
"Prince, no."
I try to get as far away from him as possible. But Zu seemed to ignore my words. He kept pulling me closer to him. The roar of his breath began to be felt on the surface of this cheek. As if to signal that something will happen to us soon.
Prince, you're too adamant to have me ....
I knew exactly what was going to happen, so that as much as I could avoid it so that this would not happen. But ... he continued to impose his will. My body feels locked by him.
Prince, please don't force me.
Not naive or hypocritical. Any woman would want to be kissed by him. But right now there's a heart I have to guard. I cannot betray him.
Then I put this palm on his chest so I could push it quickly. But, that heartbeat seemed to resonate with my heart. We have the same rhythm in pumping blood throughout the body. It was also then that my mind began to be distracted to put up a fight. It's like I can't avoid it.
Is this a sign for us?
Those beautiful red lips were getting closer to mine. I closed my eyes because I didn't know what else to do. I wish someone could help me out of this situation.
"Prince!" Shortly after, the door of the room was knocked from outside.
Tha-that?
When I heard the knock on the door, I pushed her body. Zu also realized if anyone came. He looked towards the door along with the incoming waiter delivering the food. The waiter came at the right time.
"Prince, the dish has been served." He brought a push-table to deliver Zu's order.
Zu quiet. His face looks upset. He looked at me and at the waiter in turn. I saw his chest rising up and down with a stifled anger.
"Go!"
He then asked the servant to leave with a very upset face. The servant also understood if it had been wrong time to come to the workspace of his crown son. He hurriedly said goodbye to us.
"Sorry, Miss, Prince. Excuse me." He retreated then immediately closed the door quickly. The door was closed so we stayed.
Oh my goodness .. almost.
I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after almost something happened that I did not want. How could Zu and I kiss while I was the prince's second wife? I immediately looked for a way to divert the atmosphere after what had happened earlier. I was flexible with many questions to him. Without shame I opened the dishes that have been served by the palace kitchen. I tried to distract him until the answer to my question got.
By noon at the Asian palace...
I was asked by Zu to wait for him before leaving for the Asian border. And now I was sitting on the back porch of the palace enjoying the soothing glimmer of pool water. I don't know why he was asked to wait here. I'll do it so that he'll take me quickly to get the angel flowers. Because faster is better.
I saw a thick white cloud adorning the sky towards noon. The air around was also scorching which made me want to change clothes immediately. This dress I wear feels inappropriate when used in summer. I want to replace it with a thinner, fall-based, canal dress. But for a while, I waited for Zu's arrival first. I'm still waiting for him to leave for the border.
Soon I saw a woman in a white dress being pulled by two soldiers towards the palace. I knew the woman slowly too. She was Jasmine, the daughter of the Flower Country that Zu found at the forest border. I saw that Jasmine looked in pain from being forcefully pulled by those soldiers. Whether it's theatrical or not, I don't want to care about it either. He broke my heart enough that day.
"Just do what the prince says!"
One of the soldiers exclaimed then brought Jasmine to me. I was surprised when the princess arrived before me. I don't know what he's gonna do.
"Greetings, Miss. We were ordered by the prince to bring this princess in front of Miss." One of the soldiers told me.
"What-what?" I too accepted their arrival.
"I'm sorry, the prince is coming soon." The soldier immediately withdrew from before me.
I stood up, facing Jasmine. I saw him bow before me, as if he was harboring a terrible mistake. Before long footsteps were heard approaching us. And it turns out, Zu was the one who came.
"Just tell Ara the truth, Jasmine!"
The crown prince of Asia came and leaned against the side of the door while crossing both hands on his chest. It's not far from where Jasmine and I are. I gulped when I found out why Zu had asked me to wait. It turned out that he wanted to bring Jasmine to me.
"Prince, what are you doing? Poor Miss Jasmine is in pain." I tried to empathize after knowing what happened.
Zu walked over to me. "You feel sorry for him, Ara? But don't pity me?" He asked me back.
Errn ....
At that moment I also realized that he meant to bring Jasmine to me. It turned out that Zu wanted to resolve the misunderstanding that had occurred back then. Where Jasmine said that she was pregnant with Zu's child. Which makes me want to hurry back to Space.
"No-nona. Miss I'm sorry."
Jasmine apologized to me. He looked down and did not dare to look at me. His hands were shaking like fear. I don't know what really happened to him either. But I try to empathize. There's nothing wrong with being empathetic even if he's hurt. At least I can show that I am a human being with instinct and compassion.
"Tell me the right thing. Or will I take you to the Flower right now?!" Zu said firmly to Jasmine.
"Prince?" I can't believe what Zu told this princess.
"Don't Prince, I beg you. Let me stay here. I don't want to go back to the Land of Flowers." Jasmine pleaded with Zu.
I don't know what happened, Jasmine was frightened by Zu's words. I don't know what happened to him or his homeland. But what I saw was that he was terrified when Zu said he was going to take him to the Land of Flowers. This is so weird. Why should I be afraid to go home? What exactly happened?
"Quick tell Ara the truth!" Zu asked again.
Jasmine was scared. He gulped repeatedly in front of me. He also took a deep breath before saying anything. I'm still waiting for what he wants to tell me. I want to know.