Masquerade~ Part 6
I returned home from prison the day Frederic told me I was free to go. Although I was glad to be free, as I walked home I still felt like I was in a prison. All of my usual friends who would stop to at least say “Hello”, didn’t even give me a second glance. They walked right past me. They were shutting me out because they finally knew who I really was.
As I walked into my home, I saw a strange sight.
My mother wearing some old clothes, her hair up, and an apron around her waist. What was really strange though, was that she was looking sadly at a pile of her best dresses. “Mother?” I said to get her attention.
“Oh, Liesel! I’m so glad to see you. Are you alright?” Mother inquired, quickly looking over me, probably checking for any scratches or bruises.
“Yes, I’m fine. How and what are you doing?” I asked, glancing over her shoulder at the table.
“I’m as well as can be expected, considering that everyone in the kingdom knows about your father now. I have been going through our things and selling as much as I possibly can.” Mother explained.
“What if we can’t sell enough to pay everyone back?” I wondered.
Mother hesitated before responding and pursed her lips together. With a sigh she said, “Then we will have no choice but to sell the house.”
Mother went back to her work and looked at me with sad eyes. “I’m sorry, Liesel, but I had to sell all your clothes and other belongings.” She apologized.
“You have no reason to be sorry. I’m the one who should be apologizing. It’s all my fault that everyone knows about Father.” I said full of guilt. “Oh, Liesel, don’t blame yourself. Your-” Mother was interrupted by the sound of knocking on the door.
Mother went to answer the door and I looked down at her pretty dresses.
I stroked her purple striped dress and admired the embroidery done on it. I felt so awful that my mother had to give her lovely clothes away and I wondered if we would ever be fortunate enough to have such luxurious gowns again.
“Oh, my. I – I – forgive me, but I am afraid I couldn’t possibly allow my daughter to do that.” I heard my mother saying to whoever was at the door.
“Mother, what is it?” I inquired.
Mother politely excused herself and said in a whisper, “The prince is here. He heard about the debt we are in and said he has been in search of a wife, but can’t find the right one. He says his father has been pressing him about the matter and now the prince says he would marry you in order to please his father and save us from going into poverty.”
That concludes part 6!! Look for part 7 coming soon! 😀
~Jaclynn~
Yay! This is so awesome! ~Mya~
Thank you so much, Mya! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Wow! When is the next part coming? This is AMAZING!!! 😀
Hehe! It’ll probably be up this week! 🙂 Thank you SO much! I’m so glad you like it! 😀
~Jaclynn~
No problem. 🙂 Can’t wait!!!
What just happened here? Did the prince just ask to marry her?
I WANT MORE! THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY CAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW!
Yep! That’s what happened alright! 🙂
LOLOL! I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! I’ll have the next part up this week! 😀
~Jaclynn~
Is Dallas the prince?
Yes 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Ooh! Rags to riches, then riches to rags and back again!?!? Sounds tough, but I think she should marry the prince! 😉
~Bella~
Ooh, I like that! I didn’t even think about it that way! 🙂
I think she should, too, but we will just have to wait and see what she does 😉
~Jaclynn~
oooh!! so awesome!!! i LOVE this series!!
~jane~
Awe, thank you so much! 😀
~Jaclynn~
What!?!?!?!?!?!!?
THE PRINCE ASKED TO MARRY HER!!??
I did not see that twist coming.
Why would the King want his son to marry Liesel?
Hehe! Yep! 😀
Actually what the prince said is that he would marry Liesel just to please his father. Cause the king wants his son to get married so that’s how the prince would be pleasing him, by getting married 🙂
~Jaclynn~
So good!!! Can’t wait for more! And the pictures are great too. What kind of camera did you use?
*Sunny
P.S. You probably saw this already since I noticed you liked my post, but I nominated you for the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award on my blog. 😉
Thank you so much, Sunny! I use my iPhone 5S to take all my pictures now 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Hehe! Yes, I did see that! Thank you for the nomination 🙂
Eeeeeee! Awesome 🙂 I love the Felicity’s meet outfit with a pinafore- so classic and stunning.
Thank you so much! I feel like the apron/pinafore went really well with the dress, too 🙂
~Jaclynn~
…..ok….I WAS NOT expecting that!:D This is really cool, Jaclynn!;D
Yay! Thank you so much, Lainey! 😀
~Jaclynn~
It’s so sad! :'( But…sad stories are often the most amazing ones 😉 This is so good! 😀
Hehe! Thank you so much, Madi! 😀
~Jaclynn~
You’re welcome! 😀
Ooooo, the prince is at the door. Neat!
Hehe! Thank you! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
Can I just say…..WOW! Like seriously this is my FAVORITE series of yours! I hope she picks the prince! MORE MORE MORE!
Oh my gosh! Thank you SO much! I’m so glad you love it so much! 😀
~Jaclynn~