Lighting crashed. Thunder boomed. Rain bolted down and pounded on me as I ran though the darkness. Threats and curses were heard from the distance and finally, I reached the kingdom. "Help! Help!" I cried as I ran from hut to hut searching for aid. I ran up to a hut with a light in it and pushed the door open.
I was telling a story to my little siblings as this girl in muddy rags pushed the door open. She had dark hair and light skin but her eyes were bright blue. Bluer than the sky. She was beautiful. I stood up and she gasped for breath. Her voice cackled and she whispered "I need help, please food sir". I grabbed a bowl and dunked it in the pot with the soup that must last us a week. I invited her in and set the bowl at the table. She stood at the opening, her eyes wandered around the room and rested on my brothers and sisters. I could see the corners of her lips curve.
All of a sudden, I heard soldiers in the road. They were in the hut beside ours. The girl's eyes froze with fear. "I beg of you, hide me and I will repay you greatly" I nodded and showed her to my bed. I motioned for her to go under it, and before I could blink she was scrunched into a ball under the bed.
This awfully nice boy Phillip, has hidden me away from the soldiers that killed my family and destroyed my kingdom. We sit down and talk for hours and hours as he looks at me in a funny way. He is so nice; he even gives me water to bathe in. In no time, I look again like a princess. Days have passed yet I can do nothing. The soldiers wait outside knowing I am somewhere in this little village.
Rachelle is so lovely. She is beautiful and sweet, and only cares about what will happen to her kingdom. This princess is one of a kind. She has been here for a week. I give her food and shelter, and she cleans, cooks, and tells me and my brothers and sisters about the wonderful life as royalty. The seventh night she is there, before she goes to bed, she kisses me on the cheek, repeatedly thanking me for giving her shelter and food.
I really don't know when I will be able to go back to the kingdom, but right now, my life is better than it would ever be in the castle. I am forced to wear clothes the size of a five year old to make me look more slimmer. I shall eat nothing so I do not look like a pig. I must keep myself clean and well groomed or else I would be whipped, and I must have a nice attitude and be loyal to all males in the castle with more power than I. But here, I am in heaven. I can dress, eat, and act like a slob and not a thing in the world could punish me for that. But I may think I am falling in love with Phillip. Last night when I kissed him, my heart was beating so loud, that I think he could hear it. This morning I kissed him again, just to see his reaction. He liked it.