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"I have school and my dad" I shook my head "I have a life here, and they want me to just drop it and become someone else"

"That’s stupid You’d still be Sareat healthcare over there I mean, it’s not perfect, but Lilaria is one of the leaders in new healthcare treathed Did everyone know about their healthcare but me? "Yeah, they told me I need to talk to Dad I don’t know if he’s even up for that trip"

"How did your family end up in the States? I mean, you had no idea you were royalty"

"Apparently we defected when there was an uprising Our faht with no word and went into hiding" I shrugged "They left everything, not wanting to draw attention to theuess it’s no surprise we have no money left What upsets me the most is the fact that Mom never told me"

"Maybe she didn’t know"

"I’ll never find out" I looked back at the TV and gri et dressed if someone is on their way here"

"You better text Prince Char back too"

"Would you stop with the nicknames?" I stood up and stretched

"No way I’ too much fun"

I flipped her the bird on hed We’d known each other for too long for it to be anything other than a joke When I closed my door, I looked at the phone in ht it, I texted him

Me: Thank you for the heads up I probably would have walked right out into a reporter

Ied back

Unknown: I should have been ready for this, I’m sorry Duvall is on his ith your truck Please be careful today

I frowned Why would I need to be careful? And I couldn’t iure out hoould be perceived by everyone I set the phone down on the dresser and grabbed some clothes out ofif I should worry about what I earing, but decided to stick with et all dressed up when I would es later Besides,different people would leave rabbed my favorite jeans and a plaid shirt and pulleda minute to text my dad and let hi I’d call, but he often slept late Grabbingroo a bowl of cereal