Priest: With everyone here as witnesses to this holy matrimony, I now pronounce you as man and wife. May you cherish and love each other, for better or worse, in richer or poorer...
Priest:...in sickness...
Priest:...and in health...
Priest:...until death do you apart.
Alfie: Still nervous, dear wifey?
Catalina: *chuckles* Do you have to call me that so soon?
Alfie: I’ve been waiting for so long, okay? Let me have this.
Catalina: Fine then. And to answer your question, no. I’m not nervous anymore.
Catalina: Because I have my husband next to me now.
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Alfina’s First Meeting Post
Seri Palace, Britania (11:57pm)
Clementine: You need to stop tossing and turning and go to bed, Lina.
Catalina: Leave me alone, Clem. I can’t believe the wedding is tomorrow. My hands are sweating just thinking about it!
Clementine: It’s not gonna take a long time. You just get ready, go to the cathedral, do the whole vow thingy, and bam! You can go home.
Indirah: You forgot the reception tomorrow night.
Clementine: Oh, that too.
Catalina: I’m not kidding, Clem. I swear I feel like my heart is about to pop out of my chest. I thought I was ready for tomorrow but I...I don’t know anymore.
Nora: Are you getting cold feet?
Clementine: Yeah, are you having second thoughts now? You want to bail?
Catalina: Can I? I mean, it’s not too late for us to just elope, right?
Indirah: Well, the guests are already here. It’s kinda too late for that.
Catalina:...
Clementine: Take a deep breath, Lina. You can do this. You’ve went through a lot of things to get to this point. If you can survive this wedding, you can do anything.
Nora: Clem’s right. And besides, you have us. We’re gonna make sure your wedding will go smoothly without any hitch.
*door knocked*
Catalina: Who’s that?
Indirah: I don’t know. Wait here, I’ll get it.
Indirah: *gasps* What the hell are you doing here? You’re not supposed to see her until the wedding!
Alfie: It’s past midnight, technically the two days rule has passed.
Indirah: Are you crazy? Do you want to curse your wedding? Go back to your room!
Catalina: Who is it, Dira?
Indirah: It’s Alfie.
Clementine: What the—tell him to go to bed. They can’t meet until tomorrow morning.
Indirah: You hear that? Go to your room. Now.
Alfie: I just want to talk to her. I promise it won’t be long. Hell, if you want it, I’ll just stay outside the room. We can talk through the door.
Clementine: *groans* Damn it. Why is he so stubborn?
Catalina:...it’s okay. We can talk.
Nora: But Lina—
Catalina: We’ll do it through the door. You guys can go to sleep. It’s getting late.
Clementine: Are you sure?
Catalina: Yeah. Maybe I’ll calm down after talking to him.
Clementine: Well, okay then. We’ll leave first. Come on, Nora.
Clementine: Don’t get any funny ideas, Alfie. I forbid you from crossing into this room.
Alfie: *chuckles* Yes, ma’am.
*door closes*
Alfie: Lina? You there?
Catalina: Y-yeah. Why did you come here?
Alfie: I just want to check on you. How are you feeling?
Catalina: Nervous. I think the AC is on max but I’ve been sweating non-stop.
Alfie: *chuckles* Same.
Catalina: You’re nervous too?
Alfie: Hell yeah, I am. Tomorrow’s our big day. I feel like I’m going to shit myself just thinking about tomorrow.
Catalina: *laughs* I guess we’re both feeling the same.
Alfie: I guess so.
Alfie: Y’know, I still feel like this is a dream. It felt like it was just yesterday when I first met you at the throne room.
Catalina: You were a brat back then. And you’re so mean to me too.
Alfie: Well, you were mean to me too. What was it that you said? My “stupid green eyes” is ugly?
Catalina: You called me ugly first.
Alfie: That’s because you said my face looked funny when I said your name sounds like a cat.
Catalina: We’re even then.
Alfie: *chuckles* Fine. You win.
Alfie: Do you think child Alfie and Lina would ever thought they’d get married when they grow up?
Catalina: *laughs* I’m pretty sure they’d throw up to even think about being in the same room.
Alfie: Damn, our child selves were so dramatic. I think we fought a lot when we were kids.
Catalina: It’s not that bad. We have our non-fighting moments.
Alfie: Really?
Catalina: Yeah. Like that one time when you stood up for me from Gideon.
Child!Gideon: How dare you! My grandfather will hear about this!
