in an old fashioned way.

Physician

“I think Lady Amelia is in a good state and safe condition. She just needs to rest and take bed rest for the next few days so that we can be sure that there are no other indications of danger to Lady Amelia's health."

Marchioness Ellyn

“Thank you so much.”

Physician

"It is my duty to take care of your family health, Your Excellency."

Marchioness Ellyn

“Agnes, please accompany the physician outside."

Agnes

“Yes, My Marchioness.”

Before the Physician and Agnes came out, they first paid their respects to the Marchioness who was now in front of me and holding my hand.

Marchioness Ellyn (soft voice)

"Forgive your mother, I couldn't even defend you from your father. That's why this happened to you."

And here I am, looking stupid because I can't even answer. Her voice makes my heart broken, her soft voice were just sounded like my Mom. Her tears are slowly coming up from her eyes.

Marchioness Ellyn (sobbing)

“Please forgive your father, he also doesn't want anything bad happen to you.He’s just worried about you.”

And finally, I took all my courage to spoke up, because I feel like I'm being unfair because it seems like the Marchioness is really worried about her daughter. And I'm not her daughter.

AMELIE (confused)

“I'm sorry, but it seems you're mistaken because I'm not Lady Amelia. I'm Amelie Winters.”

The Marchioness looked at me, looking confused by what I was saying.

Marchioness Ellyn

“What are you talking about, Darling?”

She even smiled at me, which really amazed me even more, because she looked even more beautiful when he smiled.

Marchioness Ellyn

“I think you still need to rest up. I take my leave for now so you could have a good rest. Just call Agnes if you need anything”

Before she left, she even kissed my head, she was so gentle, just like my mother. I just missed my mom even more.

My body was still a little sore, so I lay down and didn't realize I was dozing off.

I don't know how many hours I slept. The bed was so comfortable that I just wanted to lie down all day. But I still forced myself to get up even though my body was a little sore. I walked around this huge room. I wondered how I got to this place.

I looked at the mirror. I'm still looking at my own face but I really don't understand why they call me Amelia. I tried to peek outside this room and I saw Agnes outside and called out to her. She immediately came over but her head was still down, almost refusing to look at my face, I don't know if it was out of respect or if she was just afraid to look at me.

AMELIE (whisper)

“Agnes, I would like to go out for some fresh air. Can you help me?”

Agnes looked as if she was very surprised. I just looked at her and smiled at her even though I didn't know if I was right in pretending to be Amelia.

AMELIE (whisper)

“Agnes, A…. are you okay?”

Agnes (shock)

“Y- yes My Lady. B-but you cannot go outside your room wearing like that.”

I looked at myself and I just realized that I am still wearing a night gown.

Agnes

“Here My Lady. Let me help you to get changed.”

Agnes took me to a walking wardrobe, the clothes in here were amazing. It felt like there is always a party every day because of the dresses that is stored in here.

She just let me to choose from the clothes in this wardrobe. Actually I didn't know what to wear so I just picked anything. Agnes helped me put on this expensive dress. And she help dressed me up and we left the room.

Agnes

“My Lady, are you really sure you want to go outside?”

Amelie

“A………ah Of course?”

Agnes (worried)

"I'm just worried about you because you've been unconscious for 2 days. What might happen to you if you try to act right away?"

We were walking in the hallway of this palatial house when Agnes spoke to me again. I stopped walking when I saw a large portrait hanging on the wall. My hair stood up and it was as if cold water had been poured on me because the woman in the portrait was none other than me. Or let's say she looked exactly like me. From the shape of her face, the point of her nose, red lips and puffy eyes, you would think I was really the one in this photo. But how could I be this woman, I don't even know where I am, what country or place this is. And even more so I don't know the Amelia they insist on calling me.

I didn't realize that Agnes was already next to me.

Agnes (worried)

“My Lady, are you okay? Are you hurt somewhere?”

Agnes' tone was worried. I turned to face her.

Amelie

“Agnes, is it me in that portrait?”

She just stood there looking at me with confusing eyes.

"What happened to me? Why was I unconscious for two days like you said earlier?"

Agnes (still worried)

“My Lady, you didn’t remember anything?”

I just nod to her as an answer.

Agnes

“My Lady, you were on your way to the Dukes Palace, for your engagement when the carriage got broken and you fell down to the ground and you lost consciousness.”

Wait a minute. My brain hadn't even processed the events yet when there was another revelation. And what about Duke? Is the person who came up with this set up thinks my life is a joke?