"suck it up"

chapter 2

it's a nice day outside, nice and sunny, just as a summer day should be.
i want to go outside, but there's only so many times one can visit a flower garden.
father doesnt let me go to the village.
"you might be attacked by a peasant!" he'd say.
"or even worse.." he would say
"you'll fall in love with a peasant boy."
but that's the thing, father, i do not interest myself in 'peasant boys'.
in fact, i find my interests elsewhere, with the females.

that's disgusting.
you should be ashamed of yourself!
you have so much potential but choose to waste it!
nobody'll accept you.
I won't accept you.

i open my bedroom door, and practically sprint to my bed.
as i jump on it, i look around my bedroom before i slowly open my bedside drawer.
a sudden flush of relief, as always.
i slowly pick up the phone trying to make the least amount of noise possible.
this is wrong, you should be studying!

i unlock the phone, and proceed to check all my socials.
gram insta: 2 follow requests, 9+ messages
chat snap: 14 snaps, 1 friend request
tok tik: 49 views, 47 likes, 42 comments, 7 follow requests
cord disk: 7 new messages.

i quickly check them all, making sure to review every follow request.
i must make sure my accounts remain secret.
suddenly, i receive a message from Ollie.

"ʜᴇʏ! ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ ɪɴ 5?''
silly Ollie.
"ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ''

Ollies been my best friend since we were 6. she's a village girl, her father designs the uniforms and armour for the military and knights.