Child!Alfie: Go ahead. Go and tattle to your grandpa. Tell him what you did to Lina too while you’re at it.
Alfie: He was a prick.
Catalina: But you got in trouble for that.
Alfie: And I don’t regret it. Seriously, we were both Crown Princes back then but even I’m not as bratty as he was. He was a tyrant.
Catalina: *giggles* Sure, Mr. “I’m the future King, I’ll throw you in jail.”
Alfie: Urgh, don’t remind me of that. I’m so embarrassed everytime I think about what I said to you back then.
Catalina: Don’t be. It’s cute. Tiny Alfie was threatening everyone he knows with that.
Alfie: Don’t make fun of me.
Catalina: *laughs* Okay, your royal highness.
Alfie: *sighs* Thank you for accepting my proposal, Lina. And thank you for staying with me through everything. I’ve put you through a lot but you’re still here with me.
Catalina: Well, I’m going to be compensated very well in the future when I become your Queen.
Alfie: *laughs* That’s fair.
Alfie: I should get going. We have to wake up early tomorrow.
Catalina: Oh, yeah. Thanks for coming to see me, Alfie. I feel better now.
Alfie: No problem. I needed to calm my nerves too. That’s why I came here. Talking to you made me feel better.
“You are the one, the one that I want
The one that will stay by my side 'til I'm gone
The love of my life and I'll sacrifice
Just for the moment we last long forever” - Old Love (Yuji, Putri Dahlia)
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Symphony Manor, Holan (11:30am)
*door opens and closes*
Catalina: Alfie? Where are you going?
Alfie: To the palace. I have a meeting with mum and your mama for the investigation.
Catalina: Really? Can I come?
Alfie: I’m sorry, but no. You just got out of the hospital and you need lots of rest to get better. Don’t worry about this and just stay at home, okay?
Catalina: Urgh, fine. Tell me everything when you come home tonight.
Alfie: *chuckles* I wouldn’t miss a thing.
Alfie: I’ll call you when I arrive and when I’m coming home. My phone will be on silent during the meeting so if I didn’t reply to your messages or answer your calls, it wasn’t on purpose.
Catalina: Alright. Drive safe.
Alfie: I will. Rest, okay?
Alfie: Bye, I love you.
Catalina: I love you too.
The Wind Palace, Ahtolia (12:00pm)
Insp. Nafis:—is still under observation at the moment and—
*door opens and closes*
Alfie: Sorry for being late everyone.
Sofia: It’s fine. Take a seat. Nafis was just getting started. Please continue.
Insp. Nafis: Yes, ma’am. As I was saying, the perpetrator is currently under police custody and her weapons has been retrieved. We’ve identified the attacker as Keira Johnson.
Darien: Keira Johnson? Isn’t she the one who saved Alfie during the kidnapping?
Insp. Nafis: Yes, sir. She was involved in the kidnapping but had a changed of heart when the other kidnappers revealed that they were planning to kill the infant Crown Prince back then.
Sofia: How is she still alive? I thought all of the kidnappers were hung after they got charged for the war crimes?
Mary: If I recall clearly, Miss Johnson got a lighter sentence because she helped with Alfie’s rescue and the investigation. She was sentenced to twenty six years in jail instead of the death sentence and life imprisonment.
Insp. Nafis: Yes. And Miss Johnson was released a few months ago for good behaviour. The prison guard said that after she left the prison, she was taken away and was never seen again. That is until the night of the banquet.
Sofia: I see. Alfie, did Miss Johnson say anything to you when she met you that night?
Alfie: Not much. She just said that she lost everything because of me and that she regretted saving me. I have no idea what she meant but she was determined to take me out that night.
Darien: Do you have any more info about her? Her background maybe? Any families?
Insp. Nafis: Her background info is a bit scarce. I did however, find out that she had a husband and a baby before she was put behind bars years ago.
Insp. Nafis: According to my findings, her husband divorced her after she was sentenced and took their child away from her. My sources say that her husband never let their child meet with her.
Insp. Nafis: Five years after the divorce and imprisonment, her husband died in an accident and their child went into foster care and was never heard of again.
Sofia: Could it be that she was resentful that her family got broken up after saving Alfie?
Darien: It would make sense. I can’t imagine saving someone’s kid and still getting put behind bars after doing the right thing. I’d be angry too if I were her.
Edward: But no one forced her to join the kidnapping mission. She did that at her own discretion. It is still a crime, Darien.
Darien: I know that. But I can’t help but feel sorry for her.
