Queen Without Crown

Chapter 89 What Is It?

Queen Gita rode her horse with her husband. A hundred horsemen accompanied them to the Kingdom of Watu Ijo.

The distance they traveled was quite far, almost two days of travel. When they feel tired, they will rest and when night falls they will set up a tent.

Tonight Queen Gita sat in front of the bonfire leaning her head on her husband's shoulder. They were spending the night on the outskirts of the forest before entering the border area of Watu Ijo Kingdom.

"I remember a time in seclusion. For months I lived alone in the woods." Queen Gita spoke as if to herself.

"I always regretted that moment for not being able to take care of you." The voice of King Satria sounded sad, as if reopening an old wound.

"I never regret it." Queen Gita stroked her husband's arm. "You gave me good memories in those woods. "

"You're right, honey. The forest holds the story of both of us. Lucshire's woods are full of wonders." King Satria kissed his wife's head.

"I'm happy to be your wife, happy to be the mother of your child. " Queen Gita tightened a hug on her husband's arm.

When he was rubbing his hands near the fire, suddenly there was a fairly strong wind blowing out the bonfire. The soldiers immediately came to surround the King and Queen. One of them tried to start the fire again.

"What was that? " Ask King Satria.

"It looks like a bird is passing by, Your Majesty! " A soldier answered.

"Birds? How big was the bird that could blow dead the fire that burned big enough earlier? "

"I saw a black bird flapping above, it was so big! "

"Then, tonight we must be vigilant because we do not know what kind of bird it is! "

"Okay, Your Majesty! "

That night there was a round-trip guard. All who are on guard are aware of the existence of wild animals and large birds earlier.

"Sleep in the tent, baby! " King Satria wears a broad scarf on Queen Gita's shoulder.

"Are you going to sleep outside? "

"Yes, I will stand guard with the soldiers. Don't worry, you're safe! " King Satria kissed his wife's forehead.

"Be careful sweetheart! " Queen Gita looked at her husband for a moment, then entered the tent.

Queen Gita laid her body on a thick, stretched cloth. The woman was a bit agitated at the thought of a large bird wandering around their tent.

"Hopefully nothing happened tonight. " Queen Gita muttered as she tried to close her eyes.

Queen Gita was asleep for several hours. When he woke up it was very dark. His eyes could see nothing at all.

In a panic, Queen Gita fumbled in a kick and tried to get out. Outside the tent the situation is no less dark. There are remnants of the fire in the campfire.

"Where is everyone? " Queen Gita wondered.

Suddenly there was a loud flapping sound of wings. The wind blew on Queen Gita's body and made her body shiver.

"What'sthat? " Queen Gita stood in confusion.

Suddenly the woman sensed something was hurtling down from space, swooping towards her. Reflexively Queen Gita raised her face and saw a black figure darting down at high speed towards her.

The figure was getting closer and causing a wave of air that blew the trees until the leaves were rustling. Queen Gita wants to run. But the woman's legs were unable to move, as if embedded in the ground.

"Aakhs! " Queen Gita shouted while covering her face with her arms.

His body felt shaken, it felt like he was bobbing on a boat. Cold sweat poured down his body. His eyes were tightly shut withstanding the whack of fear.

"Darling! " The voice of King Satria entered his ears.

With all her might the woman tried to escape from the clutches that shook her body.

When her eyes finally opened, the first thing she saw was her husband's face. Her husband's forehead was worried.

"Wake, baby. You're all right? " The voice of King Satria is now clear.

Queen Gita was astonished because the atmosphere looked so bright. After a while the woman finally realized that it was morning. The sun has even risen.

"You had a bad dream?" Her husband held her hand and hugged her.

"Yes, it seems like it was just a nightmare. I am so grateful! " Queen Gita replied with breath still wheezing.

"Then get up, there's a small river near here. I'll take you to clean up." King Satria smiled as he kissed his wife's head.

Queen Gita nodded, she sat down for a while to calm down.

*****

This morning the routine of relearning must be lived by Princess Juwita. After yesterday enjoying the weekend and being able to relax for a while, now the girl has been busy again with various activities that drain the mind and energy.

"Later tonight we're gonna have a room party, do you want to come? " Sari whispered in Princess Juwita's ear when they met at dinner.

"You mean we'll party before we go to sleep? "

"No! We'll party when the lights are off. After the hostel mother finished checking and returned to her room. "

"What's? If it is found out how? "

"It won't be caught as long as no one complains. Tonight I'll wait in my room!"

