A thief in the night

My name is Nevila Whiteblood and I am the princess of Enovecon. Enovecon is a large country in the center of a forest in Africa. The whitebloods had a long lineage with each family having a boy child to continue the lineage. Therefore the male child was treated better than the female child. My brother and soon to be king was Zuvius. He is very kind and well respected but at his age now (18) he fools around with women and gets drunk. Zuvius told me in secret that he wouldn't like to become king but his heart is in knowledge and books, therefore he would like to become a scholar. I on the other hand liked this idea but he knew not to anger father and quickly dwindled that idea. As for the girls, me, Anana, Kelis and Evelorina were to get married to rich noble men and become there possession but I am not an ornament. I disagree. My sisters on the other hand are spirited about it and say ''we will be treated like eggs'' (No! you will be used). That is why I must run away. I want to be more than a possession. So the day of my marriage is the day after my seventeenth birthday. I regret to see this day. My seventeenth birthday is tomorrow and I have been planning my escape for three weeks now. Everything is in place for me to escape.

I walked quietly into the ballroom and the room was lit dimly with yellow silent sparks in each corner of the room. A gold Chandelier barely illuminating the middle of the room. Red and gold wallpaper draped all over the walls and a loud violin giving life to the once gloomy room as they play a song called Metieartabeht meaning a child born once. People of all ethnicities danced on the dancefloor some Asian, some Latino, some native american all dancing together in a waltz of grace (a traditional African common dance) or salumadun.

My dress stands out from the rest. A midnight blue ball gown with off shoulders and a tight blue corset with silver flower patterns. It has black lace embroidery around the shoulders and there is a hood on this dress which can be hidden that I designed myself to be useful for my escape. The big part of the dress is removable and my undergarments are a pair of soft cotton trousers the same colour as the dress.

I get pushed onto the dance floor by my very elated mum ''go on darling dance'' she says with a warning smile. Obviously I had no choice but to dance but I did my birthday dance alone.

An important part of my escape was that father was not at home he had travel for work two days ago and wouldn't be back till the next month. That is good because it gives me time to escape. My dad was a big obstacle to this escape because if I was caught by him. It would be the end of my plans.

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