12th Dîsciplê Episode 10

Danica’s Pov:

My feet wobbled immediately and I felt my whole system shake.

Oh my God! What’s happening? What’s Nathan doing??

“Danica!!” Nana yelled my name again, but I was completely speechless;

Numb.

Nathan was looking for me?!?

The video ended and Nana switched off the tele and turned to face me properly.

“Seriously, Danica. What’s happening?? Isn’t that your bracelet? Or it’s just a coincidence??” She asked, her hand on her waist.

I felt my heart beat rapidly, my lungs became dry.

The prince was looking for me?

“Danica!!”

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Minutes Later

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“So, you mean you saved the prince?” She asked, sounding more calm now. And I just nodded.

“But….”

She ran out of words and scoffed

“This is so crazy.

“So….what will you do, Dan? What if your mother gets to see the news? She’d definitely recognize the bracelet”.

And that was my worst fear.

“I don’t know, Nana. I don’t know what to do. I…I had no idea he’d look for me” I replied, anxiety resounding in my voice.

“But…”

She paused and scoffed.

“Why did you run away in the first place? Why didn’t you just stay and…maybe talk to him or something?”

“Whaat?? Are you kidding me, Nana? Its the prince we’re talking about here! Do you think it’s easy talking with him?” I

asked, abacked and she sighed.

“Well…I understand. But ..what do you do now? He’s looking for you. Are you…meeting up with him?” She asked and my eyes dimmed.

“Whaaat?? Hell no!! Grandma would definitely kill me if she gets to find out. Besides, I….I don’t think I can face him I mean…what would he do? Or say to me?”

“Oh! Danica” she exhaled deeply.

“But it seems he doesn’t even know your face. Didn’t he you see properly?”.

“I….I don’t know. But…he was still a bit unconscious. So, I’m thinking he couldn’t see me properly. That explains it”. I replied. .

For a moment, we were silent.

“Why don’t you just go to him, huh?” She asked calmly.

“It’s no big deal”.

I shook my head vigorously.

“I…I can’t face the prince, Nana. I can’t. It’s royalty we’re talking about here. Besides, I don’t think I wanna get involved in too many scandals” I concluded with a bitter sigh.

“So….what if grandma gets to know about it somehow? What will you tell her?” She asked and I shrugged.

“I don’t know, Nana. I really don’t know. But I hope…she doesn’t see the news”.

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Bitna’s Pov:

In school….

I came out of my car and met Jeong and Hana already waiting for me.

“Bitna! Thank goodness you’re here already!!” Hana exclaimed and showed her phone to me immediately.

And it was just what I expected.

“Have you seen this? Prince Nathan is looking for a lady” she said and I felt my cheeks become hot.

“It’s the talk of the whole school, Bitna. Everyone has been on it”.

“Who could this lady be? He said she saved him” Jeong said.

But for a few seconds, I was speechless.

“I also saw the news this morning”,I said dolefully, my voice coming out low.

“This is the first time Prince Nathan’s looking for someone this way. How did she save him? And why’s it so important?” Hana asked, but I couldn’t say a word.

I felt my whole systems become shattered.

Then, I stopped walking and faced them.

“I just hope he never finds her. And either ways, I’m still gonna carry out my plans for him. The banquet’s just tomorrow” I said with a forlorn smile.

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Danica’s Pov:

After spending enough time with Nana, I decided to return home before grandma would.

I actually didn’t want to attend the banquet anymore, but Nana was still able to convince me and I had to stick to the plan.

When I got home, there was nothing to cook. So, I just slept and waited for grandma to return. Perhaps, she’d come home with some items.

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I was so obsessed with the prince looking for me, I actually dreamt of him the previous night.

Yeah, I did. And in the dream, he was calling and running after me. But I didn’t turn to look at him.

Gosh! I needed to get this out of my head.

I yawned out of sleep and sat up on the bed.

Oh my! Today was the Royal banquet.

It was finally today.

Hmm

I left the bed and rushed into the bathroom for a bath.

I came out when I was done and found something to wear.

Well, I chose something really simple cause I knew I’d be wearing an apron all through and might probably get dirty. So, there was no need dressing heavy.

One of the reasons I feel comfortable going was because I’d be spending most of the time in the kitchen and might not meet any of the princes at all.

Besides, prince Nathan didn’t see my face and somehow, I wanted to see him again.

I took my mini bag and left the room when I was done dressing. I knew there’d be nothing to eat in the kitchen. So, I didn’t bother going there. I just headed to the sitting room.

On getting to the sitting room, I met grandma tidying up.

“Hey! You’re ready?” She asked as she shot me a stare.

“Yes, granny. Good morning” I said feebly.

“Good morning, baby. How was your night?” She replied.

“It was okay”.

With the look on her face, she didn’t seem to know anything about Prince Nathan looking for me. And I guess that was goodnews.

Thank the saviors, we didn’t have a tele at home. And I just hope she doesn’t get to see it from her workplace or something.

“When will you be back?” She asked.

‘Uh…I don’t know. Maybe later in the evening. Or at night” I shrugged.

I’d been able to lie and convince her that Nana and I were going for an urgent work as cleaners in a mansion.

“I’ll be on my way now, granny. Its almost late”I told her and turned towards the door.

“Hold on. Your hair’s so rough. Come on, now. I’ll fix it for you” she held my hand and made me sit

Oh…gosh!

She quickly got a brush, returned to me and started brushing hair.

“I hope you’ll find something to eat over there?” She asked calmly as she worked on the hair.

“Yes, granny. Don’t worry about me” I smiled.

“I’ll be leaving for work soon. And on my way back, I’ll try to get us some food” she further said.

I could tell she was feeling really bad.

“Don’t worry, Granny. I understand. We’ll be fine” I smiled at tapped her hand.

We remained silent for a few seconds.

“Granny” I called

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Of course, dear. What is it?”

I paused before proceeding.

“Why…Why do you hate the Royal family so much?”

She stopped brushing my hair, stared at me from behind.

Then, continued.

“The Royal family are dangerous, Danica” she said.

“They may act nice to the world, but they’re devils in human forms. They’re murderers”.

My eyes drooped at the mention of that word.

Murderers.

Have they taken someone close to her before?

“I don’t want to have anything to do with them,Danica. And I also want you to avoid them as much as I do. The reason I’m here is because of your mother who’s in jail. I just want us to be close to her so we can visit her from time to time. But as long as she’s out of jail in a few days from now, we’re leaving the city immediately”.

My heart skipped instantly.

Leaving the city???

I was too speechless to ask more questions as I reminisced on the previous.

She finished brushing the hair and parked it into a fine ponytail.

Then,,I stood up

“There! All done” she smiled lightly as she touched the neatly parked hair.

I stood to face her.

“Granny…” I called feebly.

“What exactly did the royal family do to you? Why are you running from them like a plaque?”

She stared into my eyes, sighed and placed her hands on my shoulders.

“Hurry up, Danica. So you don’t get late for work” she said softly and walked away.

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TBC

Hm. What do you think?