Chapter 16 - Memory
My eyes shot open as I gasped for breath. My heart rate was out of control as I blinked rapidly to clear my vision, but it remained black and dark. My eyes were open, but I still couldn't see a thing; had I become blind?878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74SVzOHwZa
"H-Hello?" I hesitantly said. "Pinky? Lux? Crimson?"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3IOx2v1q3
But I received no response. I started to feel nervous as I wrapped my arms around myself for comfort.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDrEIFhshM
"Mama," A small ,cherubic voice said.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB1VwKOxAD
My head snapped up as I tried to trace where the voice was coming from. "Who's there?"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCDWAegjp9
Suddenly, a door was creaked open and light entered my eyes. Tiny footsteps pattered on the ground till they stopped right in front of me. A small child, who looked no more than four grinned as her identical shiny blue eyes stared gleefully into mine. "Mama! Mama!" She nestled her face into knees as she wrapped her small arms around them.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyIdpohVqj
"Mama?" I repeated, absolutely befuddled as I stared down at her thick, neck length sandy curls. "I'm not your mother,"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznDHynQLxP
She stared up at me sadly as her bottom lip trembled. "Yo-You're not?" She cried.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcv41u1BwI
I stooped down to her level and gently grabbed her tiny hands. "I'm sorry sweetie, but I'm not your mama. What are you even doing here all alone? Did you lose your mama?"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqxRH9rQmQ
She shook her head slowly as she rubbed her eyes. "No," She sniffled. "Papa said that Mama was in here!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreUpF9BwLH
"Well where is Papa now?" I questioned.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXs1RqG9ge
"He said not to disturb him because he's with his friend,"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjpNDGWR9u
"He left you alone to be with his friend?" I narrowed my eyes. "Your father sounds like a big stupid-head!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpm73OQgx1
A faint smile etched onto her face. "Yeah, my big brother Arty says that too!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9kzFozukP
Did she just say Arty? "Ar-Arty?" I repeated confused. "Your brother's name is Arty?"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsK2L7SEIpo
"Yeah!" She grinned. "He's the oldest and my favorite! But I have a big sister and two little brothers as well!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ5BAJWgK9
She can't be..."What's your name sweetie?" I asked.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zrLRnG8FI
She beamed up at me. "Alex! And I'm a princess!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nZIv1Fo6P
I felt the blood leave my face and my throat became dry. Just where the hell am I?878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXzETRbKYk
Now that I look at her more carefully, I noticed some characteristics about her. Our eyes were the same, our hair was the same. The freckles, the fingernail shape, the smile, even the arrow shaped birthmark on my neck!878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlh4LZM1dE
"How old are you Alex?" I whispered.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrj1Dw2Gx2
"Four!" She held up four fingers proudly.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYkroSBF4S
"Why aren't you at your lessons," I asked. Never can I remember me being alone at four years old. I had princess lessons with Grace everyday, all day.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqyntcgMFu
Her face saddened as she pouted. "Papa says that a little bitch like me isn't capable of being a proper princess so he doesn't allow me to go,"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpA3P8W8rj
What? I don't know what's going on here. It's true that my father is the king of assholes, but he'd never said anything like that to me, at least not at such a young age!878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BkJMIYD3m
"Take me to your Papa sweetie," My voice hardened.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq6D2haqlS
"But he's gonna get mad at me again," She pouted.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGGr0o8zLf
I leaned down to her level. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let him do anything to you, I promise!"878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfCmjSOPv7
She bit her lip and slowly nodded at me before gently grabbing my wrist and tugging down the corridor.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3VHMLZpq7
As I looked around it, I realized that it was indeed a palace hallway, but the decor and structure was a bit outdated; it looked at least ten years old.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuAHwU5cg8
"This is where Papa is," She stopped in front of a beige double door.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA8Kj5Zu7M