Mary: I feel sorry for her too. But a crime is a crime. There’s no excuse for that.
Sofia: They’re right, honey. She almost got Alfie killed. Twice.
Darien: *sighs* I know.
Mary: Has she met with her child after she got out?
Insp. Nafis: Like I said earlier, they lost track of the child after she got into foster care. She tried looking for her even before she got out but to no avail. Until...
Sofia: Until what?
Insp. Nafis: Until recently when we dug deeper into the family’s information and found the couple who adopted her child.
Darien: Well?
Sofia: Come on, tell us. What did you find?
Nafis: Well, uh, I think you should see this for yourself, ma’am.
Sofia: Alright, please give me the paper then.
Sofia: *gasps* Rowena? Rowena is her daughter?
Alfie: Wait, what? Let me see!
Insp. Nafis: Yes, ma’am. She was adopted by a Windasian couple at age six. The reason why they lost track of her is because they changed her first and last name.
Darien: Oh god. This is a lot to take in.
Sofia: Do you think she has anything to do with how Miss Johnson got inside the palace? Maybe it was her who gave the invitation and the weapons to her since she works on the inside.
Insp. Nafis: I’m not sure, ma’am. We’ll be interrogating her tomorrow. There are chances that she doesn’t even know what’s going on.
Edward: But what if she does?
Insp. Nafis: Then we’ll make sure she doesn’t get away with it. If she is involved with this somehow, her testimony against Miss Nizam will also be reevaluated. She could probably be the person sabotaging the tour for revenge.
Insp. Nafis: As of now, I would suggest for your majesty to suspend Miss Rowena Johnson from her duties. At least until the investigation is over.
Sofia: Understood. Thank you, Nafis. Please keep us updated.
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Ahtolia University Hospital, Ahtolia (3:30am)
Catalina: *coughs*
Catalina: *weakly* Alfie...
Alfie: *groggily* Lina?
Alfie: Do you need anything?
Catalina: Water...
Alfie: Okay, hold on.
Alfie: Here. Drink this slowly.
Catalina: Thank you. How long have I been out?
Alfie: Two days. But you were up this morning and then you went back to sleep.
Catalina: Really? I don’t remember.
Alfie: It’s okay. The doctor said the anesthesia’s gonna mess with your memory for a day or two. They had to put you under for the surgery.
Catalina: Oh...right.
Alfie: Dira told me you wanted to talk to me that night before...y’know.
Catalina: Oh. Yeah.
Alfie: Well, what do you want to talk about?
Catalina:...
Alfie: Lina?
Catalina:...why didn’t you come home last week?
Alfie: Last week?
Catalina: Yes. I waited for you, every night. But you didn’t come home. Do you hate me that much for what happened to you back then? Is that why you’re avoiding me?
Alfie: Lina, I think you misunderstood me. I wasn’t avoiding you.
Catalina: Then why? Explain to me why you didn’t say anything after...after that night. You promised you won’t walk away from me, but you did. You left me all alone at home.
Alfie: I’m sorry. Things were bad with mum last week. She was losing her mind and I had to be at the palace to make sure she doesn’t decide to suddenly call off the wedding.
Alfie: I won’t deny that the video didn’t disturb me. I’ve only heard about what happened to me back then but to see it myself...it was shocking.
Alfie: But I swear, Lina. The thought about walking away from you because of that video never crossed my mind. Not even once.
Alfie: Even when mum went on and on about calling the engagement off, I told her I would rather step down and let Dira be the Crown Princess than breaking up with you.
Catalina: You can’t do that. It’s your birthright. Being the future King has always been your dream.
Alfie: I know. But I don’t want to do it without you. I’d rather let my titles go than letting you go.
Alfie: I’m sorry that you felt like I was avoiding you. That wasn’t my intention. I was trying my best not to let mum break our engagement off that I completely forgotten that you needed me too. I’m so sorry.
Catalina: *chokes up* You dummy. You could’ve at least picked up the phone or left a note.
Alfie: Shh, I’m sorry. I promise I won’t do it again. Don’t cry, okay?
Catalina: You’re so mean, Alfie. I thought you were going to pull a “High School Alfie” on me. I can’t go through that again.
Alfie: I told you before. I’m not that kid anymore. I'm a hundred percent sure that I want to spend my life with you. No matter what.
Catalina: *sniffles* But what about your mum? Is she going to call the wedding off?
Alfie: No. She said the wedding is still on. We might need to postpone it until you’re well enough though.
