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“Is that why you went all the way to her hotel and begged her to stay with me?” I shot back, grinning.
She made a face. “I do not know what you are talking about,” she lied, going back up the stairs with me.
“Sure, you don’t. Either way, thank you, and I love you.”
“Yeah, yeah,” she said, waving me off.
I went back to the study, hoping to get work done so that, at the very least, Odette and I could have time together after dinner. Time felt as if it was going slowly. But I would survive it. Everything that came, I felt like I could survive.
“Miss. Miss.”
“Huh?” I turned over and was blinded by sunlight again, sending an eerie feeling of déjà vu behind me. I sat up from the bed, eyes wide, nearly terrifying her.
“Miss?”
“What day is?” I asked quickly, looking for my phone.
“Saturday.”
“Saturday? Oh, thank God.” I exhaled, hunching over with my hand on my chest. “I thought it was a dream for a second.”
“What was a dream?”
“My speech, which was going well, and looking at wedding dresses with the queen. I thought it was all a dream.”
Gelula giggled. “No, that all happened.”
I paused, trying to think. “What happened after that?”
“Nothing. You’ve been asleep since yesterday.”
“No.” I gasped, rushing out of bed, this time to open the blinds, and sure enough, the sun was really out. It really was morning. I really had slept throughout the whole afternoon and evening. “I missed dinner.”
“You did.”
“Ugh.” I groaned, putting my hands over my face. “I just got some praise. How could I sleep through dinner? The queen and the whole palace will think I am slacking off because of one good day. Why didn’t you wake me?”
“Prince Galahad told me not to.”
Gale! I hung my head. “Did you see the queen last night? How was she?”
“As always. But Princess Eliza did not come down as well. She said she had a stomachache, and Prince Galahad was stuck with work, so he did not come, either. So, it was not just you.”
I wasn’t sure if that made me feel worse or better. All I saw in my head was the queen sitting alone with Sophia, probably knowing Gale had made sure he and Eliza were also absent.
“I need to get ready quickly. I cannot be late for breakfast.”
“I’ve already got everything out for you, miss. And woke you a bit early.”
“Bless you,” I said to her, rushing to the restroom. “What is the gossip about me today, by the way?”
“Actually, very positive,” she said, coming into the restroom with me. “You received a lot of praise. Everyone loved your speech, and they were all talking about how good your Ersovian is so far. It was only those jerks at the Morning Eagle who decided to make up a story instead of reporting the news.”
“Make up a story?” I asked as I brushed my teeth.
“Yes.” Her face bunched up in anger. “Some stupid story about you and Prince Galahad eloping in Seattle.”
I coughed, nearly choking on toothpaste.