Taking a deep breath, I pushed open the doors, letting light illuminate the pitch black room. But I was beyond shocked at what I discovered. Lying on the ruby red mattress was my father, his long, curly dark brown hair falling in waves over his eyes as his hands wrapped tightly around the throat of a woman lying beneath him. Her long, golden tresses spilling around her like a halo and she screamed and wiggled to get away from his grasp. As she turned her face towards me, I recognized her to be my mother! My father growled harshly as he noticed the door opening, however, it seems that he only recognized younger me. He got up and stalked over to us with the sheet wrapped tightly around his waist and I noticed that their was blood on the sheets. My mother curled up into a ball and sobbed. Was he raping her?878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79QJ71Iy0M
“WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE YOU LITTLE BITCH!” He boomed as he grabbed my younger self by the hair. “I TOLD YOU TO GET LOST!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3L1J4VZSiD
“LET GO OF HER YOU ASSHOLE!” I shouted at him as I tried to pry his arm off, but, it was like I was invisible.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPEjuMGEBOU
“I-I’m sorry Papa,” My younger self whimpered. “I just wanted to-AHH!” She cried out as he suddenly smacked her across the face, sending her spiraling to the ground.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRKEbmr5Xn
“ALEX!” My mother screamed as she tried to stand up but fell to the ground in pain. “STOP IT! SHE’S JUST A CHILD!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOPEePAdMS
But he continued to brutally punch my younger self across her tiny body. No matter how much I tried to intervene, it was just like no one could hear or see me besides my younger self.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wUJDtwYgS
“Please stop it,” My mother sobbed as she struggled to stand. “Please Truth, you’ll kill her!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrJSSYBRLX
I begun to tear up as well as I watched my younger self’s face turn black and blue from the assaults. What the hell do I do? Nothing I try is working?878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2s3s9REuM
But thankfully, help arrived at that very moment. Another figure entered the doorway and we all looked up to see a blonde woman, who bared a striking resemblance to my mother. She was livid as her eyes darted from my mother on the bed, my father and my younger self. Once again it seems as if I’m invisible.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQGvI98nb9
“WHAT DID YOU DO!” She screamed to my mother on the bed. “I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THIS!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jcfnH9aUG
“I’m sorry,” My mother sobbed. “I’m so sorry,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJG7dWxjmH
What the hell is going on? Who is she? She looks so much like my mother that they can possibly pass for siblings!878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sb1CrFqdF
My father seemed just as confused as he looked back and forth between the two. But before he could’ve said anything, the mystery blonde woman grabbed a vase and smashed it on the back of his head, knocking him out cold. I gasped in shock as she tugged my younger self off of the ground and roughly into her arms before making her way over to me.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihuMtj15bN
“GET OUT OF HERE!” She screamed at me as she swatted at my face.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dLWJIwVPy
“H-Huh?” I said confused that someone was actually acknowledging my presence.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvF0RXcxokY
“GET OUT!” She screamed again before knocking me over my head with the same vase. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkMWtgojzY
I immediately fell onto my back on the ground as black spots clouded my vision. The crazy blonde bitch stood directly over me, the last thing I saw was her smashing the vase into my face.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiu1ALxT1r
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“AHHHHH,” I screamed as my eyes shot open and I sat up from my lying position. Almost immediately, a hand was on my chest gently pushing me down.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Yu2IPWfN6
“Please calm down Your Highness,” A soft voice said. “We don’t want you to further injure yourself,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1qD0yMwvw
I rapidly blinked as I got a clear view of her. Long, wavy black hair, pretty dark brown eyes; she looked very familiar but I couldn’t remember who she was. “Who’re you?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwwyTYBlgg
She smiled slightly before answering. “I’m Blair, Lux’s Mother,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXBF5wxMB9
“Lux,” I repeated. “Then does that mean, I’m back,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ26QsoUwxF
