"Serena? May I come in?" I can hear my grandmother on the other side of my bedroom door calling for me. "Yes, of course." I close my robe and wait for her to enter. She is already dressed for what I am expecting to be a long and tiresome dinner with Prince James and his parents.
I keep repeating to myself that this will all be over soon, but it seems almost as if time has slowed down just to annoy me. "You look beautiful, grandmother." I sit down at my vanity, looking at her through the mirror. "Well thank you, my love. Shouldn't you be getting dressed now? Dinner will be ready soon."
I sighed.
"I know, sweetheart. This is not ideal. But if you wish to stick to the plan, we must see this thing through."
"I know, grandmother. But it feels weird having them inside the castle for the ni
