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Our Dreams, Our Freedom:
Dear Journal,
It is such a pretty day. And the sea looks marvelous. Always so clear and in various shades of blues. What it would be like to sail upon it. To be free as the ocean…
(*)
"Kendall!" A girl's head rose as she heard her name. She sat at her desk near the window, which peered onto the ocean.
"Jackie…" She replied turning to see her dear friend walk into the room.
"Dreaming of the sea again?" Jackie laughed as she went near the window, looking at the stuff on Kendall's desk.
"What else is there to do?" Kendall giggled with her response. "Besides the ocean looks absolutely gorgeous today." They glanced out the window.
"Must be fun to ride upon the waves and see the world from the vast blue." Jackie smiled.
"As long as you stay clear of the pirates…" Kendall smirked. "Then you're in for a real adventure." Kendall laughed.
"Kendall." Jackie pushed her slightly.
"Imagine it. A huge pirate ship coming fast on the starboard side of the helm. Brace for impact, as there is duels to be won and booty to be saved." Kendall twirled around, imaging the whole scene. Jackie giggled.
"If only… we can't even set foot past these white sanded beaches, let alone have a pirating adventure." Jackie went to plop on the bed. "Though I wonder… how would we be at sea, Kends?" Jackie asked smiling.
"We be sailing the ocean blue of course!" Kendall beamed. "We'd be seeing the world and fulfilling our dreams. We'd be Captains of the Sea. Two female captains putting men in their place and controlling the waves before us!" Kendall was ecstatic, thinking about the journey in her head.
"Captains of the Sea huh?" Jackie laughed. "Proving ourselves to the world." She hopped off the bed, grabbing two wooden swords. She tossed one to Kendall.
"We win all of our duels and go one the most amazing and wondrous adventures! The world and sea ours for the taking!" They fought with one another, laughing.
"Two female captains taking the world by storm!" Jackie smiled holding up her sword, before getting back into the duel with Kendall.
"Precisely! No one could beat us and Kingdoms bow down to their knees before us." Kendall stopped fighting. "Imagine Jackie. We're the greatest captains of the sea, and of all time."
"It's a glorious thought." Jackie agreed. They both looked out the window.
"A dream. Jackie a dream to dream about." Kendall replied.
"What are you two doing?" The girls were interrupted. They looked back.
"Annette…" Kendall spoke, a smile still on her face.
"You two know better than to act like frivolous children. You should be reading, studding, or getting ready for your lessons like normal princesses." The women came in, taking away the swords. She was older looking, with soft features. She also had a lovely accent that made anything she said sound amazing. Her hair showing signs of aging, yet not her face. She had wasn't small, but average in height and weight. Her skin was a nice olive tone, eyes a chocolate brown, while her hair was a lush brunette. It was up in a bun, though, a bonnet covering it, while her clothes consisted of a long light blue dress with a white apron. "Honestly, you have lessons in an hour and here you are wearing ragging for clothes, playing some childish game not fitting for princesses such as yourselves." She faced palmed.
"Rags?" Both girls looked down at their dresses.
"Do tell me Annette, how are these dresses rags?" Jackie inquired.
"Tell me about it. It's hard to move in these corsets and garments." Kendall added.
"They're rags because those dresses are old and you use them to play in all the time. Not to mention you both are not wearing your corsets correctly, they are way too loose." Annette replied to the girls, going about the room to the closets to pick out proper clothes. "You best have something respectable on for tonight."
"Tonight?" Kendall raised an eyebrow.
"Oh yes I forgot to mention after your lessons, the King wants you both to present yourselves in the throne room." Annette answered.
"Oh joyous…" Kendall rolled her eyes as Annette led them out of the room. "A tighter corset for my already small figure…"
"Small middle with bigger ends, a corset is helpful in slimming you out." Annette stated.
"What fun…" Kendall had sarcasm.
"Who knows maybe the outcome is to get rid of your middle Kendall." Jackie giggled.
"Oh you should talk." She laughed her response. "Your middle disappearing just as fast in those blasted things."
"Hey…" Jackie looked at her. The two still joking about.
