I glanced from him to the table he was gesturing at. Was this a figment of my imagination or what? Prince Archie was not supposed to ask me to do that. We were not supposed to sit with each other.
That time on the bus, I disagreed with him sitting by me, and so I do now. Then, it was even less of a problem as I was the only one there, but now, I turned to look at the guards who stood at ease with their eyes looking upward, but I knew they were looking.
What if they spoke to others about me sitting with the prince? Princess Sophia would not let me hear the end of it. She was going to kill me. No, I can’t risk that. “Prince Archie”. I began with a bow.
“Alex, stay,” Prince Archie said, and I turned to the two men at the door.
The one on the right remained, while the other on the left bow
