Early Bride [TAMAT]

#4 Proposal

" Mom!! I'm home!!" yell me.

I'm trying to be as NORMAL as I normally would be back from school. But this time I don't know if I have a bad feeling. Even though the king and the queen's mother were dressed casually, mother and father must have recognized her. 😩 Not once twice have they met the king. But the king, whether he remembered my family or not after the rejection.

" come in, Nay!! Mom is flushing flowers in the back!!" mom's yelling doesn't sound too loud. He was watering flowers2 in the back of the house.

" please enter the king and the queen's mother.. Sorry my house is this way, please be understood if there are things that make you uncomfortable."

" it's okay2, we're just asking don't be too shy."

" please sit down, I'll get you a drink."

I rushed to get some lemon juice from the fridge, hopefully it hasn't expired. 😩 I heard the roar of Dad's car, Dad's home?? Ahhe.. Yes already. Let me know who's visiting. At least I won't be as excited as mom.

" dad's home!!" said my father when he opened the door.

" jeezoo!!" arrived2 I heard dad yelling. I panicked and approached.

" dad?? What's up??"

" boy, there's a durian falling on our house!! The king is visiting our house!! Do we have a red carpet?? Why not be in the title in front of the house when he comes?? Where's mommy?? We'll cook the best food in our house. The king cannot go home in vain2. Boo!! Where's maku!!?? The royal family is visiting our home!!" I shouted while running to find my mother.

" mother, behind the house." I answered.

Ahhe.. Fathering.. 😒 Turns out to be more excited than I thought. The right welcome2 was shocking. 😑

" pardon the commotion just now, my lord, the king." I said as I offered them lemon juice.

" It's okay, just calm down. Oh, ja.. In the future, you do not call me king. Call me father." said the king.

" yes, you can also call me mother. Don't call the queen's mother again, will you?" continued the queen mother.

Huh?? What2 an this?? Ayahanda?? Mother?? Did I suddenly become their youngest child?? 😐😐

" mother.. No need to bother2 teaching him about it. He knows the ethics of nobility." 😒 said Arthur who arrived2 only spoke.

" i know!!" I replied in a soft tone to Arthur. The queen mother and the king laughed at me.

" ahh.. It turned out that there was a royal family visiting my little house. Welcome to the king and queen. Sorry I didn't welcome you just now." said the mother who just showed up.

" yes, it's okay2.. We deliberately visited, do not be too shy." replied the king.

" all right, then. By the way2 there is a need, suddenly visit our family." asked the father.

" there's something we need to talk about. Oh, yes Arthur.. You take Naya out for a second. I remember there was a good restaurant nearby. You should try it." said the queen's mother.

" well, mother. I'll give permission then. Come on, Nay.." said Arthur.

Ehh?? I just got home, I just got hurt. But I was told to get out of the house. Is this a personal matter so that the children should not know?? 🤔 Ahh.. Follow what the Queen's mother said. Being in this crowd makes me a little awkward anyway.

" all right, I want to take my phone for a minute" I replied.

I soon caught Arthur in the car. He took me to a restaurant. In my area, that restaurant is the most expensive one there. I can't even afford a glass of drink. But Arthur simply said..

" this restaurant is my mother's favorite restaurant. Besides the food is good, the price is also cheap."

Cheap face!! Cheap where?? To drink a glass of juice, I had to sacrifice 2 months of my pocket money. 🙁

" but.. I didn't bring much money, nor was I hungry.. I'll accompany you to eat, yes." I said.

Krruuyuukk..

Damnit damnit!! My stomach is ringing so loud.. 😖 What I just said is a lie. I hungry.. So hungry!! But I don't want to spend my savings of 2 years just eating steak here.

" are you sure you don't want to eat??" 😒

" no, prince. It's okay, I can eat at home after this."

" what do you want to order??"

" no, prince!! No need.." 😅

" what do you like?? Do you have allergies??"

" no, prince. I have no allergies. But I'm serious, the prince doesn't have to order for me. I'll just accompany you here."

