The Overthrown Kingdom: Book 1
Chapter 11: Sophia's Sweet Sixteen

Eliza’s p.o.v

I had spent the night at my ″parent’s” house, and now since today is the day of Princess Sophia’s Sweet Sixteen, so I got ready. I took a cold shower then decided to wear a dark red skater dress, with a gold feather belt, with the silver and black tiara I was given to by my birth parents before they sent me away. The tiara had some kind of symbol in black that was of a heart with a flame inside it. The heart had fangs, an above it was a beautifully carved snowflake. I grabbed my blue and black microphone that had diamonds on it, my black and blue electric guitar, then I turned them into charms, and placed them on the golden bracelet I was wearing. After that, I was ready, so I went to the kitchen to quickly grab a chocolate cookies n’ cream bar, or two, or maybe four (don’t judge me!), but then I heard a male voice.

“Where do you think you’re going?! You haven’t had your punishment!” he said. Sighing, I turned around, only to see the sickening smile the creep had on his ugly face, sending chills down my spine. When I didn’t say anything for a few minutes, he got furious, grabbed a knife, and started to cut me, leaving blood dripping onto the floor from the knife. And as if this wasn’t enough, and he just lives to see my pain, my tears, and to hear me scream and cry, he dragged me by my hair and into a room that had all sorts of torture devices. He pushed me into a dark corner and came back with a whip, a metal whip. And before I could even blink all I heard was my screams as he began whipping me. After thirty minutes, he switched to a knife and did as before.

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It’s been an hour and Eliza isn’t here yet! I wonder what’s wrong. I’ve called, texted, and e-mailed, but she’s not answering!

“Where’s the music? My birthday party has to have music!” whined Sophia.

“Sweetie, uh, where is the performer you talked about and why is she late?” asked Aunt Amber.

“I don’t know, she was supposed to be here.” I said, making them sigh.

“Eliza, please come.” I thought.

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When the torture was finally over for Eliza, she unsteadily got up and took a bath to wash off the blood. She figured he’d be tired after that, so she changed into a long, sparkling, sapphire blue dress that was a little open in the back, and that had black rhinestones as the belt around her waist. It had a sparkly bodice that tied around her neck. She wore silver, sparkly heels, a black heart shaped necklace, her tiara, her charm bracelet, and her black hair down and wavy. Before she disappeared in a puff of blue and black ombre smoke, she used her magic to cover up the scars that were there,(almost like makeup concealer, but can’t wash off) then left.

When she arrived, she was at the gates of the castle in Tynix. She handed the guards the invite to the birthday party that Evie gave her, and went inside. Once she got to the ballroom, where the party was being held, she was engulfed in a big hug by none other than Evie.

“Oh my god, is everything alright? You’re late! What happened?!” exclaimed Evie.

“Just had to go to an early signing, that’s all.” she lied as Evie took her towards the king and queen.

“Your Majesty, this is my friend Victoria Queen, the one who’ll be performing.” said Evie.

“Nice to meet you, Victoria.” said Queen Amber.

“You too, your Highness.” said Eliza, then the queen gasped.

“What?” asked King Henry.

“You- you look like me. I mean, you can start whenever you’re ready.” said Queen Amber. So then Victoria took off her microphone, and guitar charms, and used her magic to make it normal again. She went up to the stage, where three other guys were waiting, one with red hair and red eyes, one with brown hair and green eyes, and the last had silver hair with golden eyes. She placed her microphone in the stand as well as her guitar, then, the music started, and she began to sing as they danced and had fun.

When the first song called: Still into You was finished, she heard a round of applause erupt from the big crowd, which put a smile on her face.

“She really reminds me of Elizabeth, Henry, could it be?” asked Queen Amber as everyone else was eating and dancing, or talking.

“I don’t know, dear, but if it is, then she has grown up so beautifully.” said King Henry, looking hopefully at Victoria a.k.a Elizabeth. When a few hours passed, Sophia came up to Evie and Eliza, I mean Victoria.

“Hey, can I talk to "Victoria" for a second, so like we can get to know each other?” she asked with a fake smile.

“Um, sure, why not?” said “Victoria”, then after Evie left she politely curtsied.

“So, how long have you been friends with Evie?” asked Sophia, once Evie was out of ear shot.

“Um, for a few weeks, maybe a month or so now.” said “Victoria”.

“When did you become a popstar?” asked Sophia.

“When I was around eight or ten.” "Victoria" said, not understanding why the princess was asking her these kind of questions.

“Were you born a princess?” she asked.

“Of course! Why would ask such a stupid question?” asked Sophia, feeling offended.

“I’m sorry Princess if I offended you in any way, I was just simply asking.” she said with formal grace and attitude. Like a real princess, Eliza had her back straightened, shoulders back, tummy in, and chin up with regal pride. They continued talking for a short period of time, and during it Eliza was staring to see why Clarissa and the others called Sophia a brat. Just then a boy came up to them in a black tux, foggy, grey eyes, spiky, blonde hair, and light, smooth skin.

“Ethan, this is Victoria Queen, the one who was performing. Victoria, this is MY boyfriend, Ethan.” said Sophia, while emphasizing the word my before kissing Ethan on the lips. The kiss that was meant to be short and quick soon quickly escalated, and turned into a full make-out session that just made Eliza cringe and slowly back away. Later, the queen and king came up to her as she curtsied in respect.

“Um, may we talk to you privately?” asked Queen Amber.

“Of course.” she said then followed them to the castle living room.

“What is it you wished to see me for, your Majesty?” she asked.

“First, we’d just like to thank you for taking your time off your busy schedule to come perform for Sophia, it means a lot to us.” said Queen Amber.

“You’re very welcome.” she said with a smile.

“Second, we were wondering where you got that tiara from?” asked King Henry.

“Oh, my birth parents gave it to me before sending me away when I was born. I’ve never worn it since because I felt like it was too special, but today, I felt like it for maybe it might lead me to my parents one day.” she said.

“Well, that’s our kingdom’s crest; the fanged heart is a reminder of the monster world and that it has a big heart in oppose of how ugly or scary we might look. The crown is a symbol of our royal blood line, and the fiery snowflake is a combination of me and my husband, fire and ice.” said Queen Amber.

“When did you give your daughter away?” she asked.

“December 25th, 2000 at 4 o’clock a.m.” said Queen Amber sadly.

“That’s my birthday.” thought Eliza.

When the party was over, Evie came up to her and sighed.

“Come on, let’s go. After hearing that snob squeal for three straight hours my ears need a break. Bye Aunt Amber, Uncle Henry.” said Evie.

“Say hi to your mom for me.” said Queen Amber before Eliza and Evie left in two puffs of blue and green smoke. When they got to Evie’s house, they had greeted her parents, and then changed since it was only 3:00 p.m. Evie wore some grey, stretchy shorts, black high tops, her hair in a curly ponytail, and a black tank top. Eliza wore a black skater skirt, see through, sparkly leggings, gold high tops wedges, and a dark red tank top, with her hair in a french braid. She said goodbye to Evie before going to the studio.

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