“You’re holding it the wrong way, miss.” said the cashier.
Courtney had a small black object in her right hand, her left hand covering the other. What was the object? A gun. Courtney was at the gun and 소총 shop, only about twenty 분 away from the café she was just at. She flipped the gun around and pointed it at the wall.
“Oh, thanks! I could have killed myself.” she said with a nervous laugh. She had never used a gun before, and who could blame her if she held it the wrong way? She walked over to the counter, money at hand.
“That will be $150, please.” said the cashier.
Courtney handed the man the money and picked out a small leather case. She clipped the case onto her pants and slid the gun inside. Courtney ran out the door towards the palace. As she ran up the pathway, she forgot about how the bridge was broken. She slowed down her paced and looked down the cliff. Nothing but darkness and branches growing out of the sides.
Great. Now how am I going to save him?
*******
“Julius! I demand to know what 당신 are doing!”
“Your highness,” he said with a bow, “I have brought back your rebellious dish-cleaner.”
Julius, Clara, Charles, and Duncan were all seated in the living room. Duncan looked dead with his hands in handcuffs. Clara was nervously pacing the room while Charles was rubbing his temples. Julius had his hands holding down Duncan’s hands, which really had no point since they were already handcuffed.
“I can see that, but what is he doing here?”
“I came to exterminate him. It turns out that he kidnapped Courtney.” he lied.
“Do 당신 expect me to believe that? My daughter left a note saying she ran away with Duncan. I can understand why.” he said, his lips pressed in a tight line.
“That’s what he wanted 당신 to think. He wrote that note to make 당신 think that Courtney wrote it.” he whispered, pointing at Duncan. Charles approached him, his eyes dull and filled with worry.
“Did you, Duncan? Did 당신 write that note and kidnap my daughter?”
“No. No I didn’t. How could 당신 believe that?” he whispered.
“I don’t.” he said with relief. “Release him.”
“But—” stuttered Julius.
“Look. If 당신 find Courtney before six p.m. today, 당신 may still marry her. But if 당신 don’t, than I have no other choice but give the 왕좌, 왕위 to my nephew, Philip. Now release Duncan. He didn’t do anything wrong.”
Julius regretfully took off Duncan’s handcuffs. There was silence in the room for about a minute. Julius quietly walked out the door while Duncan went through the other door. He ran through the Forbidden Forest towards the cliff. There, on the other side, was Courtney. She was sitting on a rock staring off into space. Duncan was filled with relief to see her.
“Courtney!” he shouted. His very loud voice made her jump. She ran over to the side of the cliff and stared in disbelief at Duncan.
“You’re here. How’d 당신 get here?” she mumbled quietly.
“Doesn’t matter. Listen, 당신 only have to hide for one 더 많이 시간 and then 당신 won’t have to marry Julius at all. Your father said that at six p.m. Philip would take the throne.”
“Really? But what about Julius? What if he finds 당신 again?”
“He won’t.” he said halfheartedly. Courtney pulled out her gun and leather pouch. Duncan stepped back as he suddenly grew very nervous. He had never seen her with a gun before.
“Don’t look so scared. Here.” she shouted. She threw the gun across the cliff while it landed with a thud on the ground. Duncan picked up the gun and started to give Courtney instructions on where to hide.
“He’ll probably be here in a few minutes. 당신 should probably hide somewhere in the town.” he said quickly.
“How about just hiding under the 표, 테이블 at the café again?”
“Nah. That’s the first place he’ll look.”
“How about inside that hotel we stayed at? I can hide behind the front counter.” she suggested.
“Good idea.” he said as he pulled out a small white box. “Oh, and I got 당신 this for your birthday while we were in the town yesterday.”
He tossed the box across the cliff, shortly landing on the grass. Courtney walked over and opened up the box. Inside was a small silver bracelet with the letter C etched into it. Courtney smiled and slid it onto her wrist.
“Thanks.”
“Ah, whatever. It’s nothing special.” he said sheepishly. He slid the gun into the leather case. As they both walked separate ways from the cliff, Courtney turned around and spoke three words.
“I 사랑 you.” she said. Duncan stopped in his tracks, but a 분 later he started walking again. They both walked opposite ways, not knowing what to expect next.
