AMELIA'S POV
I stopped on my tracks to really look if it is Philip. I even squinted my eyes as it's far.
Is it him? but, why would he even be in the castle?
Well, the guy which I thought was Philip is already gone in my sight.
"what are you thinking, Amelia. You should be in a hurry by now, you're already late" I scolded myself and started to walk again, but now, a little more faster.
I walked very fast that finally arrived on the place.
"thank you, Ma'am" I smiled and waved.
She's so kind, she paid for the painting and I left. Now, I can take my time to go home as I don't have any more deliveries for today.
When I reached the castle, Philip came to my mind. Was it really him? but then, I doubt that. Why would he even be in the palace in the first place?
When I have gone passed the castle, someone touched me which made me freak out.
I looked back and saw Philip laughing.
"was it you?" I asked as I gently feel my heart as I was so shock earlier ,"who touched me just now?"
"yes, Miss" he laughed and walked together with me.
His hands are on his pocket and he seems a little tired today.
"what's wrong?" he asked. I looked up at him as he's so tall and I saw that he's already looking at me.
"something's bothering me" I answered truthfully.
"tell me, what is it?" he asked.
"I thought that I saw you earlier at the palace but I must be just seeing things right?" I asked and tried to force a laugh to remove all the awkwardness as he seems shock.
PHILIP'S POV
She saw me.
I thought she didn't.
Earlier, I was at the fountain which can be seen a little by the people who passed the castle. I was just there and then I saw Amelia looking at me.
She even stopped walking and looked at my direction. Out of surprise, I hide do that she won't see me.
A minute after, I looked at her direction and seems like shes talking to herself and quickly walked again.
She's holding something big, probably her commission.
It's already afternoon, is she still doing deliveries?
I told her that I'll be the one delivering the paintings but she just won't listen to me.
After that, I waited for her to go back. I changed my clothes and waited for her patiently.
When I saw her passed, I go outside the castle and walked towards her.
I want to surprise her, literally.
Knowing Amelia, she easily get shock.
I just touched her a bit and she literally shouted at me. She must be so shock. She even hit me.
I walked on the side where the vehicles pass through and her on the safe side.
After that, I saw that she's in her deep thought. What is she thinking?
I asked her and she said that she saw me but she's also convinced by herself that she's just seeing things.
I don't know if I should be grateful that even though it's far is that she still can recognize me or be sad because she slowly knows things about my family.
It's close about being known. My identity.
I quickly shook my head.
"no, it's not me. Why would I be in the palace?" I smiled at her and then she looked back on the road.
"that was what I was thinking about as well. Right, right? why would you even be there" she giggled.
Why would I be there? because I'm a Prince, Amelia.
As much as I want to say that, I feel like I can't.
I don't know if she will be able to accept me for who I am. Knowing Amelia, she always thinks lowly of herself. She looks at things that she doesn't deserve them. But no, she deserves everything.
"it's almost golden hour" she said and looked at me so excitedly.
"yeah, do you have plans?" I asked. She just shook her head.
"do you wanna go to the park?" I asked.
She quickly nodded.
Now that she received her payment from her commission, he offered to buy me an ice cream.
But the ice cream vendor knows me. He literally knows me, he knows me as Prince Philip.
"I'll think about it" I said. The ice cream vendor would recognize me and I don't want that to happen.
"no, Phil. Please, let me buy you ice cream" she pouted.
I looked at the ice cream shop located at the end of the street and looked at the street as well that is packed with people.
Why are there a lot of people?
"do you really wanna eat ice cream?" I asked.
She just nodded and pouted.
"please?" she acted cute which I know I can't handle. "pretty please?"
"I'll buy you tomorrow, okay?" I tried to negotiate with her.
"no, I want it now" she insisted.
What am I supposed to do?
"well, you know. There's a lot of people there" I honestly said.
"and so? we're humans too. Come on, going on the busy street isn't that scary at all" she smiled at me widely.
"it is scary" I said. She shook her head snd tried to pull me towards the street.
"you want it now?" I asked. She nodded cutely.
"not tomorrow?" I asked again. She shook her head cutely.
"okay, okay" I said. Defeated.
The moment that we entered the street, I knew that it won't be easy.
People might recognize me.
One thing more is that I'm not wearing a hoodie nor a cap to hide my face.
But looking at Amelia who's busy pulling me and of course she looks so excited, I thought that no matter what will happen today, I'll face it.
I pulled Amelia by her waist to keep her out of the people.
She looked shocked but what she did made me even more shock.
She held my waist as well.