Princess মটর woke up, her vision fuzzy. She found herself in a carriage that was being pulled দ্বারা a গাড়োয়ান and two horses. She peered out the window and didn't recognize the trail they were traveling on. She realized the door was locked and someone had trapped her inside. The last thing মটর could remember before waking up was finding her mother, Annalynne, waiting for her in her guest room at the Beast's castle. The memory of what had happened came flooding back to her...
"Mother!" মটর had cried when she walked into her room to find কুইন Annalynne. "What are আপনি doing here? How did আপনি find me?"
"Pack your things, Pea," কুইন Annalynne replied coldly. "We're leaving."
"What? No, I'm not leaving," মটর whined. "Besides, the last time I saw you, weren't আপনি the one telling me to run away? আপনি called me a royal bitch, I believe."
"Listen, আপনি silly girl," demanded the Queen. "There's been an arrangement. Prince Bartholomew, of the South Kingdom, wants আপনি to be his bride."
"Excuse me?"
"It's an incredible opportunity, for both of us," Annalynne's eyes glistened with greed. "The South Palace is two times the size of our castle. And the prince will buy আপনি and I countless new dresses, tiaras, pieces of jewelry and shoes."
"But, I can't," insisted Pea. "I've fallen in প্রণয় with Conrad. He's stood দ্বারা me through thick and thin."
"Leopold's son?" the কুইন was shocked. "Don't be ridiculous. He can't provide for you, he's a mere commoner. Pea, this news should have আপনি ecstatic. Until this offer, our entire kingdom never wanted to see আপনি again. They wanted আপনি dead. But if আপনি accept Bartholomew's proposal, আপনি can have your old life back. Everything will be as it was before...no better!"
"NO!" মটর yelled. She ran towards the doorway but a dark shadow blocked her way. It was one of the palace guards.
"Take her away quietly, we can't have her causing a scene, she'll thank me later," ব্যক্ত Annalynne.
The guard forcefully put a drop of sleeping dust into Pea's eye and the princess felt herself lose consciousness...
Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. A much larger carriage rolled its way পরবর্তি to the one মটর was trapped inside. The same guard who had attacked her forced মটর into the larger carriage...where her mother sat patiently.
"MOTHER!" মটর was shocked. "What is the meaning of all this? I refuse to marry Bartholomew and আপনি can't make me...take me back to the Beast's দুর্গ at once and I'll consider letting আপনি live!"
"Fine, আপনি win," answered Annalynne. মটর was surprised at how easily she'd প্রদত্ত up. "We'll take আপনি back to the Beast's."
"Alright..." ব্যক্ত মটর suspiciously. "By the way, how did আপনি find me?"
"Your tiara has a tracking device, did I forget to mention that when I gave it to you?" কুইন Annalynne pulled out a small envelope. "Peanalita, the only reason I'm agreeing to take আপনি back to that dingy দুর্গ is because I reckon Conrad is in প্রণয় with you. I met him about an ঘন্টা পূর্বে and he asked me to give আপনি what I'm assuming is a romantic প্রণয় letter. We'll just take আপনি to the South Kingdom to formally reject Bartholomew's proposal and then we'll bring আপনি back to Conrad."
"Oh, thank you, Mother!" মটর hugged the Queen. "I'm so glad আপনি understand. I know he's not rich but he's truly the one for me. And দ্বারা the way, if আপনি ever have that disgusting guard put kidnap me again, I will put poison in your আপেল martini."
"Fair enough," Annalynne smiled. "Conrad asked me to give আপনি this." She handed Princess মটর the envelope. "I bet he confesses his প্রণয় for আপনি in that letter. Maybe there will even be a proposal."
Pea opened the letter excitedly...
Dear Pea,
I know that we have spent a great deal of time together recently and that we shared much passion. However, it saddens me to say that my passion for আপনি has run short. I've প্রদত্ত the matter a lot of thought and the truth is, আপনি are nothing আরো than a spoiled brat. Meeting Belle has opened my eyes and I now see that people can be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Thank আপনি for the memories but I think আপনি deserve a rich prince and I deserve a girl with an actual brain beneath her pretty face. Sorry it didn't work out.
Sincerely,
Conrad
"Whatever does it say?" Annalynne asked, faking curiousity while মটর read the letter she herself had written fifteen মিনিট earlier.
"It...he..." মটর felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She crumpled up the letter. "I guess he doesn't feel the way I thought he felt. Once again, I'm in প্রণয় with someone who doesn't প্রণয় me back..."
"Oh, আপনি poor thing," the কুইন pretended to be heartbroken. "Well, at least now আপনি can see that true প্রণয় exists only in fairy tales."
"Maybe you're right," মটর sighed. "Maybe I was just fooling myself. I just really thought he saw beyond my stunning good looks. He seemed to really understand me and...anyway, I guess it doesn't matter anymore. I should just go back to what I'm good at...shopping to fill my empty void."
"But you've been banished from our kingdom and if আপনি return, they'll execute you, how on Earth could আপনি get your old life back?"
"I suppose I could accept Prince Batholomew's proposal," Princess মটর considered the idea. "If true প্রণয় is just a big fat lie, what's the point in sitting around depressed? I might as well just marry for money. At least that way, I get something good out of the deal."
