HEY READERS! HERE'S THE 3rd CHAPTER OF COMPLICATIONS OF A PRINCESS!
Rapunzel's POV:
"I'M ENGAGED!" I shriek at my parents, "Don't people usually know each other before they get married!"
"Now Rapunzel, I know this is a lot to take in-" My father says comfortingly putting his hand on my shoulder. I jerk it off as if his hand was lightning.
"A LOT TO TAKE IN! I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEGINNING TO TAKE THIS IN!" I yell back
"Look sweetie, this isn't that big of a deal..."
When he says that, I get even more furious than I was before, if it was even possible. My jaw drops and my eyes widen, "Not that big of a deal? Seriously? The next 50 years of my life have been laid out for me in less than half an hour and you're trying to tell me that this isn't that big a deal?" I respond, my right eye actually starts twitching. I think I'm scaring my father because he slowly backs up as I walk closer to him.
"Rapunzel," He says with a gulp, "you need to calm down."
"DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW!" I scream. I'm not surprised he's not scolding me for talking back at him. This is a huge deal!
My mother sighs and puts her arm on my shoulder, "Look, Rapunzel, we're sorry we didn't tell you earlier. Truly we are. But we're doing this for the kingdom. Think of the citizens."
Wonderful. She played the 'kingdom card'. How am I supposed to respond to that? I look back and forth at both my parents, before growling at them and storming to my room.
The second I get to my room I throw myself onto my bed and start sobbing into my pillow. Am I over reacting? Am I being a spoiled brat? No. I can't be! This is totally unfair! Everybody should have the right to choose who they marry! I sit up on my bed and wipe the tears from my eyes. I stand up and walk in front of the mirror. Suddenly, this dress that I've wanted to wear since I was a baby is the ugliest piece of clothing I've ever seen in my life. I yank it off and toss it on the floor. I take deep breath, and plop right back on my bed in my underwear. I've completely run out of tears, so I just lie there. The sun is going down outside, which means any second now-
Knock! Knock!
"Princess Rapunzel, dinner has been prepared!" says one of the maids from behind the door. I groan in response. For about fifteen minutes I have a mental argument with myself over whether or not I should eat dinner, eventually my growling stomach makes the decision for me. So, I reluctantly get out of bed, walk to my drawer and put on a random dress without looking into the mirror. It's only when I get strange looks from both my parents in the dining hall that I realize I'm wearing a night gown. Dinner is quiet, it's like everyone in the room became mute. After a while my father makes a poor attempt in conversation.
"So, um, the wedding will take place a month after your birthday..."
I clutch my utensils and pause for a second, but continue eating without saying anything else.
"Harold!" My mother scolds lightly at my father
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He replies
After that, it's quiet again. I don't want to yell at them about this anymore. There's no point in arguing anymore. I'm still hungry when I'm finished with my food, so I ask for a plate of cookies to be sent up to my room. My parents tense up at this, I assume they think I've become one of those girls who wear nothing but sleepwear and eat pastries to mask their depression. They've got it all wrong, but since this may be my only chance to get a little revenge, I don't correct them. I march up to my room to untie my hair and put away the dress that I left on the floor. I walk to my bathroom to wash my face, by the time I come out, my cookie's are there. I finish my snack in under two minutes and chug down the milk that came with it in ten seconds. Suddenly, I'm really sleepy. I take my crown off my bed (where it fell off while I was sobbing earlier) and put it on its stand before climbing under my covers.
I open my eyes to find myself in room with white walls, no windows, no doors and no furniture. I stand up and look around. I'm alone. What is this place?
"Hello?" I call out to the empty room, "Anybody here?"
"Princess Rapunzel," says a voice from behind me. I turn to see that Olga has magically materialized from thin air, "one last touch your majesty." She continues
"One last touch?" I ask curiously
"Oh Rapunzel!" someone else says behind me again. This time it's my mother, "You look lovely darling!" I look down at my body to see that I'm not dressed in anything unusual. Just another one of my dresses. I'm really confused right now. But apparently, there's more confusion to come.
"We're so proud of you sweetheart!" Says my father, who yet again appeared right behind me.
"Alright, what is going on? Is today 'Confuse Rapunzel Day' or something?" I demand, but they all ignore me. Slowly they close in on me, with Olga in front. She takes out my tiara and puts it on my head. My mother holds my shoulders, and turns me around to face a brown wooden door. My father runs to the door and opens it for me.
"Good luck Rapunzel." They say simultaneously, and as if I've lost control of my body, my feet move towards the door. I try to stop myself but it's useless.
I pass through the door and find myself in a chapel. Oh no, I know where I am. I look down again to see that I'm now dressed in a long white dress. My head shoots up to see where I'm going, but something is blocking me from getting a clear view. It's my veil. The veil I'm wearing because I'm getting married.
"WOAH! What is happening!" I say completely panicked, but nobody seemed to hear me. I try, once again, to stop my feet from moving forward, and yet again, I'm powerless. I look through my veil and see a boy about my age, red hair and blue eyes, standing at the altar. He looks as scared as me.
"Run Amegendo! Get out of here!" I warn him.
He slowly shakes his head and mouth's the words, "I can't"
I reach the altar and just stand there while the minister starts talking. I can't hear him because I'm too busy trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. I look at Prince Amegendo for help, but he's blank. I give a loud groan.
"Do you, Princess Rapunzel, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?" asks the minister.
"NO! I DON'T!"
"Excellent!"
"EXCUSE ME!"
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
My body leans forward, so does the prince's. Our lips meet for a second before we pull away. Crap, I'm married! I notice that my new husband isn't wearing what he was earlier, he's now dressed in all black. His eyes widen at the sight of me for some reason, I look down once more and see that my attire has changed to a black dress too. I jerk back in surprise, but something tugs at my wrist. I lift my arm see that my wrist is chained to Amegendo's!
"NO!" I scream when my eyes open. I sit up and look left and right. I'm in my room again! It was all just a crazy dream! Well, actually, now that I'm awake, it seems pretty obvious. I sigh in relief, but gasp in realization. That wasn't just a dream, it was a glimpse into the future. That's what is going to happen to me, of course not exactly like that, but the point was the same, I'm going to get married, and I'm not going to like it.
I plop my head back on my pillow and pull the covers over my head, ready to just fall asleep again. The nightmare is over for now, I just need to sleep. I slowly begin to doze off when-
"Umph! Gra! Hmph!"
Who said that?
"Hmp! Gah! Ugh!"
I take a small peek from under my covers to see what is happening. There's a man on my balcony! Oh my goodness! He wants my hair! Why else would he come here? I don't know what to do and the adrenaline inside me starts building up. I frantically move my hands all over by bed looking for some sort of weapon. My right hand lands on a hair-tie.
Creek! Creek!
He's getting closer! I shoot upwards and kneel on my bed, "WHO GOES THERE? STAND BACK! I'M WELL ARMED!" I scream
It's dark so I only see his silhouette. He's much bigger than me, and all I have is this stupid excuse for a slingshot, I feel pathetic at this point. But he freezes where he is. At first I think he's going to attack, but he runs towards the balcony and jumps off. There's a loud crash, so I run to see what happened. By the time I get a look outside, he's running away.
My heart-rate goes down immensely fast. I'm safe... unless he comes back. Whatever happens, I'm going to prepared.