The Unexpected

"I can't do it, your highness; how can I punish the princess?" What is the king going to do to me? Please, your highness, you can continue to inflict pain on me; I will bear it, but I do not want to die," Adela said, bowing her head.

"Who will try to kill you?" "Are you going to tell everyone that you punished me?" Calypso inquired, her gaze fixed on her.

"You have to flog me Adela, mercilessly flog me like I used to do it, flog me until you see blood gushing out of my back, and only then will I change?" Only then will I treasure and love you. Only then will I understand the anguish you go through on a daily basis.

Only then will I realize and comprehend what it means to be heartless to you. Only then will I understand the agony of mistreating others. You must do this "Calypso continued to cry.

"I can't do it, your highness, I can't even imagine doing it." "Adela continued to cry even more.

"You must do it, it is an order from the princess, and if you do not, you will be killed," Calypso exclaimed as Adela stared at her in shock.

"Take this cane and begin flogging me," Calypso instructed.

"Yes, your highness," Adela said calmly, gathering the cane in fear; she had never imagined herself flogging the princess, and now she...

"I can't, your highness; please flog me instead; if you truly want to change, you can do so while flogging me," Adela said, crying even more.

"Do you want to defy my command?" Calypso inquired angrily.

"No, your highness," Adela said, terrified.

"Then flog me like I used to," Calypso raged.

She closed her eyes and gather enough courage before flogging the princess, Calypso shouted as she tried to endure the pain, she wondered if this is how painful it is to be flogged yet she never hesitate to flog others

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"You sent for me, Father," Mamila said and smiled.

"Yes, my dear, I'd like to have dinner with my family; I'm surprised your sister hasn't arrived yet," he said sadly.

"She'll be here soon, she might still be traumatized by your insult," Vanalse said sadly.

"Insult? Did I offend her?" Jerome inquired.

"How could you have spoken to her so rashly? You indirectly insulted her; if you had praised her as you did Mamila, she might have listened to you if you had spoken gently "Vanalse explained calmly.

"How could you say that to yourself, lady? You expect me to be nice to her when she does something wrong; you are to blame for her bad behavior; I simply disciplined her orally; I should have flogged her instead "Jerome said and immediately became enraged.

"Please, mum and dad, please stop." Are we going to argue over food?" Mamila inquired sadly.

"Do you mind your mother?" She doesn't know How can she say She that she is ruining your sister's life in ignorance?" Jerome spoke sadly.

"You're acting as if I'm wrong; you're being unfair to them; how can you insult one and ignore the other, especially given how sensitive they are?" Vanalse inquired sadly.

"I don't want to talk about it; let's not argue about it," Jerome lamented.

"Mum and Dad, please stop arguing; how can we eat if there is commotion?" "Mamila stated calmly.

"Sorry, your Majesty," Vanalse said calmly, as Jerome and Mamila smiled.

"I know you'll always come around," Jerome assured them, and they laughed.

"Yes, and you must apologize to Calypso when she arrives; that is my only option for you," Vanalse stated calmly.

"I will, my queen," he said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, the princess will be unable to come because she is in pain," Adela said, bowing her head.

"Does she still remember what I said?" Jerome inquired, concerned.

"No, your Majesty, she is tending to her wound," Adela stated calmly.

"Wound? What became of her?" Vanalse inquired calmly.

"Your Majesty, she is in pain, she has punished herself for everything you have accused her of," Adela said calmly.

"She was punishing herself? How much anguish have I caused her?" Jerome inquired sadly.

"What exactly is her request?" Mamila inquired calmly.

"The royal meal must continue without her, and no one may visit her until tomorrow; she wishes to be alone this evening," Adela stated calmly.

"It's fine; we'll do what she said." "Vanalse lamented.

"Yes, your Majesty," Adela replied before departing.

Jerome looked around, sad, wondering what his daughter had gone through for his sake; the Queen was correct, he should not have been rude to her.

"Don't worry, Father; she'll be fine; she's just sad, and I know she'll come around tomorrow," Mamila said calmly.

"You're right, let's eat something, even if it's small," Jerome said.

"All right," Vanalse agreed, and they began eating.

DESTINY PT 1

"Your sister has really changed; she no longer scolds or flogs anyone; she is now nice," Lucy explained calmly.

"You're right, I thought no one else noticed except me," Sheila smiled.

"How can it be just you when everyone has eyes to notice changes?" Lucy inquired.

"I'm very happy she changed, no more shouting, no more arguing, no more fighting, everyone is now minding their own business," Mamila said calmly.

"I think she's still carrying something in her mind," Lucy speculated.

"You're right, who knows if she's acting up for something bigger," Sheila said.

"And with her recent behavior, no one knows what her next move will be; I hope it's not something dangerous," Sheila expressed concern.

"My princess, I will advise you to stay away from her; you must avoid her at all costs; you never know what she is up to at this time," Lucy said, terrified.

"The worst part is her innocent victim play, her new mysterious attitude, and gentle smile that conceals her evil self," Sheila explained.

"She is now kind and sweet; I'm not sure who told her to change," Lucy lamented.

"It's okay, girls; you should be glad she changed; don't say anything negative about her again," Mamila said.

"You're so naive to see flaws in people; don't get carried away by her personality or she'll chew you first," Sheila said calmly.

"Don't say it again?" "I believe in my sister," Mamila stated confidently.

"Do you have to trust and believe her? "Just because she's pretending doesn't make her a saint, and I'm sure she has something up her sleeve," Lucy explained.

"I agree," Sheila stated calmly.

"Come to think of it, she isn't crazy about being beautiful, and she doesn't brag about it," Lucy said calmly.

"That's correct, and it's the odd part of everything," Sheila said.

"Well, it's a good thing she changed; otherwise, she wouldn't have have any opportunity of getting married in the future; who could have married a girl with such characteristics?" Sheila inquired, as Lucy laughed.

"I told you to stop, and I will punish anyone who says anything bad about her again," Mamila yelled angrily, shocking the girls.

"Sorry, my princess," they all said together.

"Better not hear any of those nonsense outside, or I won't spare you," Mamila said angrily.

"Yes, my princess," they said again.

Calypso swims around restlessly, her gaze fixed on the floor; she couldn't find the multicolored shell she had seen earlier, and she wondered what had happened to it. She can still remember she saw it sometime ago.

"My princess, I didn't see anything," Adela panted heavily, having also been looking for it.

"I know it's here because I saw it," Calypso said.

"But what exactly are you planning on doing with it? "It's just a shell," Adela lamented sadly.

"No, it's different, it appears special and unique, and I know it'll be useful," Calypso replied.

"Please let us go back; if anyone sees us here, they'll think we're here to steal something," Adela pleaded, her voice shaking.

"Wait a minute, Adela, you're just afraid of nothing; once we find it, we'll return to the kingdom," Calypso said.

"But this is risky; what if someone from this kingdom sees us and believes we intend to steal?" "Anyone can predict your behavior, especially with the way you look everywhere," Adela lamented.

"Please stop Adela, you and I both know you're more predictable than I am, and even the look on your face can get us into trouble," Calypso said.

"Fine," Adela said sadly, "I'll keep looking."

"It's okay, let's go, maybe I was just imagining what I saw," Calypso said sadly, while Adela smiled.

"Yes, thank goodness," Adela smiled.

"I know you're overjoyed," Calypso said as they walked home.

"Of course I am; at the very least, I won't look around like a lost fish looking for its mother," Adela smiled.

"I found it, so it was here and we were wasting our time looking for it over there," Calypso exclaimed as she attempted to pick up the multicolored shell, which was stuck between some pines, and she tried to be more careful not to injure herself.