You Are Done For.

The thoughts that she had drowned and came to the afterlife caused her feet to wobble. She was dead, she was already dead and her Dad had come to welcome her to the hereafter. Oh, no! She was not supposed to die, she was not supposed to die yet. She still had lots of things she had not done yet. 

"Why? Why did you die?" She questioned herself as her eyes misted. She could not believe she had died and not long ago, she was celebrating her victory for escaping death meanwhile she was already dead. Her beloved fans would be really sad, top star May Edwards was already dead. "Why?" She bawled out. 

"Lady Audree, what is wrong with you? Please, don't cry." The young lady tried to console her although she had no idea why she suddenly started crying. 

May sniffled as she looked at the young lady in front of her wondering why she had been calling her Lady Audree. "Why do you keep calling me Lady Audree?"

The young lady blinked as she arched her brows. "That's your name, Audree. I call you Lady Audree because i am your personal maidservant."

May shook her head as she waved her hand at her. "No, my name is May Edwards."

The young lady gasped as she covered her mouth with her hands. "Did you hit your head somewhere?" What was happening to her Lady? She suddenly went missing and now she was claiming to be someone else. "Don't tell me you don't remember me? Your favourite maidservant and bestfriend, Arin." Arin asked to be sure if her Lady even remembered her since she seem to have hit her head and suddenly forgotten about herself. 

"Arin?" May called as she touched her head. She could feel her head already spining, she'd had too many surprises today and she was not ready for this one. The young lady kept talking about how she had served her since childhood till this moment and all May could do was stand quietly and watch her as she kept talking nonstop. 

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Sir Ignatio Roy entered the consultation chamber putting on his official robe which was a sign to show that he was a part of the King's officials. He had received a news that his oldest daughter was caught spying on the third prince and knowing who the third prince was, he had to rush here before the King of no mercy hurts his daughter. Though, he was sure they could have been mistaken, he had faith in his daughter that she would never do something that scandalous, she was not the type of person to do such. 

"Greetings to the great King." He bowed low as he greeted the King. 

King Lucius who was gracefully sitting on the high chair made of gold and was specially made for him gestured for Sir Roy to rise up. 

"Ignatio, what brings you here?" He inquired. 

"My King, I received a letter from the grand castle that my daughter, Audree was caught spying on the third prince and is currently held in prison. I have come here to beg for mercy on behalf of her, please bestow on me your abundant mercy." Sir Roy spoke as he bowed before the King pleading on behalf of his daughter. 

The King purred as he looked at Sir Roy then he replied. "Spying on the prince is a grave offence but i believe it will be just if we listen to the people involved in it before passing judgment."

"My King." The watchman from outside called. "Princess Ingrid is here to see you." He informed the King. 

"Let her in." The King gave his permission and she was allowed to enter the consultation chamber. 

Princess Ingrid walked elegantly into the consultation chamber. "Greetings to the great King." She bowed before the King paying her respect to him then she turned to face Sir Roy. 

"I came here to report the Roy's oldest daughter but i am sure Sir Roy must have informed you about his daughter's offence."

"Yes, he had already informed me about it but i am not going to pass any judgment yet until i hear from both sides." The King said then he turned to look at the guards at the hall. "Bring the third prince and Roy's oldest daughter here immediately." He ordered. 

The guards bowed before they went to carry out the King's order. 

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Arin stood at the prison gate wondering why her Lady had not said a word for a while then she heard footsteps approaching. "I'll have to leave, milady. It seems like the guards are approaching here. I actually sneaked in here so it won't be a good thing if they see me here. Make sure you do not say a word and do not tell anyone about your memory loss. Don't worry, your Father will take care of everything." She said before she ran out of the prison leaving May's hand hanged in midair in a failed attempt to stop her from leaving. 

Three huge men in armour entered the prison then they unlocked the prison gate. 

"Come out." One of those men said opening the gate for her. 

May came out from the prison wondering who these men were. They wore a body armour making them look like ancient warriors and she wondered why she had been using the word 'ancient' lately. 

"Come with us." The same man who spoke before instructed her to follow them. 

"Where?" She had to know where they were taking her to but then she remembered what Arin had said that her Dad was here so these men were probably the afterlife guards, they were probably taking her to see her Dad. She quietly followed them. 

And as she stepped out from the prison, the sights of tall buildings made of ivory walls welcomed her. There was a big fountain in the middle of a garden surrounded by green grasses and different kinds of colourful flowers, it was truly a beautiful sight. As she looked at the buildings, they reminded her so much of a historical movie she watched a long time ago, she couldn't even remember the name of the movie. They walked past several tall buildings which looked more like a tower. Oh, god! What kind of place is this? 

