Maggie McCoy
Character Sketch
Rebellious Royalty The creaking sound of the floor boards disrupted the dead silence of the night as Princess Alexandra Elizabeth VII crept towards the window. She had been waiting all night for the right time, and she had grown very impatient. She had one thing on her mind- sneaking out. A boy she had met the previous day was waiting for her on a motorcycle outside the ten foot brick wall that surrounded the palace. Liz, as she wanted to be called, continued to tip toe quietly towards her escape route. As she neared the window, the moonlight beamed through onto her tanned skin and snow white hair. Without thinking about the consequences of being caught, Liz slowly opened the window. She loved taking risks, and she ran on adrenaline. Things like this happened regularly for her, but she was more nervous this time than usual. Her clammy hands grabbed the window sill. It took all the strength she had in her tiny little arms to push the window up, opening it without a sound. She let out a quiet sigh- she was half way there. Liz’s spider-like crept out the window.
The cleanly cut grass tickled her bare feet as she slowly lowered them onto the lawn. She looked both ways then ran as fast as she could to the oak tree that stood halfway between her room and the vine covered brick wall. Peeking around the tree she could see a single guard that stood tall at the main gate. This was the tough part. Just as she was about to make a run for the wall, she heard, “Liz! Elizabeth is that you?” Liz froze. Her heart stopped for a split second. She whipped her head around to see her maid and best friend, Miss Maddie.
Miss Maddie had been Liz’s nanny since birth and had practically raised her. Liz’s mother had been very busy when she was growing up and had little involvement in her life. Miss Maddie was one of the only people in the palace Liz could talk to and trust. They spent lots of time together; they could tell each other anything. Miss Maddie stood inside behind Liz’s window in her baby blue silk night gown frantically waving her arms. She knew that Liz was a somewhat rebellious and daring, but she would have never guessed that she would take it this far. She remembered Liz growing up as well-mannered child, but as she crept into her teen years, she became more and more misbehaved. She could tell Liz didn’t want to live the princess lifestyle.
Liz let out a sigh of relief and ran back to her window.
“What are you doing up this late?” Liz asked her. “You scared me half to death!”
“A better question is, what are you doing up this late? And where do you think you’re going?” Miss Maddie motioned her to come back inside.
“Don’t worry about it, Miss Maddie!”
“What do you think your mother would say about this, huh?” Liz knew Miss Maddie would never tell on her for something like this, but the thought of trying to explain this to her mother made her sick to her stomach. She had never been caught by her mother before, and she didn’t plan on it.
“Well she would probably say that she’s very proud of me and that I’m a great-”
“Do not play smart ass with me Alexandra Elizabeth! I want you to tell me exactly what you were planning on doing tonight or so help me God, I will tell your father!”
“Ok, ok!” Liz agreed, knowing Miss Maddie would never confront her father about this anyways. “I was going to go see this boy…”
“And just who might that be?”
“Thomas; we met yesterday in the street.” Liz looked down at the ground. The words sounded a lot less scandalous in her head.
“Just met him yesterday!” she said in disbelief. “You’ve got some nerve, kid.”