The Beginning
Damon Illea was sweating nervously as the camera crews readied themselves to go on air in 5 minutes. A few months back the King of Illea, Gregory Illea, and his son Damon realised that they would soon need a princess to become the eventual Queen. This need mixed with the fact that Illea was a relatively new country with the population needing something to get together for, to support resulted in The Selection. They both came up with the idea of 35 ordinary girls, from every caste, getting randomly selected to take part a competition to vie for the future King Damon's heart along with the crown and prestige of saying that you were the Queen of Illea.
Now here they were, Damon and his father readying themselves to see the 35 girls that are part of the Selection, know that one of them will be Damons wife. Along with the thousands of young girls between 16 and 20, all across Illea, sitting either in front of the TV in their homes or finding one in store windows on the street to see if they will be one of the 35 chosen girls to have the chance of becoming royalty.
"And the report will begin is 3…2...1"a cameraman shouted pointing towards Felix Fadaye, the current host of the Capital Report and the man who interviews the royals.
"Damon" he begins "you must be quite excited! After all tonight you will get your first sighting of your wife-to-be" he ended the sentence with a playful nudge of the princes arm.
"Not so much excited as nervous… I can't stop fidgeting" the prince said, pulling his hands through his dark brown hair.
"Well I'm sure it'll all turn out fine, one girl in thirty-five must be princess material after all. So without waiting another minute, we will introduce you to those 35 girls."
The girls throughout the country all had quite separate reactions. Some such as Holly Margon or Lucy James gracefully accepted their congratulatory hugs and phone calls from their loved ones without making much of a fuss. Others such as Courtney Wilson, Ellie Simons or Vanya O'Kelly screamed once their name was called and sighed looking at Prince Damon when he was staring at their name. Perhaps the most unique reaction was Maya Wells, who stared in shock for a few moments then started yelling as anyone who would listen trying to figure out who entered her into the Selection in the first place, because she certainly did not.
A week passed quickly for all those involved, Damon reading and re-reading the information he got given about the girls, spending meal times wondering what they may look like or how they may act. Summer Westley had quickly adjusted to the busy schedule for the life of a Selected, however she did get over-whelmed at times. Queenie Reynolds ordered everyone who stepped foot into her house to say what they have to say and then leave, she wanted to save herself for the prince.