CHAPTER 19

CRYSTAL'S POV

It has been a week since I have been staying at the royal palace and life has never been better. I was well-fed and catered for by the royal maids and even my laundry was done by them. I didn't have anything to worry about. All I did was saunter around the palace and sleep when I felt like.

Gosh! The food here was quite delicious! Like the ones, I saw in my dreams when I suffered in the slums but never got the chance to taste them! It was the most mouth-watering food I've ever tasted. In fact, a gourmet would best describe the happiness I derive from eating here. I was sure I must have added about five pounds already!

Wow! So this was how it felt like to actually live in the royal palace...

It was the seventh day and I woke up with a slight headache.

Outside the open bedroom window,

birds were chirping, and a nice air

tickled my feet as it blew in.

I must have kicked them out of my duvet somewhere during the night. I gradually opened each eye, groggily scanning