Chapter 25~ Zara And A family in the dark

Through the darkness every morning, a bright red light appears before us all in the Midnight Kingdom. "I am Zara and I feel like I am in the center of it all. With it, we all find hope in the darkness for a few seconds. The color of the redness, my people, see it as a sign of good times to come! I know the red color in the sky should frighten me, yet I could not help but gaze in wonder at such beauty. I am the first to admit the kingdom had a darkness like no other." I think as I gaze out into the dangerous kingdom before me. The poisonous vines are trying to take a poor soul and suffocate them to death.

I look outside the window to see them all praising the prince's name. I shake my head. At the crazy thought that it was the prince saving me. I shudder at the thought. I sigh as I move away from the window.

As I know, the prince is nothing but a coward! Every time I am forced to interact with him, I know that even at 13 years old I could see the fake smile on his face. Yet everyone else are sheep who think the evil, lying, son of a Dragon is the protector, "I think with a sneer on my face. Only I know the true person protecting me.

My people gave me dirty looks, so I know it is not anyone from my kingdom.What hurts the worst is the hushed up conversations I have to listen to. One day, I was in plain sight. I believe I was three, yet I heard, "Can you believe how ugly and fat the next queen is?"

"I know, I thought she was an elephant when I first saw her. She should not be our princess. Someone with beautiful, shining black eyes, clean hair, and no blemishes. Yet we got an ugly one with blue greasy hair, dull eyes, and spotted skin. If I could, I would cut my eyes out of my head. Then I would never have to see her ugly face again!" They laugh as they walked away from me.

All I could do was bite my lip until it bled as I held back my tears. I walked into my room like a princess. When the door was finally shut, I cried my eyes out.

I sit down as I think. I stare out the window. "I hope at least someone who does sees me as beautiful." My heart bleeds at the thought of someone just for me. I sigh sadly as to who would want me. I look down at my ugly and bruised body with a grimace.

"Who would want me anyways?" I think as I walk to my black stone mirror. I stand back a bit. I look into the mirror and see my whole body. I feel fat tears go down my icy eyes. At the sight of my fat, chubby belly. I shake my head, as it is not like I can think of anyone, no matter how much I wish it to be so! I was the next in line. Everything was chosen for me before I could talk. Sometimes I wish... I was beautiful like the other girls I see." I sigh sadly as the only thing that makes me feel a hint of beauty is my shoulder length ocean wave hair.

"After experiencing as the hated princess, I realized one thing they did not hate me for me. They hated me for what they thought I stood for. I realized that I could not take what they said to heart as they never wanted to know me.

They took one look at me and judged me from the moment I said my first words. Yet instead of being happy about it, they pushed me aside as if I was not the future queen at all. They tossed me aside when the twins were born, as if I was the shadow in the halls. Now I hear, "Did you see the princess?

"Ha, ha, ha!" What Princess, since Rya is the only one we have? Or do you mean the weak waste of space? Honestly, she should... like, disappear forever! It is not like even her own mother once her!" I can hear her sneer from my hiding spot.

I shake my head. It is not a good thing to dwell on the past. It will lead to nothing but heartache. "Sometimes I wish I was not a royal having to put on a mask. I wonder what it would be like to be free from this darkness in my heart?" I think as I shake my head roughly.

"It is not good to think of things that I can not change. But perhaps I could change that..." I trail off as I think back on the past.

I was super young at the time. I was walking slowly down the hall when I heard, "Zara." I quickly hid as I wanted to hear what they had to say about me.

"She is such a goody-goody. I wish she was evil. Sadly, we got the worst princess ever; she will never amount to anything!" "Muhawa" I heard them chuckle evilly.

Getting back to the present time, I smirk evilly. They do not want a good girl. Well, I will show them evil. They want a princess who does not feel love. Well, I will show them all after my eighteenth. I will show them how evil I can get. With a smile that would make the most evil people shiver in their boots, I start my day thinking about what I could do to torture their simple, stupid minds. I giggle as I feel the happiness of what the future could hold.

"It is not like I really have a family, after all. If they will not make me queen, I will destory them all!" With this last thought, I smile innocently as I go out the door as if nothing had changed.