choosing my freedom

EXPLORING

I woke up to the sound of birds outside the window. She was beside me being covered by the orange glow of dusk while reading a book. I then saw a man who was tall, had spikey dirty-brown hair, eyes as green as emeralds came through the door. He greeted her then kissed her on the check, he then walked up to me and kissed me on the forehead. "I guess I just met my father," I thought to myself. He then picked me up and held me in his arms which were big and more masculine. I felt so tiny as I was being held by a man who seemed like a giant at my point of view but I did feel safe. He then walked up to the bed which was close to where she was and sat while I was still in his arms.

She then began to talk with eagerness and excitement about her day, she even told him of how I cried myself to sleep. He was even happier than her when he found out. He then stood up and raised me up high in excitement. I could see the both of them staring at me with ear to ear grins. She then went on to say that as soon as I has slept she had to tell the neighbors about it. I was surprised by that but I did not think much about it I just thought they were being doting parents. There stares began to feel uncomfortable. Then he said "Thank you Miralyne for giving birth to our daughter." "That must be her name its very pretty."

Before I realized it, it was already evening. He had left the room and went out for a bit while she took care of me. She then bathed me, then changed me into some new clothes and then fed me, afterwards she lightly patted my back to burp me. It felt uncomfortable to have barely any control of my body and embarrassing to be treated like a child. My first day was about to pass in my new life. I felt exhausted even though I spent the day doing nothing but being a baby and crying. Miralyne put me to rest in the cradle. She sat beside me and then began singing ;

"The night has come, it's time to rest, darling of mine, I won't leave your side, just close your eyes, I'm here for you, the night may seem long but it will be bright again."

Soon after the lullaby was the only thing I could hear, I felt peaceful just by hearing her voice and soon my eyes began getting heavier and heavier and I fell asleep. I woke up to the feeling of my body in her arms. Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw I was awake. It seemed like she had been holding me for quite sometime and that he had already left. She then fed me for a bit then bathed and changed my diapers then she fed me again until I was full. She then burped me afterwards then laid me on the cradle and gave me a toy to suck on as she did the chores. It felt lonely for a while but she finished quicker than I thought.  

She then cleaned herself up and took me into her arms and took a stroll with me around the house. I had never been outside the room that I was in. It felt as if I was about to explore a new country. As soon as we had stepped out of the room, I saw the living room where there were two sits facing each other and another long one ahead of them and there was a window above it beside it was a door which led outside. The sits were cushioned with pillows and in between them was a small table. Beside the living room was a small kitchen with a chimney and a counter close to the kitchen but far from the chimney. We then turned around and I noticed there was a second door besides the one we came through. We went in and it looked like another bedroom . I came across a mirror in the room. I had never known how I would look like in my reincarnated body but I must say not even I could take a look away from the mirror once I saw it. 

I had her red hair but mine was a bit darker than Miralyne's and her bright blue eyes. They were so big and bright that I felt like I was looking at jewels. My cheeks were so chubby and pink and a tiny nose. My head looked bigger than my body it was almost unbelievable. I noticed I took after Mira, she was quite beautiful and so was I.  I wanted to stay longer and keep admiring myself but we had to leave the room eventually. We then sat down in the sitting room after the walk around the house. So many thoughts were in my mind at the time , most were about how cute I was. Most importantly was that everything was so simple so it felt different from what I was used to but I did not hate this, but the one which made an impact was that, I was no longer struggling to hide who I was being burdened by any unwanted responsibility. I had the right to choose how my life goes. I was no longer a royal living in a stuffy palace but a commoner and it brought me a sense of relief. 

Soon after we heard a knock on the door. Miralyne then stood up and went to open the door while I was in her arms. She then shouted with excitement, "Seraliana!" She was a woman with dark- blond hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a white blouse and a long skirt that reached her ankles and a short white apron was tied around her waist over the skirt. It was similar to what Miralyne was wearing. The way people dressed was different from what I was used to but it had its own charm. The seem to be well acquainted with each other, one could tell by how happy they both looked when they saw one another. Miralyne then let her in the house. As she passed by she glanced at me with a familiar look on her face. It was the same look that I got for so long in my previous life that I could recognize it without a second look. It felt alarming. It was like she hated my entire existence when I barely knew her let alone old enough to do anything to her. I got the feeling that my day was about to get long. 

We made our way into the sitting room. Miralyne asked if she could get her something to drink but she declined quickly before she was offered any more food. Seraliana then said that she had eaten before coming over. They then began chatting away while I was still in Miralyne's arms. I wondered if she ever got tired of holding me or at least release me from the prison that was her arms. It was as if she always wanted me to stay close. It was comfortable being in her arms but I preferred being in the cradle at moments like these so that I could sleep. I could neither understand whom or what they were talking about nor join in the conversation let alone speak so sleeping was the only thing I could do.

As time went by they continued to talk to each other enthusiastically until Seraliana brought up a topic that changed everyone's mood from a happy one to a worrisome one. She then asked with a firmness in her voice ," Mira is what you told everyone yesterday true?" "I did not know that she had a nick name but more importantly what was Seraliana talking about?"