“find him”

Episode-227 “find him” **  Celeste’s POV:**        Please Ernest… don’t go….. I am sorry… please come back….    I sat there waiting for him, helplessly….. Alexis was checking on the boats while, dad put his people to search… Ace was with me as well as dad. I refused to leave from here. I want  to see Ernest fine… he can’t leave like this…    I was crying silently…. I am getting crazy in worry. Dad said in worry, “Celeste… go home with Ace… I will inform you if we found him…”  I shake my head in  ‘no’.      I stayed stern and hoping for the best. After 2 more hours it was already evening, the sun is setting and my worried are engulfing me. the worst thoughts are in my mind.    I noticed a Car stopping, Evelyn got out of it. By her face I can tell she cried. Aaron was with her, she seemed worried and losing patience… Aaron was controlling her.     Evelyn noticed me and walked to me furious, she asked, “Where is my brother?”    I looked down crying, I don’t know what to answer. She grabbed my hand begging me, “please… tell me he is fine… where is brother Ernest….”   Dad said to her, “Your highness.. please.. we are search…”     Evelyn said in anger, “then do it properly.. f*cking do your work instead of staying with your daughter… send her home.. I can’t promise what I will do to her….. send her away..” Aaron pulled her to himself, she Evelyn cried out loud.   I couldn’t keep it in, I whispered, “I am.. sorry… it’s my fault.”   I heard Aaron, “Turner… send Senior home… she shouldn’t be here… neither you Cherry…”    Evelyn cried out, “No.. first we will find brother… then we will go home.. I don’t care, but I won’t go without brother…. What are we going to tell Dad and Mom? he needs to be safe….” It’s all my fault… really my fault….   Ernest please be safe… please…..   **  Author’s POV:**       Edwin was standing by the window with Alisa looking at the view. Edwin said, “Remember how nervous you where when I first brought you to Beach house..”   She smiled and said, “Yes… then we came on our honeymoon… then with Kids… I love those memories..”   Edwin’s phone rang and he sigh. Alisa walked to the phone answering it, she said, “Hello… Alexis..” her face went blank after few seconds, Edwin noticed it. Alisa’s eyes got teary, her lips were trembling. She barely whispered, “We are… coming back…”    Edwin asked as he got close to her, “Alisa… what happened…”   She broke down in fear and pain, her heart sank, Edwin supported her and asked, “Alisa!!... you are scaring?... what happened?”   She looked at Edwin and said, “My… My Ernest.. my Ernest…”  she couldn’t speak further… she was shaking and crying. Edwin got anxious.     Edwin asked, “What happened to Ernest?!!!... Alisa, please tell me….” she looked at him in tears….not in state to answer… Edwin took the phone to call back. He knew she was not in state to answer but he was worried about his son too… Celeste’s POV:  2 months later,       Today my final exams finished…. Got out of the college and went to the car waiting for me. I got in car, and Ace was sitting in the driving seat.    I sat in the back seat and Ace passed me coffee saying, “I thought you need it…” I took it and nodded, I asked, “did you find him?... any news about him…” I was hoping to know something.    Ace said, “No.. they still did not find his body.. or remains…”   I said, “don’t call Ernest that.. he is a person… not a body or r-remains..” I hesitated to say the last word.     Ace started the car and said, “Celeste, it’s two months.. if he was alive then he would have been found.. and it’s snowing, the river is covered with ice… there are the chances that if they found him it will be his remains…” tears escaped my eyes.. I wiped it…   I said, “no….” Ace said, “you have to accept this.. you can’t stay waiting for him… even Prince Alexis is handling the company with King… they also accepted that he is no more… Prince Ernest is no more…” I looked down.    They never found Ernest, Steven’s body was recovered 1 week later, but Ernest is never be found…. And I lost every contact with the royals to know more…. I ask dad and Ace about him almost every day, waited for his news.. that Ernest is alive… but I got disappointment…     Ernest was never recovered so the news of him being missing was never realized… dad said they will wait till at least 1 year… if they still  didn’t find him, they will declare his death…. dad said there are really low chances that Prince Ernest is alive, because it’s been 2 months and he was shot too… they say maybe his body was taken away with the river water…..  I wiped my tears…. it’s all my fault.. I shouldn’t have got out of the palace that day.. then this might never happen… I stole a brother from his siblings, a son from their parents… a Prince from this country…. ‐-----------------------------------------------------------------------------