Chapter 15: The Big Bad Horrible Day!

I wake up to a new day, expecting it to be like any other. I get out of bed get dressed, and try to do my makeup. I actually don't do to bad. I mean its far from 

a perfect makeup job but its certainly better than last time. I slip into a pink flowery dress that's fairly long, but way to fancy for my liking. As always.

The good thing is this one actually doesn't look so s****y so that's a good thing. I then think to myself hmm Mason might like this dress. If he does then it just might be

worth wearing. Plus I actually think I do look more pretty today, compared to most other days. Although this look is still to much for me.

I go to walk out my room when suddenly I here a huge cough, and again and there it is again. Sounds like my mum, that doesn't sound good at all. I go down the stair's and 

end up seeing my dad hands in his arms on the kitchen bench. He is usually at work by this time. He looks pretty defeated, I here my mum's cough again, louder and

worse then the time just before that. Dad want's to be home for her I think to myself. 

I go up to my dad and I whisper "Dad are you ok."

"Yes hun." comes his reply. "Don't worry everything will be ok."

"Dad did you quit work for good?" I question. 

"Yes hun I did." Comes his reply.

"Oh." I say. "Are you sure." I ask concerned."

"Positive." Comes his reply. 

"Should I get mum anything." I ask.

"Its ok sweetheart I have it under control. Also don't worry about your mother showing you the way's of how to run the palace today, you can start tomorrow."

He says giving me a smile. "Go out and see Anna today or something. Enjoy yourself." He finishes. 

"She wanted to start teaching me today didn't she.?" I question.

"Yes she did." My father replies shaking his head. "Your mother is stubborn, I convinced her to start tomorrow." He finishes. 

"I thought so." I simply reply. 

"Well of you go." My dad says giving me a push towards the door. "Go out enjoy the sunshine and all that. Your mother and I will be fine."

I hesitate for a bit, but in the end I find myself walking out of our front door and into the sunshine.

As I walk to the Mansion where Anna lives, I think about my mother, the whole way there. I am so worried about her and I know just how serious this is. 

I remember thinking she was going to die the other night, and how I felt. I never wanted to feel like that again, but I knew I was going to feel even worse then 

that soon because I knew she was going to die soon, and no one, or nothing could stop that. 

I continue walking and I see it there it is that huge palace, not as huge as our's of course but still massive. I make my way up the stairs, and knock on the door.

Anna's father answers. "Hello Lydia." He says with a smile. Always wonderful to see you, Anna is just up in her room, you can make your way up there if you want.

Thank you I say as I make my way up to Anna's room. There she is in a purple sparkly dress looking drop dead gorgeous. All I can say is Peter is one lucky man 

to end up having an arranged marriage to someone like Anna. She is breath taking, with an outstanding personality, to go with it. Although im sure he knows this.

"Hey." I say going over to her. She is sitting oon her bed looking out the window, she loves to look out at the view. Can't say I blame her it is beautiful. 

"Hey yourself." She replies as she turns to me and smiles. Suddenly she frowns though, looking concerned. "I heard about your mum." She simply says. "Are you ok."

"Could be better." I honestly reply. 

"Im sorry hun." Anna says simply. "How is she."

"Honestly, she didn't sound to good this morning."I reply with a frown. 

"Im here for you." Anna replies.

"Thanks." I say with a smile. 

We end up going for a walk, we change the subject and I try to take my mind of my mother for a bit. Anna always knows how to make my day better. Gosh I love her,

I honestly Don't know what I would do without her.

All of a sudden we both stop dead in our tracks, Derick is coming towards us. I feel a sudden rage come over me, and such strong feelings of hatred. 

Anna grab's me hand, as she see's the anger all over my face. "Remember you promised." She says gearing at me. "I don't think he has seen us yet, come on lets go

before he does." she says tugging at my hand. On her face she makes it impossible for anyone to tell how scared she is. She is trying to look strong, but as I feel

her hand in mine, I feel it shaking, and I bet the rest of her body is shaking to. She would be terrified at this moment, and really who could blame her. 

I turn as I try to calm myself down, I decide to try and walk away no matter how badly I wan't to kick his all right now. Although as we go to turn around its to 

late, as we here him yell.