" waiter!!!"

" yes, young master. Can I help you??" said one waiter.

" bring me all the most expensive food here."

" is everything sir??"

" i won't say it twice.."

Is he crazy?? He wants to eat all that?? It was only fitting that at his current age, he had a body that was taller and bigger than the others. 😳

Without waiting for long, all the menus that Arthur ordered were already available on the table. I just stared at the food while trying to keep my saliva from dripping. This food, is he going to be true2 spent it all??

" all right, let's eat.."

" please, prince."

" i said eat, ya eat!!" 😡

" ahh, yes 😰. Thank you prince. I hope I'll treat the prince instead."

" of course, I'll be patient waiting for that day."

You little boy!! 😒 Why he didn't say 'not what2, don't pay' or anything. There are men practicing women but itungan.. Any girl who wants to be the same stingy guy. I feel sorry for his wife one day. I think she will be the poorest queen in history!! 😂😂

" haacchuu!!" 😷

" you!! What's the bad thing about me??" 😒

" ahh, not prince. I may think bad when I eat. Moreover, this is food from you." 😅 I said.

It turns out that he is indeed true2 can feel if someone is demonizing him. 😳 Later I have to be more careful2.

" well, now we get to the main topic. You listen to me baik2.. Before I finish speaking, you must not interrupt or ask. Okay?"

" it seems like a serious thing, okay I'll listen carefully."

" i will marry you, and you will be my wife."

" what?? Are you kidding me??"😲

" don't interrupt!! I'm not done talking!!"😡

" ahh.. All right, finish it.." 😦

" and we must get married soon. You must not refuse, for father and mother are proposing to you today for me."

" whataa?? Why am I not entitled to refuse?? I was a kid!! Why should I get married?? Why me.."

" i'm not done talking!! You haven't been allowed to interrupt!!" 😡

" but.." 😰

" you know I'm the next heir to the throne of the Land of Dawn kingdom. The Queen Mother wanted me to find the right person to be my queen, to be the next queen of the Land of Dawn after my mother."

" 😶😶"

" you're allowed to ask now.."

" ahh.. Mercifully.. 😪 I forgot to ask what, too many questions in my brain."

" it's just marriage for the sake of the queen mother. Her.. His life is not long.. He just wanted to see me get married. Even if he knew it couldn't be because I was 12."

" not long?? The queen mother.. Is your grandmother?? The king's mother??"

" yes.. "

" then why should I??!! There are a lot of girls out there who want you the most. Even Princess Silvanna. She deserves more to be your queen."

" Daughter Silvanna?? What would the Land of Dawn be like if she were to become Queen??"

" what would the Land of Dawn be like if I were the queen, huhh?? I don't have the knowledge of nobility that you say. And I never wanted to be a member of the royal family, let alone a queen. To be ordinary people, ordinary people, ordinary families.. I'm comfortable with that. With or without my parents' blessing, I would still refuse to marry you."

" And again, I don't want my teenage years taken away just because of a wedding!!" pep again.

" you're right2 don't have a heart."

" what did you say??" 😡

" let's go, my job is done. My mom just asked me to tell you everything. He didn't ask me to force you to marry me. The decision remains with you, I don't care."

" sorry, but this is too sudden for me. I was a kid, my path was long. I still want to run to my dream. I still want to enjoy my teenage years."😞😞

" i know what you mean. But there's one thing I want to tell you. Dreams don't break just because you're married, and no one can take your teenage years away from you."

" 😞"

" are you done?? Let's go home.. Remember to go back to being normal when we arrive."

" yes, all right.."

I don't know, I don't understand. Why am I not entitled to choose?? Will my childhood end like this?? Do I not deserve to decide what I want and what kind of life I want?? Why do I seem to be a place for everyone to stick their arrows.. And they hit the target exactly. I don't even have time to think, what I'm going to spend with the rest of my time. I still can't believe I'm going to have this day. 😞😞