She turned to one of the guards who looked less intimidating and decided to ask about this place. "Where is this place? The afterlife palace?"

The guard paused as he looked at her in a confused manner before answering her question. "This is the grand castle."

"Grand castle." She repeated as she kept looking around, admiring the beautiful grand castle. 'This must be where the King of the deceased resides, then her Dad must probably be an elder in the afterlife.' She thought.

They stopped in front of a building and a middle aged man standing at the door announced her presence still calling her by the name 'Lady Audree.' That made her furrow her brows before entering the building - the consultation chamber. 

There, she saw a man who seemed to be in his late fifties dressed in a robe and standing at her right hand side. At her left, she saw the annoyingly gorgeous young man who wielded a sword at her and the young lady who came to the prison talking about a crime she committed. There were also some men in robes sitted on a small wooden chair, writing down something. 'They are probably the afterlife journalists.' She thought. 

Then she looked at the man sitted on the high chair made of gold with a crown on his head indicating that he was the King. Now, she could finally table her complaints to him. 

She stood at the center as she didn't know what to do next. Was she to bow to him or not? The way they were all looking at her made her uncomfortable. The man in his fifties standing at the right gestured for her to do something but she didn't quite understand what he was trying to tell her. She then decided to just bow to the King since they all bow to Kings in those historical movies. 

"All hail His Majesty." She bowed her head before the King. 

Everyone except the third prince slightly opened their mouth as they looked at the young lady who had just hailed the King. 

May raised her head to see everyone looking at her. What? Did she mess up? Just when she thought of saying something else, the King bursted into laughter causing the people to stare at him in disbelief. 

"You must be Audree. I have heard a lot about you." The King said after laughing to his heart content. 

There they go again, these people kept calling her Audree. She opened her mouth to speak but got cut off by the King. 

"However, i heard you committed a grave offence. You were caught spying on the prince, can you tell me what you were doing at the prince's chamber?"

May pressed her lips together, now was the time for her to table her complants to the King of the afterlife. 

"I was attacked by some masked men while i was on earth, i had tried to escape but i got cornered and pushed off the bridge. But when i opened my eyes, i suddenly found myself at his chamber or whatever you guys call it. I didn't even know i was already dead and brought to the afterlife. And just as i tried to ask him where i was, do you know what he did? He wielded a sword at me, a real sword. When i was on earth, the only swords i've seen were the ones on TV. How do you expect me not to get frightened after seeing that sharp sword? I was scared so i fainted. As if that wasn't enough, when i woke up after fainting, i found myself in a cell. Why was i in a cell? Apparently, this young man standing right there locked me in a cell. I, top star May Edwards was locked in a cell, that was the height of it all. I've never been this disrespected, I've never been treated with such disrespect in my entire life. I feel so angry right now that i want to sue him for treating me so badly but I'm not going to complicate things so i hereby, demand for an apology from him." She finally finished explaining all that had happened to the King while she was still pointing at the third prince. 

Meanwhile, everyone in the consultation chamber all had a confused reaction written on their faces, none of them understood a single word she had said. 

Princess Ingrid scoffed as she glared at May. Although, she could not really understand her words but she was able to catch the last words she had spoken. "You must really be crazy. You have the gut to demand for an apology from the prince."

"Eh? You better. . ." And as May was about to give the Princess a witty reply, Sir Roy cut her off. She groaned angrily at how they kept cutting her off. 

"Audree! Have you lost your mind?" Sir Roy scolded May before turning to the King. 

"I apologise on behalf of my daughter, she must have lost her mind after she went missing for days. It is all my fault, i failed to train her well. Please bestow on us your Infinite mercy."

May stilled for a moment trying to understand what this man had just said to the King. Why did he call her his daughter? "Why am i your daughter?" She trailed off. Where was her Dad? That Arin girl said her Dad was here but she had not even seen him yet. But this man just called her his daughter and also called her by the name 'Audree.' Okay, this was getting really complicated and confusing. If this man who claimed to be her father was really her father then did that mean she wasn't in the afterlife? If she wasn't in the afterlife then where was she? 

Princess Ingrid scoffed loudly at what Sir Roy had just spoken. "Even after disrespecting the Royal family, you're still seeking for mercy? Aren't you being shameless?" She said then she walked up to May. "Since you act as though you already loss your memory, i will be kind enough to remind you. You are in the grand castle of the kingdom of the great Wohsland and you are standing before the mighty King, King Lucius. Do you remember now? Or are you going to keep faking your memory loss. You dared lie before the King and spied on the third prince, that is a great disrespect to the Royal family, you won't be spared, you won't go home unpunished, you are done for."