"Hey Anna, looking fine today. You clean up nice Lydia. Got to say im impressed." Maybe Anna will feel more comfortable with a three sum, hummm. What do you think

about that ladies. "He says looking slick. "You both can't resist my charms for much longer, I mean look at me."

Rage boils inside me there's so much I want to say, but I see Anna give me that look, so instead I take a deep breath as I try to calm down. 

Instead I simply yell back. "Not interested." 

We turn our backs and continue to walk away, its taking all I have in me right now not to turn around and abuse the hell out of him. 

We both here him getting closer, but we just keep walking as I feel Anna squeeze my hand tightly, I can tell she is now petrified. I turn to yell at him and tell 

him to just leave us alone. As I turn going to yell, he is right in my face. I jump back in fright, and wonder how he got that close that quick. Anna has turned 

around by now to, and we are both staring at him. He stares at us sexually, and the the he is giving Anna, is extreamly sexual, and very inapropriate. 

I feel Anna squeeze my hand even harder, I can feel her pulse beating through her hand, she is extreamly scared right now. I wasn't scared, I was just filled with

rage. A rage that I couldn't cure, because I wasn't allowed to do anything about it. I was getting so frustrated. 

"Come on." Anna whisper's. "Lets just run for it" 

"What was that sexy a*s." Derick responds looking at Anna in a really truly disturbing way. 

"Just leave us alone." I respond, putting myself in front of Anna. "Get lost."

"Stop playing hard to get. I see right through it." Derick says with a chuckle. "You both want me, admit it. Anna you so owe me you little tease, dressing the 

way you do, I know you want me, but you act like you don't and make a big fuss, and get me into a lot of trouble." He finishes. 

I have had enough at this point and Im barely holding it together, as I feel the rage build up inside of me, like a wild fire.

He shoves past me, knocking me to the ground as he pushes Anna agaist a tree, and grinds against her. "Sexy little Anna, Let me in you baby, come on you know you

want me." He says loud enough for me to here, as he breaths in her ear. 

That's it I snap, thats the line for me, and he has crossed it. I jump up fast as lighting, run towards him and before he knows what im gonna do, I knee him hard 

straight in the balls. He goes straight down, letting go of Anna. 

I kick him and kick him, I end up kicking his head. I am unaware that he is unconscious, and unaware of how much damage I have done, until I here Anna scream

threw her sobs "Stop it Lydia. Stop it." I look down at him and I relise I may have gone a little to far, but honestly he deserved it, he will come to. 

Anna gets up and even though she is still shaky and scared as anything I see the rage on her face, and its clearly directed at me. 

"Lydia you promised me, you wouldn't do anything." She screams. 

"Anna he had you against a tree what did you want me to do." I shout back. 

"I don't know call for help or something, I don't know anything but that, I mean jesus, is he even breathing."

"Don't be so dramatic." I respond. "Of course he is still breathing. He will come to. Lets get out of here before he does.." I finish. 

"Im not going anywhere with you."She yells. "Im going home."

"Anna come on." I respond. "Are you serious right now. 

"Yes I am, thanks for letting me know who I can trust and who I can't." She shouts, her eyes giving me daggers. 

I resise she has never been this mad at me before, and I don't know what I can say or do to fix it.

All of a sudden we see Derick stirring. "S**t his going to wake up soon." I say in panic, as I grab Anna's hand. "Lets go."

"I told you im going home." She replies as she rip's her hand away from mine, and storms of towards her house. 

"Anna." I shout running after her. "Im sorry."

"Sorry doesn't cut." She simply mumbles.

I apologize all the way to her house, until she gives me one last Glare, quite a mean one I might add, as she slams the door in my face.

"Fine be like that." I yell. Thats the thanks I get for saving you. 

I storm off feeling horrible. Anna and I rarely fight, and the few times we have, where no where near this serious. Im scared I might loose her, and I honestly

don't know what I would do without Anna in my life.

I get home feeling like absolute crap. I walk in the door and all I want to do is go off to bed, curl up in a ball and cry. Although as I walk inside I see my dads

tear stoned face, he is pale as anything, and I know what he is going to say before he even says a thing. 

"Is she." I manage to half ask.

All my dad says is "Yes Im so sorry." 

With that my dad and I both collapse to the foor as he hold me.

Until finally he says. "Its going to be alright. Everything's going to be alright. We will get though this together I promise."