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Chapter 2
Entering the gardens was a breath of fresh air. It had a familiar feeling that I usually didn't feel while doing regular everyday activities. I glanced behind me to make sure no guards had followed me. I just wanted to be alone with no one to ruin the moment. When I realized that no one had followed me, I began to make my way down the stone path. My mom had told me that she and dad had met in this garden. She was the first one he actually saw in real life. Love at first sight he had put it. I smiled at this thought and kept walking.
As I reached the center of the garden, the flowers began to become more vibrant and beautiful. I stopped in front of a bench and sat down. I took in the scent of the wonderful scenery that surrounded me. It smelled of course like flowers, but in this case it had a sweeter and tangier scent. I began to become very tired while looking at the stars and the flowers. Maybe dad was right, I should go to sleep a little early. I started to drift off into a calm sleep. The breeze seemed to rock me as if I was in a cradle. I didn't want to sleep though, but I knew my body couldn't stay up any longer. Besides, I had a very big day tomorrow. My own Selection. I couldn't even begin to think about how crazy this idea had been.
I finally stood up and brushed off my jeans of any pollen that had gotten on them. I began walking down the stone path to the entrance of the castle. The castle seemed different and more radiant at night. It was just breath-taking. When my gaze finally left the castle, I turned to look back at the garden when suddenly someone ran into me. I fell to the ground and looked up as quickly as I could. When I looked up I saw a boy in dirty clothes and a mask. I was so scared but then I looked at his appearance. I only saw his eyes and his hair. Oh, his hair was brown, but then it seemed blonde. It was so handsome. His eyes were a dreamy bright green. It was a bright as the sun and as green as the grass. He looked like the most gorgeous human being I had ever seen in my life even though he had on a mask. I then noticed what he was holding something though. He was holding a bag. It wasn't just any bag, it was full of something. I finally registered that there was hole just at the top of the bag. I looked inside and saw that it was full of gold and silver. He had stolen this. Stolen from my family, which didn't really hurt us because of our wealth but it didn't change the fact someone had come into my home and violated my privacy. He then realized who I was. His eyes went from determined to horrified. Completely scared, he spoke to me.
"I am so sorry. Please forgive me Princess Isabel." He had told me. His voice sounded like something out of a harmony. He was brilliant; even though I hadn't even said anything to him. He started to notice what I was looking at. He quickly covered it up and gave me a nervous smile.
"What are you doing with that gold and silver?" I asked him with a serious and even scary tone. I had no idea I could even talk this way. I probably looked like a mess with no hair and make-up done but I didn't care. I felt like I could take on anyone by just using my words.
"I-It's not wh-what it looks l-like," he stuttered. He then broke down. A boy who had seemed 18 years old had started crying. "I just needed this gold and silver for my family. We are sixes and we barely have enough to go by and it's hard to starve while the rest of your family eats. Please don't tell anyone I will just go put it back. I swear." He finished saying to me. I knew he was sincere. No wonder my mother wanted the castes gone. It was hard not having the luxury of eating a good meal every day. Tears streaked his mask. He just held out his hand. I took his hand and he helped me up.
"It's okay, but it isn't right to steal." I had finally said back to him. I then suddenly did something I thought I would never do. "Take the money and feed your family. You need more money than I do or my family does. Take it and buy as much food to support your family." As I said it, it almost felt unreal. As if this all were a dream and I was just going through the motions. His eyes finally relaxed and had seemed to stop crying.
"Thank you so much princess. I am in your debt. I hope that one day I will be able to repay you." He suddenly lifted up his mask and stared at me in the eyes. He was as beautiful as I pictured him under his mask. He then took my chin and kissed me. I stiffened and didn't know whether to shove him away or to just relax and kiss him back. His lips were sweet and salty from his tears. They were so soft and I just wanted more. It hit me that I had just met him and shouldn't be kissing him, but he was already kissing me though. A complete stranger was kissing me. This was my first kiss; I didn't know how to react. It didn't seem like a big deal because I felt like I was under his spell somehow and finally I kissed him back. My arms slid around his neck so I could continue kissing him. I pulled away realizing what I had done. He then threw me a mischievous smile.
"Thank you again, princess." He said as he began walking away from me. He just left me. He left me alone after my first kiss. He didn't know it was my first kiss but he still left me alone. In that moment, I didn't feel like I would've thought I would after my first kiss. Instead I had never felt lonelier.