"Daddy, you went to bed early. I couldn't even talk with you, nor my painting!"
She complained to her dad, the well-known king who is fearless, but in front of his daughter, he can become a soft person.
"Sorry Princess, but you were sleeping, and also, we had a long discussion about yesterday's meeting, which was important!" He justified his statement.
"Daddy, every time you say that!" She puffed her mouth with angriness.
The King loved to spend his time with his daughter, and deep down, it pains to admit that she was grown up and ready to get married.
Every father wishes their kids never to grow up so that they can still treat and pamper them, but time is cruel.
It made him feel like yesterday she learned to walk and now she will be ruling the country. What made him disappointed was that now they wouldn't have time because she would be busy with the country's affairs and also with her marriage.
"Daddy, what happened?" She asked him with concern.
"My beloved daughter Catherine, As yesterday I couldn't make it up to you because....!" He didn't speak because he found it difficult to admit.
"Because?" She asked him to complete his reason.
"It's my time to step down, and Now we shall choose the new ruler, and for that, we have chosen you as our new ruler!"
These words made her surprised, and she felt like she was in a dream.
"My beloved, I hate to admit but you are grown up and the only person I have to inherit. I don't want my country to lay in the wrong hands.
Since you are the heir of the Royal family, so soon this will be handed over to you!"
"But father! I am not ready!" She is definitely not because she is still young and ongoing in her twentieth year.
"My beloved, today we shall spend our day just like we did every day, but from tomorrow, we will be making you familiar with the governors,", he said.
She was sad because she never thought about this day, although she thought about her dad stepping down so that they could spend more time, but now that he was free, she wouldn't, which broke her heart.
She got up and looked out of the window to the clouds.
"My beloved Cathy, don't worry, it won't be like you won't get time to spend with me!"
"For the coronation, we have one more rule to get you married so that you won't handle it alone but with someone powerful enough to handle this kingdom!"
"Daddy I oppose this! I have only had 3 people in my life
One Is Jesus
Second, is Mom
Third is You
And now marriage will be difficult!" She explained to him.
"I knew, my beloved, but the time has come, and how long will you stop yourself? Someday, you have to take this over when I die!" He tried his best to convince her.
Tears rolled down from her eyes, and she stood there,the thought of her father's death broke her
The last thing she ever wanted, and now her father is accepting this, something which is unusual this day.
Just as she ran downstairs, and decided not to stand there because the more she stood, the weaker she would fall.
While running, she hit a hard body and was about to fall, but the blue eyes and the blonde hair pulled her near him, preventing her from falling down.
"Careful, you might fall down, Princess!" He said but she didn't listen for she wanted to escape from those words which she heard just now.
He continued to look at her and got memorized with her beauty.
She continued to ran out until she reach the garden and laid on the grass while looking up.