Chapter 38 Faking her burned face (2/2)

I felt the intense feeling of prying that gauze off Elizabeth's face. That was when, out of nowhere, a cat jumped out.

The cat sprung towards Elizabeth, screeching in anger. It flew towards her face.

”Ahhhh.” Elizabeth was taken by surprise. She tried to pry the cat away from her face but it just dug it's claws deeper into her skin.

”Elizabeth!” Veronica screeched.

”My daughter! Someone help her!” The queen yelled.

The queen's guards looked at each other. They were from the lower class and can't touch the princess. It was forbidden and punishable by death.

”Oh for goodness sakes! Where are the maids.” Veronica yelled.

The maids by the sidelines were looking at the situation in a daze. They were surprised with the turn of events that they sprang into action just after Veronica yelled at them.

”Ahhhh. It hurts!” Elizabeth was crying with pain. The maids rushed to her and helped her get the cat off. A maid was holding her while the other was prying the cat off of her.

”Ahhhh, my face. My face!” Elizabeth screamed.

The cat was pried of off Elizabeth after some push and pulls. The cat bounced and ran away in an instant. The guards weren't able to catch the feline perpetrator.

Everyone around was speechless. They were all in shock of what just happened.

”My face, it hurts. It hurts.” Elizabeth was crying.

Everyone around her now saw her face that was full of scratch marks.

”There are no burn marks.” It was I who first talked. ”I can only see the scratches the cat made. But there are no burn wounds in your face. You lied to me.”

”So what if I lied!” Elizabeth yelled. ”You are guilty if I say so. No one will dare defy me.”