Silence in despair

It's been eighteen years and the princesses are now matured. The creatures have forgotten the mistakes of the king and the goddess have not reacted. Maybe she is waiting for her own perfect time.

The princesses are very beautiful mermaids but with various problems. They have different issues everyday and most times, they never agree with each other.

Celine seem to be more beautiful than Dior, she boast about it everyday and it made her proud and rude. She only talks about her beauty and cares nothing about others. She's also very rude to others and has no respect at all, no matter the age.

Dior is very calm and easy going, she's respectful and kind. She's loved by every creatures because of her nature. King Olive preferred Dior to Celine, he likes her company more. Her intelligence and wisdom always amazed him.

Even Queen Analse preferred Dior too but she never made it obvious like the king. She don't want them to fight more about anything, she pretends to like both daughters equally. But Celine knows the truth more than anyone.

She knows her parents preferred her sister to her, she knows her mother is pretending and she's aware of her father's attitude towards her. All these made her miserable and she always cry in silence. She wished she was loved like her sister but it seems her wish will never be fulfilled.

She resolved herself to fate and live in mystery but pretends to be the happiest, she smiled no matter the torture. But, unknown to her parents, their behaviour towards her made her rude and disrespectful.

She resolve to pride and boast about her beauty everytime, everywhere. She cares about nobody's emotions and do whatever she likes. The girls were in Celine's room discussing random issues when she suddenly brought her beauty up.

"I doubt if there's anyone in this kingdom and beyond who is more beautiful than I am" Celine boasted, looking at her reflection in the mirror. Her hair was long, blonde wavy dropping on her waist.

Her ocean blue eyes were sparkling like crystals and her lips were red like a rose. She has long eyelashes and light angled brows. Her skin was pinkish white which is the skin colour of every mermaid.

She was five feet, four inches tall. Her flukes were embedded with seashells, corals, pearls and beads of different colours. These ornaments, well arranged on her waist down to the middle of her flukes added to her beauty. The ornaments made her silver flukes glitter in the water.

Dior looked at her and sigh deeply, she was tired of hearing her sister said that. Must she say it all the time? She shakes her head in frustration and turned away.

Dior wasn't different from Celine except for her pinkish flukes. They were identical twins and nothing could tell them apart except for their flukes. They would have argued and fought more if their flukes wasn't different. And nobody could know who is Celine or Dior.

"You are always saying that. Aren't you tired of saying it?" Dior asked, feeling awkward. She wonder when her sister will change.

Celine sigh deeply and and turned to her sister.

"If I don't say it, who will? I'm sure you won't even tell me, just like the others. Right?" she queried.

"It's not that I won't tell you, your manners will discourage me. You are just too proud for my liking. Just change your attitude." Dior tongue lashed.

"Who cares about attitude? I'm very beautiful and that's what matters." Celine compliments herself. She hates her sister's words but she kept quiet, she has sworn never to show anyone her weakness.

"Yes, Miss beauty. Keep admiring yourself, it suits you." Dior said and flap her flukes, she wanted to leave. Not that she wasn't interested in their conversations, but anytime Celine brought out her beauty issues, she felt irritated.

"Of course I will." Celine replied, confidently and focus on the mirror. She turned to her sister and was shocked.

"Are you leaving, already?" She inquired. Dior turned to her and smiled.

"Yes sis, I have something to do. I'll see you later." Dior lied and turned back, leaving.

Celine sigh deeply and turned to look at her reflection in the mirror.

"She won't do anything. I know she just want to avoid me. She's just like them, especially like my mother. They are just pretending to love me but I know it's all false." She said as tears trickled down on her cheeks.

She felt very bad about it, why are they pretending? They should tell her the truth, they should just send her out of the kingdom since her presence disgust them. Maybe, she might find something that will make her happy outside.

Suddenly, a mermaid swim inside the room. Celine saw her through the mirror and she cleaned her face. She quickly stood up and squat trying to pick the pearls around her.