"Oh both of you hush. An hour glass figure is hard to come to pass, yet you both so graciously have it. Someone broader than the other…" Annette eyed Kendall, who flushed. Her bust and hips were bigger than most. "The point being, having such broad ends needs to be slimmed down with the use of the corsets. Not these light blue and faded pink rags you wear now." Annette continued. "Now go get ready for your lessons. I'll be in the study shortly with tea and your books." She shooed them down the hall towards the study.
"Oh great, once the tea comes we'll be acting all proper…" Kendall made a joke in an accent as the two laughed and ran down the hall.
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Their lessons we by quickly and they changed their clothes, to suit the atmosphere the King held in the throne room. Kendall wore a pink sweat heart neckline ball gown type of dress, with some pink and white lace around the fabric. Jackie wore something similar, however in a powder blue color, with a v neckline and dark blue and white lace on the fabric. Kendall's waves were down and her make up simple, while Jackie had her hair up in a bun and few curls around her face, also with some simple make up. They made their way to the throne room, bowing before the King before taking a seat in the seats provided.
"It's time we discuss your girls' futures." He spoke. His voice was old and firm, however his body was weakening, even though he was just seated. All of his hair had already became grey, and his skin aged. He big callused hands from helping work with the kingdom's people and fighting in quite a few wars throughout his time. He still, though, commanded a room and was shown great respect by all. The girls looked up. "I will not be here forever and I wish to see you both married and producing some heirs before I pass." He cleared his throat after speaking, coughing just a bit. He stood for tradition in the royal family and kingdom, and nothing ever broke that.
"What are you talking about father?" Kendall questioned, staring at him.
"I promised Jackie's mother, and yours, that I would find both of you a suitable suitor. You girls are sixteen now, you're of age now where you girls should have already been wedded and bore children. At fourteen is when you came of age and I have presented many eligible lords, princes and suitors for you two." He informed them. "And now it's time to settle down and stop being children."
"Children?" Kendall was shocked.
"Yes children. You girls need to start acting like young women and stop fantasizing about frivolous things. It's time you awake from your silly dreams and come into reality." He instructed.
"But an arranged marriage?!" Kendall argued, standing up now.
"Please…we can't…." Jackie tried to add, standing as well.
"My mind is set, and I'm growing too old to wait for your ridiculousness to end." He responded, interrupting. "I have arranged for you girls to be wedded to the Princes of Brookinghem and Brookingdale. There we will unite the split Mellowsia kingdoms to theirs. It is a great thing." He stated. All the girls could do was think of their last few encounters with the Princes from those kingdoms, Prince Gordie and Prince Ronaldo. They have known the boys since a young age, but never liked being around them. Ronaldo was a know it all, who was to prideful and had to win at anything, no matter how. While Gordie was a self-absorbed brat who if he didn't get what he wanted, would whine until he did. He too, had to win at everything, be better than everybody and so on. The two never even cared about their families or their kingdoms. They only cared about themselves, which is why the girls dislike those cousins so much.
"What about love?" Kendall asked. "This can't be serious…" She shook her head. 'Especially with those….mongrels.' She thought.
"It is and both of you will do it." He reiterated, they sat down. "I have taken care of your cousin Jackie since a young age and waited for you both to get your minds out of your delusional adventures. However, now it's time to grow up and do what is needed of you both." The girls looked away. "I will hear no further protest. You girls are dismissed." He finished, getting up and leaving to his private study to finish some paperwork. Kendall clenched her fists, however both stood straight and bowed their heads before leaving to one of their rooms, that they would use to escape from lessons. Both flopped on the beds in the room.
"This can't happen. There has to be something we can do! An arranged marriage?!" Kendall was frustrated.
"Kends I'm with you, but you know there's nothing we can do. Once the King decides something, it's permanent. There's no swaying him." Jackie replied.
"I know! But still…. We can't… he can't…. our dream are over…" Kendall folder her arms, looking down.
"I know it's not fair…." Jackie said in a low sad voice. "It's not fair…."
"It's not…." Kendall repeated just as quietly, as they both held each other.
To Be Continued….
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