Medina Díaz Carolina, The Royals

THE ROYALS

Written by Carolina Medina Díaz

It was 22:00 and the room was full of crowd chatting and taking pictures of the paintings. The exposition reunited lots of different people and the only thing that connected them was art; among the guests was a charming and polite gentleman, his beauty stood out all over the room. When people shook his right hand, they felt intimidated by his blue eyes, and at the same time, they felt curiosity due to his light brown curly hair. The famous observer was His Royal Highness Prince Jacques of Avalon, accompanied by his friends. The prince liked to be casual and he didn’t like to be addressed nor referred to as a prince.

Jacques said, “The colors and the silhouettes are exceptional, the technique is refined and subtle.”

Upon hearing this, Carletto, one of his friends, asked him if he wanted to meet the artist behind that masterpiece, to which Jacques replied gently: “Yes, Please!”

A couple of minutes later, Carletto touched Anastacia’s elbow and gave her a huge hug, to which she answered with a huge smile. “I want you to meet a friend of mine.” He brought her to the prince and introduced her as the artist behind the masterpiece that the prince had appreciated and Prince Jacques said;

“My name is Jacques, I want to congratulate you for your magnificent exposition.”

“Thank you very much, Sir! I am Anastasia Miller but my friends call me Ana, and it is such a great honor to hear that you were pleased by my work, and thank you very much for coming” Ana Responded respectfully.

“Please, just call me Jacques, and the pleasure is all mine,” Jacque said cheerfully. and he added.

“In half an hour we are going for dinner, you should come with us,” said Jacques.

“I’ll be happy to,” replied Ana.

The evening was very pleasant and went smoothly. Before leaving the restaurant, Jacques invited Ana to a Polo game the next day.

She said, “Pick me at 10:00 am.” And they both said Goodbyes.

The next day, Jacques went to pick up Anastacia at her house.

When Jacques saw Ana he said, “You are just splendid” “Really?” and she laughed. “Really,” Jacques said.

The game was interesting and entertaining. After that, they spent the rest of the day together. Since that day, Ana and Jacques grew to like each other and they knew they were meant for each other, and they fell easily and quickly in love.

A couple of months later, the twosome got married in an intimate but emotional ceremony. The pair had a lot of work and events to attend to, and they created charity projects for children. Holidays arrived and they went to visits Jacques’ family in a palace near Ireland. Things were working well until Ana noticed that Jacques’ family was trying to hide something from her, she was never left alone and drawers, cabinets, and trunks were locked, she didn’t feel welcomed at the palace.

One day Anastacia was tired of being treated as a fool. That afternoon she went into the main library on the rightwing of the palace, and since she entered she set her eyes on an impotent and width red book. She didn’t take long to read it’s content. Ana immediately realized that what was written in the book threatens the future and security of the monarchy and their country. Without thinking twice, Anastacia called Jacques and asked him to meet fast; when in the meeting she revealed to her husband that she was aware of the secrets they were hiding, Jacques’s annoyances became evident and he did not like Anastacia getting into other people’s business,

Jacques was a very sincere and honest person, and that’s why he said to his wife;

“I love you, but this is not okay. This should not be known by you or anyone else and I don’t care if I have to reach the ultimate consequences to protect myself, my parents, and my nation.”

Anastacia replied; “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“My dear, our country is right in the middle of a critical situation. These are the times when you have to take care of things, especially dangerous things that can make things harder. The moment you discovered the book you put your life in danger, You know, some secrets can only be kept if one of the two parties involved is dead.”

“You are scaring me, I am afraid right now,” Anastacia said with fears.

“I must go.” He replied

“Wait, I am afraid because… because I am pregnant. We are going to be parents.”

Jacques with his watery eyes overjoyed of being called a father, he tried to convince his wife to keep the secret for herself and not to ever say a word to anyone about what she had read from the book, to keep their family safe, and they both agreed. and he also told her that he was going to be the best father on the planet and he said;

“I must go, we will celebrate when I return.”

A couple of weeks later, the pair welcomed their first child, a baby girl, and they named her Amelie. Anastacia felt so much love and happiness to have Amelie that she made her husband believe that she had already forgotten about the revealed secrets she read in the book. Her husband was very supportive and he spent most of the time at his home taking care of his two women. Until one day, A day like any other day Jacques was working abroad when he received an unidentified

private call from an anonymous individual who told him that his wife had been visiting all the government and administrative entities under a fake identity to seek answers.

“What is happening your majesty? You need to give us an answer.” Said the anonymous.

Jacques was confused about the call and who could have been able to hack his private encrypted phone number, he hung up the phone and took a plane directly to Ireland while baby Amelie stayed with her grandmother.

Once he arrived, he went directly to the main library where the royal kept the book that Anastacia read, he wanted to read and understand what was written in the book. His Royal Highness started reading the book and after he finished, he knew he needed to decide because he couldn’t imagine what this information could do to the world if it gets out. Everything was at stake and amid his thoughts, sadness, and anguish he finally made a decision, a very objective decision.

The next day Jacques was waiting for Anastacia to have breakfast together both of them were silent until Jacques said to Ana,

“Regardless of what is happening, I think that we should take control of our nation. We must accept the throne now that Her Majesty, my mother, and His Majesty, my father are retiring. I will be the King and you will be named Queen.” Jacque said firmly.

“This job requires many duties, but I agree with you,” Ana responded.

Jacques knew that by allowing her to become the queen, she would be devoted to protecting the secret of the nation at all cost or she would have been condemned for treason. One month later, the coronation ceremony took place in Jacques’s favorite palace in Ireland. At 19:00 on that sunny and quiet

Sunday, Jacques became King Jacques II of Avalon, and his wife became Queen Anastacia.

A few months later, Anastacia was accused by the dynasty for exchanging important information of the nation and she later disappeared from the royal palace. Amelie was left without a mother and the King without his queen. Her disappearance became a mystery to the rest of the world and people rumored that King Jacques II indirectly collaborates in the disappearance of his wife but there was no evidence to support this theory.