MKTBP12: Gossips About Me.
1310 Words
When I wake up, my head is aching, maybe it's because of the wine I drank last night.
I didn't rise up nor opened my eyes. I gently rubbed my head, hoping to ease the pain.
"Good morning, Meme. Would you like me to massage your head?" Minnie asked.
"Please, it's aching." I continue to rub my head.
She went out of my body, went beside my face and started to massage my head.
"It's relaxing. Thank you, Minnie." I took a deep breath.
"Is it getting better now?"
"Yeah, it is." I raised and sat down on my bed. Then, I clapped my hands three times.
The door immediately opened, Asta and More walked towards me.
"Good morning, your highness!" They bowed their heads.
I just smiled to them as they raised their heads.
"Your bathroom is ready, your highness," Mora said.
"I won't go out today. Please, just send me food here later. Also, let no one get inside my room." I lean on the headboard of my bed.
"But why, your majesty? Are you sick?" Mora asked.
"I'll go now, I will call the doctor, your highness." Asta bowed and was about to turn around.
Asta is more on action, she knows what I needs and automatically does it. Most of the time, she does what I don't like, but I know Asta wants nothing but the best for me.
In the other hand, Mora is more in words and asking for clarifications, she often does what I wanted more than I truely needs. She is very considerate.
"No, Asta!" I quickly sat up straight. "I'm fine. Don't bother calling the doctor. It's just that I drank a little last night." I sighed.
Asta sighed too, "You just don't want to get out because of what Captain Bryce did to you last night."
"What!?" My eyes widened in shocked. "Who the hell told you such thing?"
We are your personal personal servants, Your Highness. We knew everything that happened to you. Even a simple escape from us and your royal guards in order to stroll around the city," Mora said.
"We have no work but to serve you. How can we not know something happened to you?" Asta added
No one knows me better than these two servants. They even know me better than my parents. Aside from Bryce, these two were the ones who were covering me when I did some foolishness.
"What about the other people here? They knew what happened too, right?" I dropped my body on my bed and covered my face with a pillow.
Your highness, we understand how you feel. It is Bryce's fault, not yours." It is Mora's voice.
"You don't understand me!" I shouted. "Gossips are everywhere, I'm no simple person. I'm a princess! What will others say about me? It is a great shame."
"Do you want us to find the servants who spread the news out? Do you want us to punish anyone who will mention such thing again?" Mora asked.
"It's useless now! It's already spread out. What a pity." I took a long breath. I wanted to cry, but no tears came out of my eyes.
"Then, tell us what you want us to do."
"Get out of my room and never allow anyone to get inside. Otherwise, I'm going to hate you both."
"Yes, your highness."
And then I heard footsteps going out of my room.
"Don't be sad. What do you of going out so that we can relax ourselves?" Minnie asked.
"I'm not in the mood. Just keep quiet please."
"But Meme, going out might make you feel better."
"Going out? And hear a the gossips about me around?"
"No will dare talk about you. You are not just a general but a princess. You did no wrong. Bryce is the one who give
"Don't be sad. What do you of going out so that we can relax ourselves?" Minnie asked.
"I'm not in the mood. Just keep quiet please."
"But Meme, going out might make you feel better."
"Going out? And hear a the gossips about me around?"
"No will dare talk about you. You are not just a general but a princess. You did no wrong. Bryce is the one who must be blame for all of this. Besides, you don't have to be ashamed, nothing happened to both of you, it's just an attempt."
Stop, Minnie. It's still the same. People's minds and mouths cannot be controlled. If my father knows about this, there are only two things that might happen. Either he will punish Bryce with death, like the usual punishment for rapists, or he'll be scared of losing Bryce's family and just let me marry him sooner. However, both options will be of no use. He abused me, and it's such a big disgrace that nothing could change."
"But imprisoning yourself here will give you-" Minnie didn't finish her words because the door of my room suddenly opened.
I quickly sat up when I saw who was coming in.
"Gree-eg!?" I glared at him.
He continued to walk towards me and bowed his head. "Your majesty, I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I just want to apologize, because of me, something wrong happened last night." He kneeled down.
"You dared get inside my room?" I raised my right hand and pointed at the door. "O-out!" I shouted.
Then, the door opened again and Tricio runs towards me.
"Princess, they don't want me to get inside." He pointed out my two personal servants, who were now shaking their heads beside the door.
I just sighed, "Please, close the door."
Mora and Asta immediately did as I ordered.
"You two, don't make my life even more miserable. If they don't allow you to get inside, it's because I ordered them. I don't want to see anyone. You may leave now." I looked at the wall, so I may not have seen their reactions.
Tricio kneeled down, "Your majesty, I'm so sorry. It is my fault. If only I hadn't invited your Minnie and we strolled outside, maybe those things wouldn't have happened last night. Gossips are spreading. We know that Captain Bryce was only drunk and attempted to r**e you, but nothing really happened. However, people's stories are different. Please forgive me. If only we hadn't left you here alone."
I sighed, "I'm alright. You two don't have any fault. Just give me some space and time, you leave me now." I tried hard to be calm. "Please, leave me now."
My Minnie added, "Your apology can't help the situation. You have nothing to do with it. Just leave us alone."
Tricio and Bryce stood up, their faces looked so sad. They bowed their heads and left without speaking again.
"I hope this case will have nothing to do with them. When Father knows that I brought a child here, I don't know what he will be disappointed or worst, angry with me." A year runs out from my eyes, and started to flow on my cheeks.
"If he knows that I let you go out with Tricio and Greg, at the same time this incident happened, he might blame these two innocents too. Also, another anger for me because I let you leave me."
"Father never got angry with us, but this time, I can't imagine how angry and disappointed he will be." Minnie comes closer to me. I picked up and hugged her.
"Am I this careless and irresponsible?" I asked her.
"You aren't! It's just that sometimes in our lives, we have to encounter some hardships for us to learn, grow, and become even stronger. "
"And now you're acting like you're more clever than I?"
Minnie chuckles, "Let's just pray to the highest God, that father will not include Tricio and Greg in this case."
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