Chapter Nine
Later that night Luke is once again walking along the beach, this time alone. He is hoping to find closure by accepting that Anna is not coming back. He wonders why she left but after thinking about it for a few minutes he realises that the love he had felt for her could quite possibly have been a friendship love rather than romance. Just then he hears someone calling his name and the voice is very familiar. Then he spots the person calling him, they are stood close to where the water meets the sand. As he gets closer he realises who the person is and rushes to meet them. He then takes her back to the palace.
The next day Emily wakes up feeling happy and refreshed. She dresses and heads down to breakfast. While she is walking she hears the servants talking excitedly about something. She is curious as to what is going on and decides to find out. She walks up to a servant.
"Excuse me but could you tell me what's happened to make everyone so excited?" she asks. "What? Haven't you heard the news? The Prince is getting married this afternoon so we are all getting everything ready for the ship so that it will set sail in time. We've got a lot of work to do but we've been waiting for months for it. Ever since Princess Anna disappeared the wedding has been postponed but now that she is back the wedding is back on schedule" the servant replies. Emily stands in silence, shocked at what she heard.
"How could Anna be back? It doesn't make sense, I'm going to find out what's going on" she thinks.
"Do you know where the Prince and Princess are?" she asks.
"I believe they are in the ballroom, discussing the final arrangements" the servant answers.
"Thank you" she says. She then walks to the ballroom. When she gets there she sees Luke talking to his parents as well as another couple and to her surprise Anna was also there.
"No, she couldn't, she lied to me, she said she would take my place but here she is" Emily thinks. Her eyes fill up with tears so she turns around and runs out of the palace , not wanting to be seen crying. She runs all the way to the shore and stops on a wooden pier. She then sits down and cries. This is where she stays for several hours.
