CHAPTER 24
After father left, I didn’t care to ponder much of the almighty royal person, that seemed to be here in the estate. I told myself that not only would I be better off staying far away from the wars within and around royalty, but I knew this was real life!
I couldn’t deny the dream of possibly every girl under the stars, of wanting their prince charming but, honestly, it’s so rare for it to really happen! I wasn’t about to pine myself away to something so unrealistic!
So, I finally left my ‘house’, forgetting my marriage problem and went to train my Martial Arts. I normally did this alone, but today there was people there.
I stopped walking and turned away.
I will do something else instead…
The other in question, also gave no indication…
As he was just returning from relieving himself, he saw the little lass turn and walk away from the Martial Arts area. Not bothering of thinking to tell anyone he had changed his path, he followed after her.
Just seeing her, after all the letdown he had on this day, made him feel better.
Hearing that they were looking for suitors seemed to have done something to his heart! Without further ado, he could not contain himself and gave the Right Minister no choice but to accept his presence lingering beside him, since before they even left the palace!
Only finding out just recently, that they were looking for a suiter for their other daughter Gabriella instead, he had spent half an hour getting over his joy of relief. The class that happened before him, while he was in this state, was something he practically ignored…
Honestly, he hadn’t thought that far ahead with this lass, he just knew he liked her and wanted to see her again. But, thinking that she might be in a position that would stop him from going further, he just felt like he couldn’t let it happen!
Going through today’s events, he had been gaining his courage to speak about the little lass to the Right Minister, but he didn’t know how to say, ‘Is she betrothed?’ or ‘Don’t marry the girl off!’.
Never being in this kind of predicament, Matthew hadn’t much of a clue on how to go about it…The last time, it had been decreed upon and he hadn’t felt this way, but asking for it, it’s totally different!
Discretely, Matthew went through a bushy garden and to a small cliff, where upon he saw the lass sit down.
Not sure why he didn’t just walk up to her, he watched from afar.
Matthew watched, as she laid down on the grass, and he heard her humming. In her hand, she had a big leaf and was playing with it.
Wanting to see and hear better, he quietly walked closer.
“Closer…Further…”
Her voice travelled to his ears and he smiled.
What is she thinking?
The leaf was now a green line and she knotted it.
Interested, he couldn’t peel his eyes away!
What she made suddenly turned into a green star!
Matthew chuckled, unintendedly, and it was heard…
“Uh! It’s you!’ I said, sitting up and looking at him in surprise.
The man smiled, for this girl, he didn’t care for pleasantries, “Can I see?”
I shrugged, I could make it again anytime, and handed the green small star to him.
I watched as the man pulled it apart and attempted to put it back together again…But, it broke instead!
I let out a laugh.
The man pouted at me, “There’s no need to laugh at this…Situation!”
I nodded my head and said, “Yes there is, it’s a laughing matter because you are a butcher! If the poor, little star saw you coming it woulda ran a mile away! You butcher!”
The man’s mouth twitched, and he looked away.
How can something like that run away! That’s absurd!
I shook my head at him.
Can’t he take a joke?
Then I laid back down on the grass, not bothering about him anymore. I got out another leaf and started to lightly rip it into another long green strip like before.
As I finished making the strip, I felt him come closer to me and sit down.