I look at the young man Infront of me. Should I take responsibility and wake him up, yes. Am I gonna do it, yes, in due time. I move him out off may way and get off the soft bedding. The more one sees of this place the more peculiar it gets. Even the dress I'm wearing feels too expensive to be a hospital gown.
I walk around the place to inspect the interior. Any common man can see the amount of details put into this place. Exquisite furniture heavy embroidered drapes and gold accented lamps. I walk around the room and find a mirror. It shows a young woman similar to the knocked out young lad. Her hair longer than of his pleated into a braid. The resemblance between the two of them was strikingly similar. Same dark brown hair and olive skin tone with the striking green eyes.
I move closer to find the image move towards me. Okay. Now that's new. Did I always look like this? I question myself and wave at the image.
Yep that's me. Wait how is this me? and realization hit me like a truck.
I'm dead. I'm in heaven. Or is this hell.
Before I realize I start sprinting out the door. I run as fast as I can my heart and head pounding like a madman. I get high of the adrenaline as I run out as many doors as possible. The possibility of getting lost registers to me a second too late. This place seems like a fortress and I a prisoner. I run around for a while and stop when my exhaustion finally hits.
"Princess are you done running around. Want some tea" A woman in maid costume asks me. I saw multiple of them give me weird looks as I ran around the place. None of which helped me.
Taking my silence as a sign of rejection she walks away.
"Take me out" I huff.
"Yes, your royal highness"
I follow her without saying a word. She leads the way as slow as possible cautioning me when we reach the steps but silent otherwise. I finally leave the building thanks to her help.
The whole place was surrounded by well maintained trees and flowers. It was the most magnificent sight I have seen in recent times. Just as I was about to relax a chime chided loudly.
"Welcome visitor. Enjoy your stay as veronica davenport till status ending" a voice followed.
"Who are you?!" I yell.
Since the person in maid costume already left I was practically the only person there. but then who said that. What is a status? How am I a visitor? I had many questions but no answer.
I resign myself as I lie down on the grass. Suddenly I hear the bushes bustling on the side. I wasted no time as I uncover the bush with my hands and pull out the animal. But instead of an animal I find a leg. Suddenly laughter fill the air and two kids appear from the bush. That's when I realize I was holding a child their age upside down.
"Wait let me put you down" I say as I drop him down,
"Veronica! me next!" A small girl with blonde pigtails ask me with a shy smile.
"No me!" A dark haired young boy yells aloud.
"Shut up, Ivan I her asked first" the girl replies.
"Lily, you always get the first chance though"
"That's because you are dumb"
And suddenly they went at each others throats throwing around any fruit or vegetables they lay their hands on.
"Okay. Enough. Where are your manners. Lily you cant be demanding the royal family simply by whim. And Ivan stop competing with Lily all the time." The guy I held upside down more or less consoled them.
He seemed used to their antic and they seemed to be expecting this from him.
I couldn't help but laugh at their antics.
"I can do all you like as long as you give me something in return" I say turning to Lily.
"You will?" She questioned.
"Yes. But I have to like what you give me though" I playfully ask her. "So what will you give me?"
Lily seemed to have an Idea as she pulled Ivan and the other boy in. The hurdled seemingly discussing in hushed tones. I take this time to look around the garden when suddenly I feel a tug in my skirt.
I hunch down to talk with her when suddenly she kisses me in my cheek followed by Ivan and the other child. To put it simply I was too shocked to reply. And what happened next surprised me more. They started singing and the lyrics even though cheesy was the cutest thing I have ever seen.
If I ever die I want them singing in my funeral. Although I'm half dead, I think? It feels so superficial I don't understand what to think. I look back at them and their cute dance Ivan and Lily seemed to be enjoying their own show while the other guy seemed so red he resembled a tomato.
"Veronica what are you doing here?" I hear a familiar voice.
The young guy who this body resembled seemed panicked as he walks closer to me.
"Ronan, Take them back in" He tells the small boy who feels happy to be relived from his dancing duties.
Ronan pulls lily and Ivan and forces them to bow before they took leave.
"Veronica we need to talk"