Chapter 3
Who could that be? I wondered feeling so terrified, it sounded like the king voice and I knew that I needed to act fast ... l stood up and opened the door and indeed it was the king, I could feel my hands trembling and I knew that I needed to act calm or else he might just actually find out the truth without me even telling him and I would be done for if that happens
He walked in and stood looking at me and I felt like suffocating...
"Are you alright Darling, You have been in your room for quite a while now, Is anything wrong .... He said still fixing his gaze on me
l wanted to speak but what if he recognizes my voice , What if he finds out ....All those thoughts came pouring down in my head and it was eating me alive , All I could do was to nod when I couldn't think of anything else to do
"Alright, I want you to meet me at the court yard when you are done with everything you are doing, I have to tell you something important ...he said and with that he left ...
I sat down on the bed , what could the king wanted to say, I couldn't think straight and all I wanted to do was to know what he had to say , All I could do was to hope that all was good... Wait what am I saying, nothing was ever going to be good ,l was literally the twin of princess Stephanie, living her life for her , nothing was right in that , I felt like I had lost my identity to her and I would never forgive her for that ....
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I walked to the yard feeling all nervous, The king was already there waiting for me, I approach him and took a sit next to him
"It's good you're here, I had been waiting for this moment for a very long time....it something big so I need you to be calm , you know prince James right? He asked
"Ye... Yes I do" I said all nervous , I knew prince James he was the crown prince and I hated him so much especially his pride and ego... God, he just makes me sick, I don't think we can ever agree on anything together, He just can never be like Jack , Jack is just amazing...Wait but why was the king asking if I knew prince James...
"You know that you're not going to be young like this forever, You would have to get married someday.... So Darling, Stephanie I have arranged your marriage with prince James, the crown prince...he said and my eyes widen, Did he just said that , oh my God, what was happening...
"I know, I know it is a big thing but you would have to get married someday and I want it to be him, He is the crown prince and a good guy for you, He is.....
"I don't think I can do this, I don't think I can marry him", I said without caring because I didn't really want to get married, well not now and especially not to that grumpy prince , I was in love with someone else and if I was ever going to get married,I wanted it to be him jack, the only person I love...
"Please just think about it and tell me your answer tomorrow at dawn ..." He said and with that he left..
Why was this happening and why did it have to be me , l can't do this, I can't possibly do this I can't marry prince James cause I don't love him , I would never forgive Stephanie for this ,All my life, l had sacrifice my happiness for the sake of others but I can sacrifice this one too , I have to see Jack, l have to tell him everything....
I stood out in the cold midnight at where we secretly meet, waiting for Jack to come , he hadn't showed up and I was about giving up when suddenly I was a figure coming...it was Jack , he hugged me for the back and a smile was plastered on my face..
"Jack am so glad you're here" l said with happiness written all over my face ,and I realized that I hadn't smile for quite a while now... Seeing just seeing hack brought a smile on my face because he was the source of my happiness and I love him so much,he released the hug and turned to face me...
"Oh my God , Your highness am so sorry, please forgive me , I thought it was someone else, please don't tell the king , l ve
beg you..." He said nervously with a mixture of shock and confusion written all over his face and it dawn on me that I was still princess Stephanie "Clone" and he must have thought it was truly princess Stephanie... I have got to tell him now...
It's me Alexa, I said and I could see his eyes widen...
it truly me Jack, it a long story, l added
" I ...I don't believe you, where is Alexa , what have you done to her , you know that you can't treat her anyhow just because she is your maid , I want to see her ....Alexa!, Alexa! he said looking all worried
"What are you doing, you are going to wake everybody up in the palace , it truly me...just hear me out okay?...l said looking at him and I could see him calming down, I told him everything, Everything that had happened and how I got to be in this mess , I told him about how the king wanted me to marry prince James, I told him everything without leaving any part out and he actually trusted and believed me...
"Oh my God , is that true " he said looking at me with that green eyes of his
"Yes it is ... I said, "What am I going to do...
"I don't know what to do , I can't marry him, I can't possibly marry prince James cause I love you..." I said looking at him with so much love in my eyes and he reciprocated it back , he stood and I knew he was thinking about something, he eventually stopped and looked at me ..
"There's only one thing to do " He said still fixing his gaze on me
"And what is that" I said curiously
"We would do the same thing that scum of a princess did , We'll elope... he said holding my hands together still looking at me
"What! elope? are you crazy, we can't do that , there's no way we would make it out of the palace alive....I said
"We would , Trust me...he said wanting for me to give a go ahead signal saying "Yes"
But I can't possibly elope with him , l couldn't , if I eloped with him I had just haded fuel to the fire , I had just endangered the lives ... Mine, His and most importantly the future of Stephanie's child ... Everything would be ruin , the king would find out the truth and look for Stephanie and he might just kill her lover and if he does, Her unborn child live would be ruin , the child could never see his father , he would never experience his father's love , he would grow up without a father and Stephanie, she might just decide to end her own life and the child would be the one to suffer ...No I can't do this , I can't let the child pass true the same pain that I passed through , I can't be selfish and ruin the child life because of my own selfish desire ,no I can't do this , I would have to keep on acting as Stephanie if that what it takes for the child life to be spared ....Oh I wish Stephanie was not pregnant then it would have been different, she had emotionally blackmailed me and there was nothing I could do....I should have never told Jack anything, I should have....
"Are you okay? what are you thinking about? Do you agree with me on eloping? ...he said with a worried expression on his face
"Jack I can't do this, I can't run away with you" I said removing my gaze from him looking at no where in particular....
"What are you saying, Alexa...
"Am sorry" I said and with that I left running away with tears in my eyes , I know that if I didn't leave then he would try to convince me to elope with him and I might just give in and Stephanie child life would be ruined and I would never forgive myself of that...