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Miserable, Depressed, and Exhausted

Sara rubbed her eyes as she walked towards the kitchens. She did not have any sleep last night. Last night, when she thought of Prince Gil and about what he said, she thought that sleep would come to her easily. She was wrong. She had no sleep at all. Of course, Dorothy noticed that she didn't sleep. Everyone can see Sara's eye bags. And everyone who saw her grew concerned. She looked like a walking, talking zombie. She was so pale she could pretend to be a corpse.

"Good morning Sara…" said Dorothy

Sara stifled a yawn. "Good morning Dorothy. What's for breakfast?"

Dorothy smiled. At least she still had the energy to eat. "We have…cereals, pancakes, omelets, bacon, eggs, and oatmeal."

"Thanks. I'll head down to the dining room...I'll just wait for the food." said Sara as she went out of the kitchens.

"What happened to Sara? Why is she so pale?" asked Caramel

"It's not Halloween, is it? Because if it is…I am not prepared." said Rose

"Relax Rose. It's not yet Halloween." Said Dorothy

"…But why is she so…pale? She looks like she rose from the dead." said Ruby

"She probably had no sleep at all last night. Poor girl…still has it bad for Prince Gil. She was probably brokenhearted when she heard that Prince Gil had to go to battle." Said Dorothy

"You know, those two people confuse me sometimes. They are so meant for each other but why aren't they acting on it?" asked Luna

"…Rules, Luna. Rules. Keep in mind that Prince Gil and Sara do not have the same status in society." reminded Dorothy

"…Right…well, we better serve the food." said Cheska

…But when they arrived at the Dining room, they saw Sara asleep with her head on her arms.

Sara walked up the stairs and stopped at Prince Gil's room. She knocked until she realized that Prince Gil wasn't there. She then opened the door to see Hank on the bed drooling over his master's pillow.

Sara sighed.

"Come here boy." Sara said to Hank but Hank only looked at her.

Sara went and sat down on the bed. She petted Hank until his head rose to meet her eyes.

"I must be crazy…for talking to dogs…but…I know that you miss Prince Gil…heck, I do too. Hank…you need to eat…Because you need to take care of yourself too."

Finally, Hank got out of the bed and turned to eat.

Sara looked around the room. She can feel Prince Gil's very presence here. She looked at Prince Gil's bed again and tears welled up in her eyes. She remembered the time when Prince Gil took care of her even though she didn't want him to.

"Good morning Sara."

"Good morning your highness. Uhmm...shouldn't I be in my room?"

"Well, I made you sleep here because I know that you would have nightmares after what happened yesterday."

"You know about my nightmares?"

"Well...no. But a study showed that after such an experience, people are most likely to have nightmares."

"Okay your highness...But I really should be up and getting ready for my chores for the day."

"No. You will not be working today. You are to stay here. I'll feed you. The only thing that you need to do is to feed my dog. No Ifs. No Buts. And No ands. You are to be here all day until you can work again. Clear?"

"Your highness! I'm not sick...and I don't require your assistance. I can do things perfectly fine."

"No you can't do things perfectly fine. I need to take care of you first."

"But why?" I asked

"Because after your experience, I doubt that you can still focus on your work. Just don't work today. You can work tomorrow, but not today. Just relax first. All right?"

"Yes your highness."

Sara smiled at the thought.

At least she knows that he cared…even for a little while.

Hank whined. Sara sat beside him and petted him again. Tears started to flow and her body started shaking.

"Yes Hank…I miss him too."

A.N: Sorry for the short chapter... =)