Chapter 2: A Royal Wedding
"I love you, papa," I said faintly to myself, imagining the loving face he always muster up to me despite the circumstances, I wish I would never forget him even though my new life will start in the Empire, he will always be my anchor and no one will ever take that from me.
The church bells banged loudly once again, I gasped opening my eyes, looking around startled and then it hit me as the doors swamp open, this was it, my very own wedding.
The opening doors revealed a crowd I have never been in before, it made me nervous more and I stood glued to the floor like I was spelled there, I felt the two bridesmaids behind me raise my long veil, it was a signal for me to move, I turned back to the long-empty space that leads to the altar.
My body was practically shaking, the crowd stared at me wanting me to step in but I was too nervous to do so, I freaked out to a point that I could run away from all this and the moment I do there will be no turning back and I will end up risking my father’s life.
"My lady" a voice caught my attention as I turned to a girl dressed wonderfully in a light yellow gown, her hair packed in two buns, she held a basket of yellow roses.
"You have to go," she said, I could tell in her eyes she knew I wasn’t into this the moment I got here, the way she said those words... I knew there was no going back.
I gulped hard and turned back to the view, my hands tightening together more on the banquet of yellow roses I held, I took a deep breath and stepped through the doors at what awaited me.
Eyes were on me like a hawk, it made me sick, but I thanked the heavens that my face was covered in a veil. I could hear my heart beating fast, it was the only rhythm I could hear despite the choir singing an angelic song, my breaths were fast as my eyes went back and forth the crowd staring at me intensely.
"It’s the girl who had been kept hidden for years". I heard a man whisper.