Catalina: So, she doesn’t hate me? Or my family?
Alfie: Of course not. She might’ve lost her shit a week ago, but you taking a bullet for me was a wake up call for her. You Beauchamps would literally take a bullet for the people you care about. Your papa did that for my dad, and you did it for me too.
Catalina: *scoffs* Duh. We’re a ride or die kind of people.
Alfie: And I appreciate that. Seriously, I can never top what you did for me that night. You saved my life. I never thought you’d do that for me.
Catalina: You’d do the same too if you were in my place.
Alfie: Obviously. I’d take a bullet for you any day.
Catalina: *chuckles* So sweet. *groans* Ooh, that hurts.
Alfie: Don’t laugh too hard.
Catalina: *sighs* This sucks. I wanna go home already.
Alfie: We can go home when the doctor lets you. For now, just rest. Alright?
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Ahtolia University Hospital, Ahtolia (10:30pm)
*door opens and closes*
Sofia: Alfie?
Alfie: Mum...
Alfie: *sobbing* Mum...Oh my god, mum...
Sofia: There there, are you okay? Are you hurt?
Alfie: I’m fine, mum. B-but Lina...oh god. Lina...
Mary: What happened to Lina?
Edward: Mary, please—
Mary: No, he needs to tell me what he did to our daughter!
Alfie: I-I’m so sorry, auntie. Everything was happening so fast I-I didn’t notice the lady was going to shoot me but Lina, she—she pushed me away a-and—I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.
Mary (in the background): Oh god...
Edward (in the background): Come on, you should take a seat.
Sofia: Calm down, Alfie. Tell me what happened before that. Do you recognize the woman who attacked you?
Alfie: *sniffles* I-I don’t know who that lady is. I was alone at the balcony at that time and then she just came in and attacked me. She had a knife but I threw it off the balcony when she slashed me. I-I didn’t know she had a gun with her. I swear!
Sofia: She slashed you? Where? Why didn’t you say it sooner?
Alfie: It’s nothing, mum. Lina got it worse than I did. Please, do something. I don’t want to lose her.
Sofia: Shh...it’s okay. She’ll be okay. I know it. Come on, we need to get a look on where you got hurt.
Alfie: But mum—
Sofia: I’ll make sure she’ll have the best of the best to treat her. Right now I need you to focus on yourself too. You’re hurt and you need treatment. Do you want to get an infection and miss any news about her if you pass out?
Alfie:...no.
Sofia: Then, go and get yourself treated. Dira can accompany you. I’ll wait here with everyone. I’ll have Dania bring in new clothes for you. Okay?
Alfie: *sniffles* Okay.
Indirah: Is he going to be okay, Dr. Govind?
Dr. Govind: Yes, ma’am. Thankfully his royal highness’ attacker missed the vital arteries during the attack. We need to clean the wound first before I can stich it and wrap it up.
Alfie: I’m fine. I need to go. I can’t stay here.
Indirah: No, you dumbass. Didn’t you hear what Dr. Govind said just now? You need to be treated first.
Alfie: But Lina—
Indirah: She’ll be fine. Mum will let us know if there’s any update about her condition. Now shut up and let Dr. Govind do his job.
Dr. Govind: This will hurt a bit, sir. Please sit still.
Dr. Meera:—her royal highness will be sent to her room in an hour. She’s currently in the recovery room and we’ll be monitoring her condition to see if there will be any complications.
Sofia: I see. Thank you so much, Dr. Meera.
Dr. Meera: Please excuse me, ma’am.
Alfie: Mum? What did the doctor say? Is Lina okay? is it bad?
Sofia: *sighs* The bullet hit her just under her liver. She was lucky it didn’t hit any other vital organs. They already had it fixed and she’s in the recovery room right now.
Darien: Slow down, Alfie. She’s still under observation for the night. They’ll send her to her room if everything goes well.
Alfie: I don’t care. I want to see her now. I can’t rest until I see that she’s okay.
Sofia: Patience. You going in there now won’t help anyone. Just wait until they tell us she’s in her room. Okay?
Darien: Yes, listen to your mum, son. Right now you need to focus on your condition too. Don’t move too much.
Sofia: Go inside. There’s a bag with a change of clothes for you. Get changed and then I’ll ask Dr. Meera to show you to Lina’s room. You can wait for her there.
Alfie:...
Sofia: Don’t worry. She’ll pull through. I promise you’ll get to see her walk down the aisle to you once all of this is over.
