Unspun: A Collection of Tattered Fairy Tales by unknow
Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: After Ever After Publishing
Published: 2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00
Perfectly Real
by Robin Prehn
Over three weeks ago, I was fighting with my parents about their ridiculous expectations. Then I ran away and got caught in a storm. Days later, I found this castle and took refuge, though my first night was not at all restful. When I admitted I did not sleep well, a gorgeous guyâa prince named Johanâasked me, Isabella, to marry him. All under his motherâs triumphant gaze. Then his mother, the queen, said she placed a peaâa peaâunderneath my mattresses to test me.
Because Iâm stubborn and perhaps a bit defiant, I agreed to marry Prince Johan. I deflected their questions about my lineage with a vague, âOh, yes, Iâm a princess.â They clearly wanted to believe me, and as I needed to escape my parentsâ plans for me, I nodded and smiled and tried my hardest to play the role of a ârealâ princessâwhatever that was.
The castleâa palace, reallyâburst into activity from that second until now. Iâd dealt with fittings and place settings and wedding plans. Through it all, I managed to hold my tongue, for the most part. But I could feel myself wearing down, could feel the familiar resentment at my place in life burning in my chest. Johan rarely made an appearance, and although I caught glimpses of him here and there and he spoke kindly and carefully at shared meals, I spent most of my time with his mother, the queen.
At first, I thought maybe her outlook would be less oppressive than my own motherâs. I hoped that I could find freedom just that easily: a hasty and impetuous run through the forest and an unplanned trip down a river during a storm. But after nineteen days, I was beginning to realize that although the prison looked slightly different, it was still restrictive. Today, they planned to outfit me with my royal clothes, the formal wear Iâd use during official meetings, banquets, traveling, and so on. I didnât enjoy being dressed like a straw doll, and although Iâd gotten a little better at withholding my impatience and even scorn, the restlessness was building.
I sat this morning in the sunroom, my favorite space in the palace. Though I rarely had the chance to escape, when I did, it was to find this oasis in the midst of the chaos. I perched on a padded lounge, watching as the early-morning sun built tree shadows across the wide lawn leading up to the forest. My mind drifted like the few puffy clouds, and for this moment, I felt peace.
A door creaked, and the queenâs voice interrupted the stillness. âHere you are! Why are you not in the fitting room? The prince would like to see you in orange, our familyâs royal colors.â
âIâm not a fan of orange.â Then I remembered my manners, stood, and curtsied before the queen. âI apologize, your Majesty.â
She nodded, her brown eyes narrowing a bit. âDid you not get enough breakfast this morning?â Without waiting for an answer, she beckoned me with her slender arm.
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