ABANDONED (double drabble)

Alexander looked around him and felt shocked, his father was lying dead in his arms, killed by a jealous and vindictive lover. His mother was looking at him with an expression of satisfaction in her pretty face, her dark eyes showing her triumph and hidden happiness. The younger wife with a newly born baby in her arms looked nervous, thinking what would be of her future without the old king by her side while Attalus looked at the scene before his eyes and he could not believe how inconvenient the situation was for his plans.

The rest of the companions were all shocked due to the recent event and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

The theatre was full of people; in spite of that, the young blonde prince felt abandoned to his own fate and to a life full of responsibilities that he was not so sure he was ready to assume yet.

Fortunately, a strong presence by his side showed Alexander that everything was going to be all right and that same person, after crowning him as the new Macedonian king, took that feeling of abandonment away and never let him felt that way again.