The Queen's Crown

Episode 2

The next day, Mom was still in bed sleeping; I had to wake up early enough, make breakfast by heating up the leftover food from the night and quietly arrange the house.

And while I had my hands occupied with house chores, the doorbell rang; I stopped what I was doing and opened the door. To my surprise, Anna Winston came, and she looked like her eyes had just witnessed something despicable...

" Good morning, Sarah, may I come in?".

She stood at the doorstep and asked me.

" Good morning, Anna.... Why are you here?". I checked the time; it's half past eight in the morning; we really should be leaving for the market right about now. However, Mom's still sleeping, and I cannot do anything without her consent...

" What happened, aren't I welcome here any longer?". She rolled her eyes and successfully made her way to the couch in front.

I had to quickly round off with my chores, Mom came downstairs afterwards, and she was surprised to find Anna in the house with me..

" Whoa! What are you doing here?".

The countenance on her face became darker as she asked her.

" Good morning, ma'am; I came because I wanted to ask for your permission".

Anna, being too smooth with her words, successfully bought the mind of my naive mother.

" Permission for what? Do you need Sarah for something important?". Mom asks her, and Anna nods her head back and forth without stopping. She tells Mom about the small get-together party for her birthday this evening; with everything going on, I didn't even remember about my friend's birthday.

Anna wanted my assistance. Mom agreed without hesitating, and I had to go with Anna to the store while she took care of everything in the market today without me.

Anna and I left after having breakfast. It was a quick meal, and there wasn't anything to feast upon. The attendant of the clothing store warmly welcomed us in with a glass of watermelon juice, Anna, who had come to purchase some clothes in the store, gave the kind Lady attending to us something to look out for, her style and other things to look for when picking out her clothes..

It took precisely an hour for the store lady to return, and it was after she had come back that I realised that the Gem of the old lady also accompanied me to the store.

I can clearly remember that I left the gem on top of the reading table in my bedroom, how then did it end up being inside my pocket??..

" Sarah, how do I look?".

Anna stepped out of the dressing room in the first outfit; she still had more than ten clothes to taste. I didn't have other things to do, and since mom had made sure that I stayed beside my friend, after all, it was her birthday.

" Good, but should your breasts be this visible?". I asked her and looked at her dress.

However, she found nothing wrong with the outfit; she kept the first dress aside and then picked the next dress to adore herself in.

While I was waiting for Anna to come out of the dressing room, a huge unsettled feeling came upon me. I became uneasy and literally thought that something wrong was happening or would soon happen.

" Sarah, how's this?".

Eventually, Anna stepped out of the dressing room, putting on a red dress and her hair neatly packed above her shoulder.

" Nice!". I said and demonstrated happily with a thumbs up. She nodded, unsure, but then again, asked the lady assisting us to keep the dress with the first one she had tasted.

" Sarah! Where are you?".

Seated in the store with my hands between my wet thighs, I heard an unfamiliar voice call my name. Shocked, and thinking that someone might be calling out to be from outside, I turned and aimlessly looked at the window from inside the store.

But there was no one outside; the only persons standing outside were homeless beggars who must've come to ask for some cash; everyone's suffering and this suffering might not even be until we get a new queen of Baltimore.

" Hey! How do I look?".

She stepped out and swiftly grabbed back my attention from the window.

Anna's dress was a bit short, but as her supportive friend, I could tell that she loved the dress and I would kill her if I said anything Contrary to what I should say.

" Beautiful! I love it". I said, enthusiastically.

" Really? Are you sure that you love it, please don't lie?". Her face began changing, it was starting to feel depressing when I looked at her.

" I am not, I love the dress".

I repeated the same words, and this time, it was more believable and with enough feelings.

She asked the lady at the store to pack up the dress and the others she had dressed herself in; she needed to take those dresses and keep the rest for tonight's party. We approached the counter, and Just as she was able to pay for the clothes, I heard the same voice; this time, It wasn't calling out my name; it wanted me to come to the palace without an invitation.

Anna and I boarded a taxi back to her place; we never drove past the palace, but Toddy, we drove past the place, and I saw the huge golden gates and somehow the royal family of the last queen Victoria walking,, and they were being painted in a family portrait...

" Sarah, are you fine?".

Looking at my face, Anna stretched her hand and placed it on my right shoulder.

" What! I'm fine, don't worry". I respond to her question.

We successfully came to her parent's house, and everywhere was decorated with party decorations; Anna's parents, Mr and Mrs Grac and Anderson Karaoke had a meeting with some bunch of men from their small company.