"Now there's an idea," কুইন Annalynne felt victorious. "In fact, we've arrived at the South Kingdom..."
Pea looked outside the carriage window and saw a handsome prince waiting for her.
(End Of Part 22)
"Mother!" মটর had cried when she walked into her room to find কুইন Annalynne. "What are আপনি doing here? How did আপনি find me?"
"Pack your things, Pea," কুইন Annalynne replied coldly. "We're leaving."
"What? No, I'm not leaving," মটর whined. "Besides, the last time I saw you, weren't আপনি the one telling me to run away? আপনি called me a royal bitch, I believe."
"Listen, আপনি silly girl," demanded the Queen. "There's been an arrangement. Prince Bartholomew, of the South Kingdom, wants আপনি to be his bride."
"Excuse me?"
"It's an incredible opportunity, for both of us," Annalynne's eyes glistened with greed. "The South Palace is two times the size of our castle. And the prince will buy আপনি and I countless new dresses, tiaras, pieces of jewelry and shoes."
"But, I can't," insisted Pea. "I've fallen in প্রণয় with Conrad. He's stood দ্বারা me through thick and thin."
"Leopold's son?" the কুইন was shocked. "Don't be ridiculous. He can't provide for you, he's a mere commoner. Pea, this news should have আপনি ecstatic. Until this offer, our entire kingdom never wanted to see আপনি again. They wanted আপনি dead. But if আপনি accept Bartholomew's proposal, আপনি can have your old life back. Everything will be as it was before...no better!"
"NO!" মটর yelled. She ran towards the doorway but a dark shadow blocked her way. It was one of the palace guards.
"Take her away quietly, we can't have her causing a scene, she'll thank me later," ব্যক্ত Annalynne.
The guard forcefully put a drop of sleeping dust into Pea's eye and the princess felt herself lose consciousness...
Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt. A much larger carriage rolled its way পরবর্তি to the one মটর was trapped inside. The same guard who had attacked her forced মটর into the larger carriage...where her mother sat patiently.
"MOTHER!" মটর was shocked. "What is the meaning of all this? I refuse to marry Bartholomew and আপনি can't make me...take me back to the Beast's দুর্গ at once and I'll consider letting আপনি live!"
"Fine, আপনি win," answered Annalynne. মটর was surprised at how easily she'd প্রদত্ত up. "We'll take আপনি back to the Beast's."
"Alright..." ব্যক্ত মটর suspiciously. "By the way, how did আপনি find me?"
"Your tiara has a tracking device, did I forget to mention that when I gave it to you?" কুইন Annalynne pulled out a small envelope. "Peanalita, the only reason I'm agreeing to take আপনি back to that dingy দুর্গ is because I reckon Conrad is in প্রণয় with you. I met him about an ঘন্টা পূর্বে and he asked me to give আপনি what I'm assuming is a romantic প্রণয় letter. We'll just take আপনি to the South Kingdom to formally reject Bartholomew's proposal and then we'll bring আপনি back to Conrad."
"Oh, thank you, Mother!" মটর hugged the Queen. "I'm so glad আপনি understand. I know he's not rich but he's truly the one for me. And দ্বারা the way, if আপনি ever have that disgusting guard put kidnap me again, I will put poison in your আপেল martini."
"Fair enough," Annalynne smiled. "Conrad asked me to give আপনি this." She handed Princess মটর the envelope. "I bet he confesses his প্রণয় for আপনি in that letter. Maybe there will even be a proposal."
Pea opened the letter excitedly...
Dear Pea,
I know that we have spent a great deal of time together recently and that we shared much passion. However, it saddens me to say that my passion for আপনি has run short. I've প্রদত্ত the matter a lot of thought and the truth is, আপনি are nothing আরো than a spoiled brat. Meeting Belle has opened my eyes and I now see that people can be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Thank আপনি for the memories but I think আপনি deserve a rich prince and I deserve a girl with an actual brain beneath her pretty face. Sorry it didn't work out.
Sincerely,
Conrad
"Whatever does it say?" Annalynne asked, faking curiousity while মটর read the letter she herself had written fifteen মিনিট earlier.
"It...he..." মটর felt a tear trickle down her cheek. She crumpled up the letter. "I guess he doesn't feel the way I thought he felt. Once again, I'm in প্রণয় with someone who doesn't প্রণয় me back..."
"Oh, আপনি poor thing," the কুইন pretended to be heartbroken. "Well, at least now আপনি can see that true প্রণয় exists only in fairy tales."
"Maybe you're right," মটর sighed. "Maybe I was just fooling myself. I just really thought he saw beyond my stunning good looks. He seemed to really understand me and...anyway, I guess it doesn't matter anymore. I should just go back to what I'm good at...shopping to fill my empty void."
"But you've been banished from our kingdom and if আপনি return, they'll execute you, how on Earth could আপনি get your old life back?"
"I suppose I could accept Prince Batholomew's proposal," Princess মটর considered the idea. "If true প্রণয় is just a big fat lie, what's the point in sitting around depressed? I might as well just marry for money. At least that way, I get something good out of the deal."
"Now there's an idea," কুইন Annalynne felt victorious. "In fact, we've arrived at the South Kingdom..."
Pea looked outside the carriage window and saw a handsome prince waiting for her.
(End Of Part 22)