45 minutes, 44 minutes, 43 minutes, only 42 minutes until my life will change.
41 minutes, 40 minutes, 39 minutes, only 38 minutes until I see one of the girls that could be my future.
37 minutes, 36 minutes, 35 minu-
"Hey East, open the door. It's Devon."
I don't move a muscle.
"C'mon East let me come in."
I don't answer.
"Dude, if you don't open the door this second, I personally knock it down this second."
Silence.
"Alright you asked for it buddy." Just as he gets a running start so he will be able to "knock" down my solid 100lb door, I swing it open, sending my best friend head first into my closet. Moron.
"You little piece of shit that hurt!" Devon complains. "You have completely ruined my precious face! This right here," He says as he points to his face, "is the steak to the potatoes, the ice cream to the cone, the picture of beauty!" I roll my eyes at how completely vain he sounds.
"Now seriously man, the Report is in 27 minutes. What is going on?"
"Why are you still here anyway? Your plane back to England left 30 minutes ago." I question.
"WHAT! Oh no. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it! Oh god Mom is literally going to shoot me." Devon groans, running his freakishly thick fingers through his messy golden hair. "Wait a second, this technically isn't my fault though." Devons states, trying to find a loophole in this messy situation.
"How do my own parents forget the Prince of England? So actually I'm not at fault here! Thank you Jesus!" my best friend shouts as he is on his knees. "But wait," He continues, "this isn't about me though, what's going on Easton?"
Look Dev, so you know that new maid Sadie? The strawberry blonde hair, ocean blue twinkling eyes, the-"
"Yes, East. Your point?
"Dev, I have feelings for her I think. I've never felt this way about anyone and here in about," I look at my platinum gold watch, "25 minutes, I'm supposed to find someone else to fall in love with. I don't want to fall in love with anyone else. I want to have a chance with Sadie."
"Easton, buddy, look. I know how you feel. I mean there was this one hot chick back at the palace in England and boy, was she-" I send Devon a look. "Hehe I mean, yeah! You go after your girl East! Whahoo! Eadie forever! Hehe yeah hearts and kisses for the happy couple! " Devon says nervously.
"You are seriously no help at all." I tell him.
"What can I say, I'm a hopeless case, or well, that's what my parents say." Sighing, I shake my head and leave the room.
"Hey!" The hopeless case shouts back.
"Easton! You were supposed to be here 15 minutes ago. The Report starts in five!" My mother scolds.
"Sorry Mom, but blame Devon. The hopeless case kept me too long."
My mother chuckles but then pauses. "Wait, Easton I thought he was supposed to be on the plane back to England?"
"You and me both Mother. However, Devon has different plans." I say.
"What are we going to do with that boy Easton?" My mom asks me. Even though she acts like he's a little pest, we all know she secretly loves Devon. He is practically here all the time and my mother treats him like a son.
"Alright Your Majesties! 2 minutes till the Report starts!" Pierre Fadaye, the host of the Report also the son of Gavril Fadaye repeats. "Prince Easton are you ready?" He asks.
"A little nervous Pierre to be honest." I reply.
"Oh, no need to be nervous your Highness. I remember the night your father was finding out his Selected. I even remember watching your grandfather, late King Maxon's Report when he also found his Selected. Honestly, no one can look more nervous than your grandfather did that night. I remember chuckling in front of the TV. He was a nervous mess! And look, even he, found the most magical love!" Pierre chuckles loudly.
"10 seconds! Places please!" A staff member shouts. I rush over to my seat to find that my father, mother and sister are already seated.
"You've got this Son, there is nothing to be worried about." My father reminds me for possibly the tenth time today.
"Your father is right Easton, you will do just fine." My mom states.
"Well, I think you will fail." Celia says out of the blue. "Thank you for the support dear sister." I think as I roll my eyes.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1! And we are on! Hello Illeá and welcome to The Report! I'm Pierre Fadaye and tonight we have some big news! Prince Easton would you mind sharing?'
"Why, of course Pierre. Thank you." I walk up to the podium and take a deep breath. "Good evening Illeá. As you know, the forms were sent out for a Selection two weeks ago. After all submissions were sent in and after many late and stressful nights of reviewing, we have decided not to make you lovely ladies wait any longer. In conclusion, tonight's the night all you have been waiting for. It is time to meet the Selected." The crowd whoops and cheers. Screaming and yelling eager to hear the results.
"Thank you Your Highness! You sure know how to get a crowd excited!." Pierre says.
"Well, I've learned from the best, aren't I right Pierre?" I respond.
"Oh you are really too kind Your Highness. Thank you. Now ladies and gentleman before we meet these 35 lovely ladies, we have some other news. The Royal Family has decided to give all ladies in Illeá an equal chance. Therefore even the palace staff could have applied. We definitely do have a mix this year!
"Staff?" I think to myself. "Sadie. Could have Sadie applied? Oh please, please please!" I wish.
"Alright," Pierre starts, "Let us begin."
"Lady Adelaide Maya Moore of Allens, 4." A black haired girl with gorgeous brown eyes and a sincere smile flashed onto the screen. She looks friendly enough.