“What do you mean you’re back?” She furrowed her brows. “You’ve been here at my house the entire time you were unconscious,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFJRxSWD8P
“I-I don’t know where I was,” I softly said as I leaned back. “I saw my younger self and my parents and this strange blonde woman who looked an awful lot like my mother,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4fqwOBhgz
“Strange blonde woman?” She pressed as she brought a cool glass of water to my lips.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH3SxJfI4b7
“Yeah,” I took a sip of water. “She knocked my father over the head with a vase before knocking me in the face,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvFds66ote
Blair suddenly froze as she stared at me in shock and horror. “Oi? Are you ok?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtGSD3gUUZ
“Y-You dreamt this?” She said astonished.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfYzPyDHMH
“Yes,” I scrutinized her. “Just now I did. Why?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN8U0SGeZl9
She stammered. “I-I-”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4ClhSQdja
“ALEX!” Pinky and Lux shouted in unison as they rushed over to me. Pinky wrapped her arms around my neck in a tight hug. “Thank God you’re awake! Do you remember what happened?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa86sj7Ksm2
“An accident,” I mumbled. “I yanked the wheel from Crimson and we smashed into a tree. He used his body to protect me and...OH GOD CRIMSON!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSyahcUKnp
“WHERE IS HE?” I panicked.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIppodULOvH
Lux pulled across a curtain and revealed and unconscious Crimson, lying in a bed as bandaged covered his bare chest and arms and one was wrapped around his head. As best as I could, I leaned over to him and gently caressed his bruised but still lovely face. “I’m so sorry,” I whispered. “It’s because of me that you’re like this,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cEndGebRQ
“He saved your life,” Lux said. “My mom said that if he hadn’t protected you with his body, you could’ve died or suffer more serious injuries than what he has,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdTswj1TI6p
“Crimson,” I said to his unconscious form. “I’m so sorry,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGX6kAyUmGb
Blair rested her hand reassuringly on my back and I turned to looked at her with narrowed eyes. “Why am I even at your house? Why am I not at the Royal Heartland Hospital?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxKOZvat4u
“It was my idea,” Lux chimed. “You said that terrorists were after you, so I figured that the palace would not be a good place to go. Lacey and I weren’t injured as bad as you two from the crash, so I called my mom and she retrieved us,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXDLAkX3w6
“I thought she couldn’t drive,” I glared at him.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuA2Im0tks
“We had a bit of help from my godmother,” He said sheepishly. “She drove you guys back here and treated your wounds. She’s a certified doctor so she knows what she was doing,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGCI3VYQ0U
“Lux, Lacey,” Blair said. “The Princess must surely be tired from everything that happened. Can you two prepare her some food and bring her medication?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHtr6RZnfB
“Yeah sure,” Pinky said springing up from her spot. “I’ll make you some soup, my mom’s amazing recipe!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKk98GNDTdF
“Ew,” Lux’s face twisted into disgust. “Who eats soup?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMowOk6EkP
“I do!” Pinky chimed as they both walked out the door. “And it’s delicious,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcHXe4XNvgj
“You’re weird.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbuTSUDqrZ9
“Oh shut up!”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyhF1qG46h
They continued to bicker until their voices could no longer be heard down the hallway. I turned to look at Blair with expectancy. She took those two out of the room for a reason, and I bet it has something to do with her strange behavior after me mentioning my dream. “You know something about my dream, don’t you?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqEhhKCFLI
She sighed deeply before facing me with a somber look. “I guess their is no hiding things from you. You were always so sharp, even as a child,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Ec9dn2CJF
“You knew me as a child?” I raised an eyebrow. “I don’t remember you at all,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmMvJwbQcID
“You wouldn’t,” She said. “Well at least I thought you wouldn’t,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUVdVSDhwv
“What do you mean?” I pressed.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnublKUzQT
She sighed deeply again before slowly moving to sit on the edge of my bed. “That wasn’t a dream that you had, it was a memory,”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0FXNORoQSa
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