Princess of the Shizaya Family

South Korea, 2013

I was wearing a blue dress with gold stars and moons

“You look beautiful, Miss Shizaya.” said one of the maids

“Truly an princess” said another

But I know the truth ,the faces they have and the words they say behind my back

I have an workaholic and caring father, three brothers and had two mothers. Had, past-tense my stepmother died from an illness before I was born and my mother died in an car crash protecting my two biological brothers. I am nicknamed the “Princess of the Shizaya’s” due to my father and my three brothers spoiling me

People saw me as an door to desires, to get money, fame, power.I trust nobody, not even even my best friend, Li Ao..

She soon betrayed me by stealing my late mother’s work. Papers and papers on psychological thesis my mother would write. Li Ao got everyone to betray me, the next week I was gone like the wind. I transferred schools in another district. But I was betrayed again, they used me to buy toys, food and clothes for them.

I lost my reason to live. I lost everything…

my sanity my feelings

my pain

But someone lent me her ear and hand.Kisoo Li, someone who could relate to me. Everyday we would meet up at night at an greenhouse own by Kisoo’s family. In the greenhouse laid flowers everywhere, but in the center was a piano. That’s where we meet….

1 year to the past..

I was escaping from the party in tears and noticed the greenhouse. I went inside and sat down at an bench and started crying. Crying that I lost everything, crying for the sake of my frustrations but I heard cries, they weren’t mine. I looked beside my left and there an girl sat crying.

“Why are you crying” I asked

She noticed me, she started to dry her tears with her handkerchief.

“It’s because I lost everything, my childhood friend Shira” she said

She bites her lip and says “Well, I’m okay now.Thank you for listening to me.” She plasters an fake smile, she is too good at lying.To good at faking

I introduce myself “I am Akane Shizaya.Only daughter of Jung Lin Shizaya.I am 7 years old.”

“I am Kisoo Li.Second daughter of Misoo Li.I am 7 years old today.”

“Akane shizaya, I will remember that name.See you later!”

Kisoo Li, huh.I heard she was the princess of the Yoo Li family.She fakes her feelings so well, she like an doll.But why does she pretend everything is okay when it’s not.

6 months later….

“Hey,Akane.I am going to the United States soon.”

“That’s good.Anyway why are you always-

Before I even finish my question she collapses, I try to shake her awake but her body doesn’t respond.I roll up her sleeves-

2 scars on her right arm, 4 on the other and she has an bandaid on her right arm. I gasp, she wakes up and she gets up.

“You saw didn’t you” Kisoo says