"Lady Alexa Wong of Calgary, 4." The New Asian was quite pretty actually with long brown hair that reached her waist and light brown skin. Maybe she will make a good friend?
"Lady Jimena Dawkins of Fennley, 2." Woah, what caught me most about this girl was her wild curly hair that framed her almond skin, maybe her personality was like that too. She seemed really athletic too but was considerably short.
"Lady Tarissa Langley of Paloma, 7." This girl was least say gorgeous. Loose dark brown curls framed her tan face and her bright blue eyes stood as clear as day. And the two dimples on her tan skin when she smiled made her look even more adorable.
"Lady Aria Lockwood of Clermont, 3." Honestly this Lady Aria kinda scared me. Her dark red streaks in her blonde hair seemed daring. She seemed like the type of girl who wouldn't mind throwing a punch or too around. She had bright green eyes, and quite the curvy body.
"Lady Karlie Schroeder of Kent, 4" The honey blonde haired girl was quite cute. Her eyes, a beautiful, yet mysterious green. You could see the small scar underneath her chin though. I wonder where that is from?
"Lady Kamri Pierce of Angeles, Palace Maid." For a maid, she does clean up quite nice. She had long, shiny blonde hair and startling green eyes and hundreds of freckles dotted her entire face. I think I had seen her around the palace before. She seems nice.
"Lady Anella Serins of Ottaro, 3." From the picture you could tell that long loose curly hair cascaded down her back. And wow, those beautiful blue eyes, wait is there some specks of purple in them too?
"Lady Quinn Delarose of Bankston, 5." Wow. She was stunning. The way her blonde hair was let loose around her face, and unlike Aria's powerful bold choice of red streaks,this girl had a nice, rosy pink ombre. It definitely suited her. Her hazel eyes simply make me want to melt. And, was that a birthmark that was shaped like a crescent moon on her neck?
"Lady Kirsten Newport of Whites, 3." Wait a second, have I seen her before? The long, straight golden hair, those grey eyes and thin lips, hmmm she looks quite familiar. Holy shit! That's that girl who snuck into the royal garden during a field trip! She's the one who tried to kidnap my sister! Out of all the freaking girls in Whites, she was the one chosen! I mean what are the odds!
"Lady Midna Sparks of Allens, 3" Light brown hair framed Midna's petite face and quite frankly for someone so small, she had quite big glasses on. Her almost grey eyes were hidden behind that monstrosity. Unfortunately covering her entire chest were multiple scars. You could see them creeping out from under her shirt and there was even one that ran right across her face. I couldn't help but feel bad for the poor girl.
"Lady Avery Talok of Sumner, 5." For looks the girl was probably average. She had long, wavy brown hair and grey eyes. However the sincere smile displayed on her face made me believe she could be the quite the friend. And that's what I look for in a relationship; loyalty, trust, willingness. It's the foundation of a good relationship.
"Lady Eris von Justice of , 2." My God, this girl is beautiful. Her hair was almost practically white and went down to her back, but when the sun hit it, it turned this stunning golden color. An her eyes, no they were not blue and they definitely were not grey. They were this gorgeous turquoise. You could tell the audience was in awe of this girl's beauty.
"Lady Sabrina Chase of Waverly, 3" Let's just give her a flat out no. Yes she had nice, blonde hair but her boobs were practically popping out of her dress. Her face could be considered a palette of makeup. Her golden eye shadow was too much and the fire red lip stick completely over did it. You could even tell by her sly, cocky smile, she was here for the crown.
"Lady Sadie Holt of Carolina, Palace Maid." Sadie. Sadie. She signed up. She actually signed up! We could have a chance, her and I. I can learn what her favorite meal is, favorite color. I can learn about where she grew up, what her family is like, her hobbies, passion, weird fetishes. She can learn that behind this crown, is just a guy hoping to find true love. And I, can realize she is the one for me. Her picture, was completely, utterly breathtaking. Her long strawberry blonde hair, was not rolled up into a bun, but curled and cascaded down past her shoulder, ending right above her belly button. And her ocean blue eyes once again stood out like an apple in an orange tree. She even had the slightest bit of makeup on, not that she needed it. She is perfect the way she is. King Easton and Queen Sadie, Queen Sadie and King Easton. Easton and Sadie, Sadie and Easton. Either way sounded perfect in my head.
"And that is all folks We congratulate all the newly Selected girls and graciously thank all those who applied. Join us on the Report next week as we meet these lovely ladies!...And we are out!" Pierre concludes. What! Was a literally day dreaming about Sadie so long that I missed the rest of the girls!? Crap. Well I guess that means the more names I will have to learn.
"Hey Easton," Celia says just as I drop her off at her room, "Next time you see Sadie, keep your mouth closed."
"What, why?" I reply with a confused look.
"You wouldn't want to catch flies again would you?"
Sorry this is such a boring chapter. I knew I had to introduce you to some of the girls soon, so yeah. Hopefully the next few will be more interesting, that is, if you keep reading. Thank you all who submitted, I really appreciate it! We will just have to see who will win Prince Easton's heart!
xoxo QueenofIlleá