They were her tears, anytime a mermaid cries, her tears become pearls. She quickly picked them up before the mermaid behind her will notice anything. No one must find out she was crying.

Since childhood, Celine hardly cry in public. Especially after she discovers her parents prefer her sister to her. She cry in secret and smile in public. This made her peers call her strong gem, a crystal that cannot be broken. And she maintained that stance till now, no matter the issue, she dissolve it in without complaints.

She sat down after picking the pearls and looked at her maid. She brought out two different designs of beads and show them to her.

"Tell me Julia, what do you think of these beads? Should I chose this or this?" She asked, lifting the beads one after the other. Julia looked at the beads and sigh slowly, what will she say now? Celine will definitely scold her now.

"They are beautiful, your highness." she replied, not interested in the conversation.

"I know they are, but how unique are they?" Celine inquired. She was debating on taking the one on her left hand but the one on her right hand is very attractive. Confusion was all over her face.

"Very unique, your highness." Julia answered, she wished Celine could pick anyone and stop bothering her. Celine looked at her and her mood changed, her face became dull immediately.

"I don't like you for this. You can't even tell me the best among them. How wish it was Eva or Mira? They would have given me the exact answer. They won't give me lame answers like you. I doubt if you even know what you are saying." Celine yelled in anger.

"I'm sorry, your highness." Julia apologized and bow her head.

"I don't know the dump person who chose you as my maid. Such a lame decision." Celine lamented.

"How wish Eva was given to me instead of you? I don't know why I'm the only one who gets rubbish whenever she asks for something. Dior always get it better than me. They select the best for her and keep the leftovers for me. Such trash." She added and hissed.

"That's not true, your highness." Julia protested.

"Shut up, go and call Eva and Mira for me now." Celine ordered.

"Yes, your highness." Julia said and bow her head. She swim out without hesitation, she must deliver the message quickly before the princess yell at her again.

Eva and Mira were with Dior in her room. They were arranging her hair in a bun style, Eva is Dior's personal maid while Mira is Lekin's daughter whom she kept as friend.

"Your highness, princess Celine demands the presence of Mira and Eva now." Julia said and bow her head.

"You just barge in here to demand for something impossible. Since when did Celine know of our existence." Eva complained.

"Tell her that they are busy. I want them to finish my hair quickly and we have to go somewhere as well." Dior explained.

"Yes, your highness." Julia replied without protesting. She bow her head before swimming out of the room.

She returned to Celine and report the message to her without leaving anything behind.

"Your highness, princess Dior said they are busy." Julia said, immediately she got to the room.

"Really? What are they doing?" Celine inquired.

"They are making her hair" Julia replied in a low voice.

"How can two people be making her hair at once? Is the hairstyle so complicated?" Celine queried.

"I don't know, your highness." Julia answered.

"Oh! Is she desperate to be more beautiful than I? Is that why she left my room without any reasonable reason? She wants to look better than I." Celine suggested.

"I see, is that so? Ugh! She is just wasting her time because no matter what, no one can be more beautiful than I." Celine boasted confidently.

"Go and call them now. Don't return without them." She commanded.

"Yes, your highness." Julia said and left trembling. She was very scared, how will she convince the girls to follow her?

"My princess, this is the best hairstyle ever. You look amazing." Eva complimented.

"Yes princess, if I were a handsome prince looking for a bride, you would be the ideal woman I will go for." Mira said and smiled.

"Both of you are looking for my trouble now, how do I punish you?" Dior asked and smiled.

"My princess, please marry me. I want that to be my punishment, I am the most handsome prince from Whale kingdom and your beauty has captivated me. I want to make you my bride." Eva said, as she made attempt like a male.

"My prince, she is free. You can make her your bride now, no one will stop you." Mira said and smiled.

"Really? How can you say that? Who told you I'm free? Well, prince charming. You have to compete as well but if you win my heart, I will just make it easier for you." Dior said and they laughed.

