Hey guys!
Well hopefully you'll enjoy reading this. I've been working on it for 'bout half of the day.
It's pretty dark for my taste but don't worry, it's gonna be fuuuuun. xD
Reviews afterwards are always appreciated.
xoxo
S.
Chapter 1. Goodbye
Silent. Everything was silent and still. No one dared to make any noise which could destroy the silent atmosphere.
Princess Gabriella sat on her bed. Her clothes and belongings in big suitcases packed. A few minutes before midnight. Suddenly her father stormed into her chamber. Gabriella looked with wide eyes at the man standing in front of her.
Gabriella: Father!
King: My little one. You shall go soon.
Gabriella: Will you come with me, my dear father?
King: I am afraid to disappoint you, dear. But I cannot. Who else would take of our country?
Gabriella: What is going on here, father? It seems obviously to me that there is something wrong here.
King: Come to me, little one.
Without any hesitation Gabriella stood up and approached her father. The King chuckles and lifts her face by her chin with his pointer finger and looks in her eyes.
King: Our country had been in this war for a few years now. Though we have succeeded so far, our soldiers are slowly at the end of their tether.
Gabriella: But this doesn't mean that I should escape! I cannot just take flight and leave all of you behind. That's not fair, father. Please let me be here with you!
King: Your time has not come yet, my daughter. You are still a young adult who has to learn so many things. Who knows. Maybe you will be the one who will end this mess of a war. Even when I won't be here anymore.
Gabriella sobbed and tried to prevent her tears from flowing down without being successful.
Gabriella: Do not think like that, father.
King: My time has finally come, dear. There is nothing which will prevent me from my destiny.
Gabriella: Could you at least be so kind to tell me where I am going to be?
King: To the western hemisphere, America. I knew that you would always like to go there. One of my best friend, Dracula, has been so kind to offer his place for you to stay. There will be mostly vampires, but not the normal scary ones which you are used to hear about in books. They do not eat humans but animals.
Gabriella: For certain? I do not have to be kept indoors 24/7?
The King chuckled and hugged her.
King: Do not worry, little one. Dracula and his family are very generous. You should consider yourself lucky.
For a few minutes father and daughter stood in the middle of the room. Hugging each other. Feeling each others heartbeats. Crying silent tears. For the very last time.
Gabriella: I will miss you, daddy.
King: I will miss you to. But remember. No matter what will happen, I will always be watching over you.
Gabriella: Together with mother?
King: Yes, together with your mother.
Gabriella and her father talked for another few hours on her bed. They talked about their visions of a better future, an equal society, unborn children who will get better education, anything which would eventually come up and had to be discussed about. In the end they fell asleep, Gabriella's father softly stroking his daughter's head.
Security guard: Your majesty? The carriage is ready now.
King: Thank you. We will come down in a few.
Security guard: Of course, as you wish.
King: Gabriella? Little one, wake up. It is time.
Gabriella: Yes, father.
Hand in hand. That is how her father touched her the first time ever. He interlaced his fingers with her tiny ones when she was a few hours old. Hand in hand. They stood next to each other during her mothers funeral when she was six years old. Hand in hand. Her father lead her through life and she followed him. Hand in hand. They headed to the carriage and to the many people of the castle's staff who stood behind it. A few goodbyes a few hugs exchanged.
King: Take care of you and trust Dracula. Do whatever he demands from you. You know I will not entrust you to anyone.
Gabriella: I know.
King: Go now.
With a nod a security guard opened the carriage's door and she got in. Her tears flowing freely down her cheeks as she winked everyone goodbye. For the last time she looked at the people who were by her side all of her life. For the last time she saw flowers and trees of the castle's garden passing by. For the last time she felt as herself, Gabriella who lived a sheltered life with her father and maids. She had to let go. She had to say goodbye. Not only to her loved-ones but also to her old life and self.
AN: So what do you think? Too much? Too little? Too superficial? Too phony? Well then, REVIEW pls. :)
xoxo
S.