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?957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ07ySEFZsbO
"H-Hello?" I hesitantly said. "Pinky? Lux? Crimson?"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjF9sHLwBh
But I received no response. I started to feel nervous as I wrapped my arms around myself for comfort.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwaViL9agn
"Mama," A small ,cherubic voice said.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAdG78Qcl6
My head snapped up as I tried to trace where the voice was coming from. "Who's there?"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYhSZEqUDx
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wBzNJGSpY
"Mama?" I repeated, absolutely befuddled as I stared down at her thick, neck length sandy curls. "I'm not your mother,"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwxEZKCKB6
She stared up at me sadly as her bottom lip trembled. "Yo-You're not?" She cried.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yjY0ZbmvY
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?"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOvVnazkAB
She shook her head slowly as she rubbed her eyes. "No," She sniffled. "Papa said that Mama was in here!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIbDJvJNPf
"Well where is Papa now?" I questioned.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKozPbr1oOo
"He said not to disturb him because he's with his friend,"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ8r69zfQY
"He left you alone to be with his friend?" I narrowed my eyes. "Your father sounds like a big stupid-head!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdB19TUQUq
A faint smile etched onto her face. "Yeah, my big brother Arty says that too!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ffwq4Ybyr
Did she just say Arty? "Ar-Arty?" I repeated confused. "Your brother's name is Arty?"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqqx8TnJbT
"Yeah!" She grinned. "He's the oldest and my favorite! But I have a big sister and two little brothers as well!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8m8ViTDBBs
She can't be..."What's your name sweetie?" I asked.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3yY8dLKjs
She beamed up at me. "Alex! And I'm a princess!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMmewKmqjs
I felt the blood leave my face and my throat became dry. Just where the hell am I?957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztsqcrhbe5
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!957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6BYv8CNs9P
"How old are you Alex?" I whispered.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7lCfPXun63
"Four!" She held up four fingers proudly.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVzxhyntEP
"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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n76oIWOuz
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,"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNrd7Zxk9v
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!957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xXAyuVQWj
"Take me to your Papa sweetie," My voice hardened.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjzKJmsldh0
"But he's gonna get mad at me again," She pouted.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh5qZyesAH
I leaned down to her level. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let him do anything to you, I promise!"957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASCjCzUja2
She bit her lip and slowly nodded at me before gently grabbing my wrist and tugging down the corridor.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNtNsHEJBk
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfg45Maxwfp
"This is where Papa is," She stopped in front of a beige double door.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisEbSvChOW
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?957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkSfAmGuj3
“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!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdm2WInobX
“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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBg7GvDacL
“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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbLtg33TXl
“ALEX!” My mother screamed as she tried to stand up but fell to the ground in pain. “STOP IT! SHE’S JUST A CHILD!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx0JED85U0
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS0WBczb6Ty
“Please stop it,” My mother sobbed as she struggled to stand. “Please Truth, you’ll kill her!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBBTgzcSKN
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?957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo935JASMSw
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesSvudBrzF
“WHAT DID YOU DO!” She screamed to my mother on the bed. “I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THIS!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78ggalXYt3
“I’m sorry,” My mother sobbed. “I’m so sorry,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BRFcfW0BI
What the hell is going on? Who is she? She looks so much like my mother that they can possibly pass for siblings!957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3a9qwjK6p
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYscDT2kw6
“GET OUT OF HERE!” She screamed at me as she swatted at my face.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5SDiPWFdN
“H-Huh?” I said confused that someone was actually acknowledging my presence.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKu4aWVFpm
“GET OUT!” She screamed again before knocking me over my head with the same vase. 957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XF7osHjmf
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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsICbfFBnB
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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.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvb0SrEODN
“Please calm down Your Highness,” A soft voice said. “We don’t want you to further injure yourself,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fXSJnU9zB
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?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3KjHVbGet
She smiled slightly before answering. “I’m Blair, Lux’s Mother,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGxMy4wj5r
“Lux,” I repeated. “Then does that mean, I’m back,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFJ6lxt1V4
“What do you mean you’re back?” She furrowed her brows. “You’ve been here at my house the entire time you were unconscious,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBphfEE11lg
“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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EmZJcpz4K
“Strange blonde woman?” She pressed as she brought a cool glass of water to my lips.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWtJ5Jfey5
“Yeah,” I took a sip of water. “She knocked my father over the head with a vase before knocking me in the face,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1C0lCo0TQ
Blair suddenly froze as she stared at me in shock and horror. “Oi? Are you ok?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl8kkUV4LiP
“Y-You dreamt this?” She said astonished.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8lKvp92nl
“Yes,” I scrutinized her. “Just now I did. Why?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULAoEk64Ic
She stammered. “I-I-”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsQW8zVoGM
“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?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMn1Kwt5ztE
“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!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOG0xiLYWv7
“WHERE IS HE?” I panicked.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvEnRktLkZ
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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgvjtOrZma
“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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJ2X0kQ16a
“Crimson,” I said to his unconscious form. “I’m so sorry,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOwAuOMH9et
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?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmnB29joEc
“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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyHwtKF0jk
“I thought she couldn’t drive,” I glared at him.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnn5RbJOYm
“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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvrs0o05KT
“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?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhcJU1MSP3
“Yeah sure,” Pinky said springing up from her spot. “I’ll make you some soup, my mom’s amazing recipe!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Tz8GYmXYN
“Ew,” Lux’s face twisted into disgust. “Who eats soup?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0O4vmEN0zH
“I do!” Pinky chimed as they both walked out the door. “And it’s delicious,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEW36BopqQD
“You’re weird.”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJh1RORrjq
“Oh shut up!”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcVJ2GHK70
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?”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3dOizyG5Kn
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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rNWHv0DEF
“You knew me as a child?” I raised an eyebrow. “I don’t remember you at all,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEtWC316tV
“You wouldn’t,” She said. “Well at least I thought you wouldn’t,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBMO2u0aZu
“What do you mean?” I pressed.957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLZKvWrjHY
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,”957Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfWIYID5BJ
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