"So, what does my princess want me to do?" Eva inquired.

"Well, let's see what....

"Your highness, princess Celine wants them now." Julia interrupted immediately she entered the room. They looked at her shocked. No one knew when she entered.

"They are busy, what does she want them for?" Dior asked in a low voice.

"She needs them for something, she want to go out. So, she want her dressing to be exceptionally gorgeous. She want the best today." Julia replied.

Mira looked at her shocked while Eva sneered at her statement.

"How has that got to do with us? Are we beauticians? Are you not her maid? You should help her do it." Mira said in a sarcastic tone while Eva hissed.

"I don't know. I only delivered her message" Julia answered in a low voice.

"Tell her they are busy, they won't come." Dior said.

"Yes, your highness." Julia said and turned to leave but she stopped suddenly.

"Better." Eva commented.

"Can I say something, your highness?" Julia asked and bow her head.

"Go ahead." Dior approved without complaint.

"You look very beautiful, you are more pretty than your sister. I really like your personality, how wish I was your personal maid? I would have been very happy, you really treat your maids with care and respect, I envy all of them." Julia confessed.

Eva and Mira were shocked, what if Celine heard her? She will be dead, is Celine mistreating her? But, she looks perfect.

Celine lost her patience when she didn't see Julia or Eva. She wondered if Dior truly refused to let at least one girl go. She stood and swim out of her room in annoyance. She stopped suddenly when she got there, none of the girls have seen her.

"It's true, you look more beautiful than your sister." Julia complimented. Celine was very angry and she screamed from behind, making the girls shocked. No one knew she was there.

"Is that so? Did I send you here to say that? You abandoned my message and started gossiping." Celine yelled.

"Stop shouting Celine, she didn't say anything wrong." Dior defended her.

"Really? She didn't say anything wrong. Ugh! Why won't you say that? She even said you are more beautiful than I, isn't that enough for you to defend her?" Celine queried.

"I'm not defending her Celine, why do you always have problems with people? Especially when you hear more beautiful than you?" Dior inquired.

"I don't blame you. come on, let's go now" Celine yelled at Julia.

"Please forgive me, your highness. I'm very sorry " Julia apologized.

"Shut up, you fool. You will be punished for this." Celine yelled.

"No Celine, don't hurt her. She didn't do anything wrong." Dior protested.

"Seriously? Who are you to tell me that? She is my maid and I can do whatever I want to her." Celine chided and dragged Julia.

Dior became angry and she dragged Julia to her side.

"No, you won't do anything to her. I won't let you." Dior said.

"What is your problem? Who are you to tell me that?" Celine yelled in anger.

"I am your sister and I can tell you anything I want." Dior yelled. Eva and Mira watched on, without saying anything. They have no right to interfere in the royal issues.

Suddenly, Queen Analse entered. She came to give Dior a present from her father and she was surprised to see the girls arguing. She had told them countless times to stop arguing with each other but none listened.

"What is going on here? What are you arguing about?" Queen Analse inquired. The girls were surprised, they didn't know she was there. Dior itch her neck, pretending not to understand what she was talking about.

"Mother, it's Dior. She started it." Celine accused immediately.

"No, you started it." Dior defended. Queen Analse became irritated with their childish behaviour.

"I don't care who started it, you should stop now. Don't you care about us at all, we have told you several times to put your differences behind you but you won't listen. I wasn't expecting this from you, Dior. You should have known better." Queen Analse tongue lashed them.

"Sorry Mom." they chorused.

"You better be." Queen Analse replied rudely.

"Let's go, Julia." Celine said and held her hand.

They left immediately without looking back, Celine was hurt again but she concealed it. Her mother wasn't expecting that behaviour from Dior, but from her. So, they think she's now rebellious and only she can do anything wrong. They don't see anything good in her. She sigh deeply and swim to her room.