Chapter 6
Very slowly Cloe woke up… Her view was still a bit blurry, but she immediately noticed that she wasn't in her own room. The second thing she saw were loads and loads of machines surrounding her. "Oh my god, Steven.. She's waking up!! Cloe, honey, can you hear me?" Cloe recognized her mothers voice, but decided that that couldn't be true. What would her mother do home, instead of being on one of her important gatherings? "Cloe? Are you awake little princess? It's me.. It's daddy!" Okay, now she most definitely was imagining.. Her father?? No way! But when she finally got a sharp view she saw that it really was true, her parents were here! And the only thing Cloe could think off was how much she wanted Marguerite and Ved to be here. She felt so guilty! "Mom, daddy?? What are you doing here? Daddy, you were visiting Japan!! And by the way, what am I doing here? Wait a sec.. before answering that: How is marge??" Cloe spoke this words faster than she had ever talked in her life, and her parents needed a minute to understand what she was saying. "First of: Don't rush yourself princess, you need your rest! Marguerite is fine, she is home again.. She couldn't visit you because she has to stay in bed, but she prayed for you every day. When I heard about this I hurried straight home, and what happened? You don't remember? Well Miles found you in the bathtub, with a big bump on your head and you were completely under water. We're guessing that the security failed, and some criminal came in and tried to kidnap you. But miles scared him away!" Cloe understood that she owed her life to Miles.. She had almost forgot about their butler because of her own sorrows, but it seemed that he didn't forgot about her. Apart from that she didn't remember anything about the bath-incident, so she thought that that story was true. But she didn't had any more time to think about it, cause she heard a familiar voice: "Fashionably late doesn't mean 2 weeks, my dear Cloe!" "AMBER!!! When will you remember: My princess is never late, the others are simply early" Cloe's father said with a smile. "Oh Cloe.. Before I forget: I brought you a little something" And with those words Ved came walking in. Before anyone in the room, including Ved, could blink with his or her eyes Cloe was out of bed and hugging Ved. After that her mother pushed her back to bed, but she didn't let go of Veds hand. She didn't hear what anyone said anymore, the only thing she could do was think about Ved and look at Ved…
Cloe had the idea that she was in heaven. Her parents were with her all the time, something that hadn't happened for the last 15 years. Her first memory was her mother getting in a long black car with her dad, while she couldn't walk yet. So she must've been like 1 or 2 years old, since she didn't walk until she was 2. Even as a baby she thought that talking was more important, at least that's what her parents always joked about. So for the first time in her life she really felt like nothing in the world was more important for her parents than she was. And for the first time in her life she felt great! She made jokes, laughed at everything and just was a normal 17 year old girl for once in her life. And she loved it and wished for this to be her life, although she understood that normal didn't mean living in a really big house, with loads of maids and cooks and butlers. And it didn't mean that your dad would give you beautiful diamond earrings to help you get over the scare of being almost kidnapped! But still, she felt like she was normal for a while.
But this feeling stopped really sudden. One day, while her parents were talking to her, she heard a phone ring. Her father hurried to his jacket to get the cellphone, and answered it. Cloe looked at her father, and she knew that whatever was said couldn't be good! Ved, who only went away to sleep, saw her and held her hand. He knew something had scared Cloe, although he didn't know what. "Cloe, hunny, I'm so sorry but I really have to go. Someone has attacked us and different bombs have exploded throughout the whole country. You understand that I have to be there know? Your mother will of course stay here with you!" her dad said, with fright in his eyes. He felt like he finally got his little girl back, and know he had to leave her again? "Daddy, that is so horrible! Of course I understand, the people need you know! And mom, you should go too!" was Cloe's answer. Ved didn't know what just happened, but he just gave Cloe a hug, and Cloe started crying. "Cloe, what's the matter baby? What just happened?" Ved asked. All Cloe could say while crying was "Amber will tell". Amber looked at Cloe's dad, and when he nodded she took him apart. "Look Ved, you might have noticed that Cloe is called princess by her father?" When Ved nodded, she continued. "Well, this isn't just a normal nickname to call his daughter. Cloe really is a princess, and her parents are king and queen of a little country close to Saudi-Arabia. No-one knows this, except for me. But it seems like someone has attacked their country, and know her parents has to leave." Ved's eyes widened and all he could say was "woah".