Emily's POV
"Princess Alexia." I heard someone called outside the room, knocking on the door. Who is princess Alexia? I am Emily Amber not princess Alexia!
My eyes fluttered open, it seems I've been sleeping, I stared around the room in awe, my mouth wide open. Where is this and how the hell did I get here?! I asked myself.
My room only has an outdated mattress and not a king sized bed with colourful wall designs!
I stood in front of the mirror which was hung on the painted wall not far away from where the bed was placed.. What?
THIS IS NOT ME! I touched my face consciously, I've changed drastically! Is this some sort of dream or something? Where are the scars on my face? The scars I received from my uncle and aunt's beating before I finally ran away. Where are they?!
Someone should just wake me up of I'm dreaming. Maybe I should just wake myself. I pinched my skin and winced due to the pain I caused myself. That's of no use. I'm not dreaming.
"Princess Alexia." The feminine voice called again. I'm not a Princess for Pete's sake! I told the person to come in, but no it wasn't just one person. There were three girls, bowing their heads as they came in. Who are they bowing to? Is it me? A girl who is an orphan and lives in a deserted hut?
Definitely not me!
"Hey! Why are you all bowing your heads?" I asked and they all looked at themselves even without lifting their heads. They were surprised and shaking in fear too. Am I a beast, a lion or what?
"I thought I asked a question? Don't bow, please look at me." They all lifted their heads in panic and I could also see their fingers fidgeting.
"My Princess, we dare not look you in the eye unless we want our heads cut off our necks " One of the girls told me. Who's cutting off whose head?
"I don't understand you but first who are all of you?" I looked at them one after the other, they didn't seem familiar to me at all. They looked at each other on surprise, why must they be like that? I'm just asking who they were.
"Princess Alexia, we are your personal maids, Mary, Anastasia and Sophia." Mary pointed to each of them as she mentioned the names.
"We are here to prepare you for your wedding coming up tonight with Prince Balder." Mary explained to me.
"Wedding?" I gasped. "Prince Balder?" Now I understand what's going on. My world! I'm reborn and no longer Emily but one Alexia?! I've read it in many novels how reincarnation takes place. But did Alexia die?
I'm beginning to feel uncomfortable with the stares these maids are giving me. They're looking at me like I'm insane and need to be locked up I'm chains until my brain is reset. But no I'm not insane!!
This is just one fucking body switch. I can remember I was in a farm harvesting potatoes alongside other labourers when a snake bit my left leg and then I died, since I wasn't given an antidote quickly.
And the only thing I'm wondering now is how I wandered into this princess's body. I've heard about her but I have never seen her. I heard rumours too that she's beautiful, rude, proud and saucy and seeing how the maids are shaking, I now know the rumour is true.
Now I she I must keep this as a secret if I don't want things to go out of hand. Also I need to run away from here as soon as possible.
"Prince Balder is the first son of King BlackAce. The Queen's birthday was last week and she chose you as the bride for her son." Anastasia explained, I know she thinks I must have forgotten but I have no idea about what she's talking about.
The Queen chose me? Was it when I was in the farm working my ass off?
I blinked rapidly, panicking inwardly. I don't even know who the Prince is, I only saw him once and that was a year ago. I didn't even see him clearly since it was in the market and many people were walking up and down, blocking my view.
I nodded and stood up, two of the maids took my arm while the last one followed behind.
"Is the Prince here?" I asked, looking curious.
"He isn't here already but he will soon arrive." Mary answered me. I noticed one of the maids Haven him Mary introduced as Sophia has been all quiet and when she saw me too, she was so surprised. I wonder why.
Some minutes later they finished bathing me and then wore an Emerald dress with flower designs around it. My hair was styled beautifully, and the worst of all was that I was wearing high heels, which I have never worn all my poor life and right now it's as though I'm about to fall.
The girl who called herself Anastasia told me to it was time to join the party but I told her I wanted to rest in the room for a while because I have an headache but that was a complete lie. Since the Prince is not here yet, I can just escape and start living my normal life. I want to be myself, pretending to be this Alexia would be very difficult because I can't behave like she does.
The maids insisted on staying with me but I told them not to worry about me. When I noticed they were gone, I stepped out of the room and checked if there was anyone, and no one was here so I started walking as fast as I could.
I don't know my place around here but I just kept on going. I sighted some guards and quickly his behind a pillar. After they left, I continued again. I knew I couldn't go out through the gate, so I would be jumping over this....
Ahhhhhhhh! This wall is so tall. But not as tall as I wouldn't be able to climb. I smirked at my intelligence and waited until these freaky guards were not looking. What's taking them so long?
Gosh!
Yes, good! They looked away, I put off the silly heels the maid wore for me, my legs even aches so badly. That's one of the reasons I don't want to be a Princess, who wears heels around like a fool!
I was almost successful climbing the tall wall until one guard began to shout, alarming the others that I was trying to run away.
"Quick! Emily you have to run!" I told myself and took to my heels after climbing down the wall like a lizard.
I looked left and right, I don't know where either of the path leads but I just continued running, turning right. I saw myself in a thick bush, and when I heard some footsteps approaching, I quickly his behind a tree.
They began to look around for me and then I started running again.
"There! Follow her!" A guard screamed at the others and they began to run in my direction. God! I wasn't too careful and this flowing gown I'm wearing is adding to my troubles.
I just feel like taking them off me but hey! I can't walk around nakedly.
I looker back and crap! They are almost getting me, I don't want to go back to that palace. I want to go back to my hut, I don't want to leave as someone else especially a person from he royal family, I want to be myself I don't want to.....
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!
They caught me!