"Can I take Ningrum? "

"Don't!"

"Why? "

"Huft, well you can take her. But he had to promise not to open his mouth! "

"All right."

After dinner, Princess Juwita immediately went into her room and told Ningrum about the party later tonight.

"I can't go. " Say Ningrum.

"Why? "

"I'm tired, too, but I promised to come. "

"Go, it must be fun! "

"But I don't want to come if my roommate doesn't come. "

"I'm okay, go! Tomorrow you can tell me about the party. "

"alright. But you don't get bored if I keep telling stories!"

"I won't get bored! "

Finally according to the agreement, the girls gathered after Miss Sekar finished checking. At first there was a whistling sound, then followed by another whistle. Apparently the girls were making codes to communicate. There was a creaking sound of the door being opened, and a slow step that stopped in front of the door of Princess Juwita's room.

Tok... tok..!

Princess Juwita who was waiting immediately came down from her bed. With a slow movement, the girl tiptoed towards the door. Slowly Princess Juwita opened the door and saw Sapna's face poking out behind the door.

"You ready? " Task the lentic-eyed girl.

Princess Juwita nodded. " yes. "

"Your friend is not coming? " Tanya Sapna while peeking at Ningrum who was lying on her bed.

"No, he's exhausted! " Daughter Juwita replied in a whisper.

"Alright, come! " Take Sapna.

They walk around. Sapna walked in front while spreading the dried leaves along the corridor.

"Why did you spread those leaves? "

"If anyone comes, we will know. "

Princess Juwita nodded in understanding. They then entered Sari's room.

"You guys came on time, we were just about to eat some chocolate! " Sari greeted them with a big smile.

"Chocolate at night?" Princess Juwita was wide-eyed, but soon chuckled. "Yes, why not? "

The girls were drinking chocolate printed in small boxes and if bitten directly on the tongue.

"Wow, who brought this chocolate? " Task Princess Juwita.

"It was my lover's gift." Ratri replied with a proud tone.

"Love? Are you engaged? " Task Princess Juwita again.

"No. We met outside and my parents don't know about this." Ratri looks shy.

"Oh yeah, tell me about yesterday! I heard you were ushered home by a young man? " This time Sari asked Princess Juwita.

"Ah, about yesterday, actually he accidentally drove me. We just met on the street. " Princess Juwita answered somewhat doubtfully.

"Is he handsome? " Sapna looks curious.

Princess Juwita thought for a moment, imagining Bagaskara's face. He was a handsome young man and loved the girls in front of him.

But when compared to Eldrige, the young man was nothing. Princess Juwita shook her head, she did not understand why she suddenly compared Bagaskara to Eldrige.

"So that young man is ugly? " Tanya Sari's.

His friends looked disappointed to see Princess Juwita shake her head.

"Yes, that's it." Princess Juwita intends to hide the identity of the young man she met yesterday. He knew his friends would overreact if they found out.

"As long as we go to school here, we can do things we can't do at home. But we have to be careful not to get caught by Ms. Padma and Ms. Sekar." Sari said as she plucked the potato chips sprinkled with cheese powder.

"Late next week I heard there's a night market nearby. You guys going there? " Said Ratri suddenly.

"Are we not allowed to go home at night?" Princess Juwita was confused.

"The night market has been open since the afternoon. We can go there for a minute." Sari said enthusiastically.

"All right, I'm coming." Princess Juwita was curious about the market that night. All this time he had always been confined in the palace and had never seen anything interesting in the outside world.

The girls chatted until almost midnight. Then they returned to their respective rooms when the eyes could not be compromised.

When Princess Juwita went back into her room, Ningrum was already asleep. The air felt rather hot, so Princess Juwita intended to open the window.

When the window opened, how shocked he was when he came face to face with a pale-skinned handsome man who was sitting on the edge of his window.

"W-who are you? " Task Princess Juwita in fear.

The man smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to touch Princess Juwita's cheek. The man's palm was extremely cold, making Princess Juwita's body shiver.

"I'm your lover! " The man then dropped himself backwards to make the heart of Princess Juwita seem to stop.

The girl looked down but found nothing.

"Am I dreaming? " The girl touched her cheek which was still cold from the touch.

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Happy Eid Al-Fitr Day. Forgive the author if you ever write something that offends or disappoints all readers.

Although tired because of the tiring homecoming trip, but I tried to up even though it was rough. Please forgive if you are unsatisfactory.

Thank you for faithfully following this piece of writing. Love you all!