Chapter 5 Royal Dilemmas

Karina

"Wow, I can't believe you are getting married to the crown prince of Monaco." Sylvia utters excitedly.

"I also can't believe in few months time we are going to be friends with a princess. Don't you even dare forget us, Karina." Angel says giving me the don't you dare eyes. Seriously?. I'm beginning to think the both of them are not my best friends, I also think they don't really like me, as much as they said. I just narrated my whole ordeal with the king and queen to them, and here they are being happy. I can't believe the both of them right now.

"The both of you are the worst kind of friends, a girl like me could ever asks for." I said with an eye roll.

"You are wrong, we are the bestest of friends, you could ever wish for." Angel retorts sticking her tongue out. In reply to her silly attitude, I rolled my eyes.

"Come on, Karina, it's gonna be fun." Sylvia, says sitting on the bed next to where I'm laying on the extra, extra, large soft bed.

"Karina, Sylvia is right. Come on, look at this room, how wide and expensive it looks. Not to talk about the fact that, you have your own personal maid and two bodyguards. Damn, I wish I could be in your shoes right now." Angel utters, looking at the bedroom giving to me by the king and queen in utter amazement. Ugh, they would never understand. What is all this money, wealth and status, if there would be no love involved in my marriage to the prince. Yeah, you heard it right. My marriage to the prince. I tried making the king and queen see reasons with me, and understand my plight, they didn't. They did not understand my plight, instead I was giving a room in the damn palace, my luggages was brought from the hotel by the guards. And finally, my parents are on their way to Monaco cause my wedding is in three days time. Three freaking days.

It has always been my dream to plan my own wedding, but in this case I haven't even seen my groom more of even planning my wedding. I heaved a sigh, I feel sad.

"Hey, why the look." Angel asks with a concerned look.

"I don't know, okay. What if the prince wouldn't like me, or what if he hates me, what if he doesn't treat me right." I questioned, getting up from the bed. I walked to the window, stared at the stars decorating the evening sky.

"Hey, don't talk like that. I think you have forgotten who you are, the rare gem of lake City. Karina, you are loved by everyone, who wouldn't fall for you. The prince would lay his eyes on you just once, and he will fall for you instantly. So stop having such thoughts, okay." Angel says softly, placing a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to stare at her, "I really hope you are right."

"Of course she is right, the prince would fall so damn hard for you. Come here." Sylvia opens her arms wide, and I happily got in. Angel joins on the hug, I smiled contentedly in the arms of my Best friends. If I'm going to get married to a prince I know nothing about, which is something I would never do but I hope he would treat me right.

George

I paced around my room, really worried or should I say really angry. Who the heck is that girl? How dare she just kiss me? And to say I actually enjoyed it, ugh.

Now because of an unknown girl, that I've never met in my life before, my parents now have a way to get me married or was this there plan all along, did they asked the unknown girl to kiss me. Could this be a plan work between my best friend and my parents. Besides, he was the one disturbing me to come outside and take a stupid walk. It can't be a coincidence right?. Arghhh.

"Hey man." James greets walking into my room. The anger in me raised up to a notch and without thinking I rushed over to my best friend and punched him on his face.

"What the heck man? What was that for?." He questions sitting on the floor, having a look of shock on his face.

"Don't play dumb with me James, how dare you team with my parents against me. How could you stab me like this man." I yelled annoyed.

"What are you talking about, I would never go behind your back and work against you. I thought you know me." He yelled, equally annoyed.

"Oh really, yesterday you were the one asking me to go for a walk and then what happens. I get kissed on the lips by an unknown girl."

"So.. what has that got to do with me. I wanted you to just take a walk around the city, so your people would still know they still have a prince and also because you're always in here. You've got to believe me, I know nothing about that girl." James yelled out in defense, spitting out blood from his mouth. Damn, his saying the truth.

"Sorry bro, I'm just annoyed with this recent development." I apologise helping him get up. He sighs shaking his head at me.

"I said I'm sorry."

"Yeah, you should be. I can't believe you would even think I would ever betray you." He utters in disbelief.

"I said I'm sorry." Geez, how many times does he wants me to say sorry, geez.

"It's okay, anyway what do you want to do now. Do you think your parents are responsible, and I don't know if you know that your marriage date has already been announced." He asks, sitting on the couch pouring himself a glass of wine.

"Yeah, I already know that. And I do believe my parents are responsible for this, they set me up with that girl." I spit out, hatred clouding my mind, heart, and brain.

"Hmm, so are you going to get married to the girl." James asked.

"Maybe I won't, maybe I will. But if I do end up marrying her, it would be welcome to hell for her." I said with a smirk.

"I am so afraid for her right now." James says.

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