Courtney had a small black object in her right hand, her left hand covering the other. What was the object? A gun. Courtney was at the gun and 소총 shop, only about twenty 분 away from the café she was just at. She flipped the gun around and pointed it at the wall.
“Oh, thanks! I could have killed myself.” she said with a nervous laugh. She had never used a gun before, and who could blame her if she held it the wrong way? She walked over to the counter, money at hand.
“That will be $150, please.” said the cashier.
Courtney handed the man the money and picked out a small leather case. She clipped the case onto her pants and slid the gun inside. Courtney ran out the door towards the palace. As she ran up the pathway, she forgot about how the bridge was broken. She slowed down her paced and looked down the cliff. Nothing but darkness and branches growing out of the sides.
Great. Now how am I going to save him?
*******
“Julius! I demand to know what 당신 are doing!”
“Your highness,” he said with a bow, “I have brought back your rebellious dish-cleaner.”
Julius, Clara, Charles, and Duncan were all seated in the living room. Duncan looked dead with his hands in handcuffs. Clara was nervously pacing the room while Charles was rubbing his temples. Julius had his hands holding down Duncan’s hands, which really had no point since they were already handcuffed.
“I can see that, but what is he doing here?”
“I came to exterminate him. It turns out that he kidnapped Courtney.” he lied.
“Do 당신 expect me to believe that? My daughter left a note saying she ran away with Duncan. I can understand why.” he said, his lips pressed in a tight line.
“That’s what he wanted 당신 to think. He wrote that note to make 당신 think that Courtney wrote it.” he whispered, pointing at Duncan. Charles approached him, his eyes dull and filled with worry.
“Did you, Duncan? Did 당신 write that note and kidnap my daughter?”
“No. No I didn’t. How could 당신 believe that?” he whispered.
“I don’t.” he said with relief. “Release him.”
“But—” stuttered Julius.
“Look. If 당신 find Courtney before six p.m. today, 당신 may still marry her. But if 당신 don’t, than I have no other choice but give the 왕좌, 왕위 to my nephew, Philip. Now release Duncan. He didn’t do anything wrong.”
Julius regretfully took off Duncan’s handcuffs. There was silence in the room for about a minute. Julius quietly walked out the door while Duncan went through the other door. He ran through the Forbidden Forest towards the cliff. There, on the other side, was Courtney. She was sitting on a rock staring off into space. Duncan was filled with relief to see her.
“Courtney!” he shouted. His very loud voice made her jump. She ran over to the side of the cliff and stared in disbelief at Duncan.
“You’re here. How’d 당신 get here?” she mumbled quietly.
“Doesn’t matter. Listen, 당신 only have to hide for one 더 많이 시간 and then 당신 won’t have to marry Julius at all. Your father said that at six p.m. Philip would take the throne.”
“Really? But what about Julius? What if he finds 당신 again?”
“He won’t.” he said halfheartedly. Courtney pulled out her gun and leather pouch. Duncan stepped back as he suddenly grew very nervous. He had never seen her with a gun before.
“Don’t look so scared. Here.” she shouted. She threw the gun across the cliff while it landed with a thud on the ground. Duncan picked up the gun and started to give Courtney instructions on where to hide.
“He’ll probably be here in a few minutes. 당신 should probably hide somewhere in the town.” he said quickly.
“How about just hiding under the 표, 테이블 at the café again?”
“Nah. That’s the first place he’ll look.”
“How about inside that hotel we stayed at? I can hide behind the front counter.” she suggested.
“Good idea.” he said as he pulled out a small white box. “Oh, and I got 당신 this for your birthday while we were in the town yesterday.”
He tossed the box across the cliff, shortly landing on the grass. Courtney walked over and opened up the box. Inside was a small silver bracelet with the letter C etched into it. Courtney smiled and slid it onto her wrist.
“Thanks.”
“Ah, whatever. It’s nothing special.” he said sheepishly. He slid the gun into the leather case. As they both walked separate ways from the cliff, Courtney turned around and spoke three words.
“I 사랑 you.” she said. Duncan stopped in his tracks, but a 분 later he started walking again. They both walked opposite ways, not knowing what to expect next.