Royal Treatment by K. R. Coleman

Author:K. R. Coleman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Darby Creek, Family & Relationships, Fantasy, Fiction, Hi/Lo, High Interest, High-low fiction, Humor, Reluctant Readers, Royalty, Royalty, Royal, Royals, Romance, Family, K.R. Coleman, Royal Treatment, Treatment
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Published: 2018-07-31T16:00:00+00:00

16

After our ride, I helped Sasha and Petra wash the horses and brush their manes.

“You don’t have to do this,” Petra kept saying.

“I want to,” I said. “Besides, there isn’t really much else for me to do at the moment.”

“We should show you around town,” Sasha said.

“It isn’t very big,” Petra added. “But there are some nice little cafés, and we were planning to head into town tonight anyway.”

“Perfect,” I said. “That means I won’t have to hang out by myself all night. Duncan doesn’t necessarily seem like he’d be game to binge-watch shows with me.”

Petra laughed. “Yeah, Duncan might not be up for it. But couldn’t you at least call a friend or something?”

“Nah,” I replied, “I haven’t explained all of this Evonia stuff to my friends yet.”

“Why not?” Sasha asked.

“Well,” I said, “this is all super new to me. I had no idea I was even related to anyone royal until just a few days ago.”

“Oh, that explains everything,” Sasha laughed. “You weren’t raised as royalty.”

“Not even close,” I said. “And I’m not sure how to share the news with people back home.”

Sasha looked at me closely. “You know, it’s probably easier to just tell everyone at once. People are going to find out eventually, right? At least if it comes from you, you can control the story.”

I wasn’t convinced. “I don’t really feel in control of anything right now.”

“Making an announcement might help with that,” Sasha said with an encouraging smile. “People may try to use you once they find out you’re royal, but I’d imagine it’s pretty easy to spot if they are.”

I hadn’t even thought about that. I’d mostly been concerned that people back home would somehow use this weird development as another excuse to make fun of me. But Sasha had made a good point—some people might try to get on my good side when they found out my family was rich and important. I wasn’t sure which one would be worse.

“It’s totally up to you, obviously,” said Sasha. “But it might be a relief just to put it out there. I think it’s what I would do if I were in your shoes.”

“Yeah, I’ll think it over,” I said.

I invited Sasha and Petra back to the house, but they both shook their heads with what appeared to be mild alarm.

“Meet us down here at five,” Sasha said. “We’ll be done with our work by then.”

So I walked back alone. Duncan greeted me at the door to tell me my aunt would not, in fact, make it home for dinner and to ask what I would like to eat.

“Oh, don’t worry about me,” I said. “I made plans to go to town with Sasha and Petra.”

“Oh,” Duncan said, slightly surprised.

“I’ll be home by nine,” I told him.

“Yes,” he said with a worried look on his face. “It would be best for you to be home before you are . . . missed.”

I went up to my room and plopped down on my bed, thinking of what Sasha had said.

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