Olivia's Body Resolution - Inkwell Prompt #88

Walking past a chubby looking young lady dressed in expensive royal wears... Oh my! I still can't believe that good looking King bore a lady looking this fat, she has got to work on herself somehow... Some ladies gossiped quietly.

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Olivia didn't hear them and just continued to devour the sweets in her royal purse bag while she walked towards the stream for some fresh air away from the Palace. Her maid heard everything but couldn't say a word because she could still remember the punishment she got for saying what she heard.

It was getting dark, Olivia and her maid walked back to the Palace after having some fun and she went into room secretly so her father doesn't find out about her outing. She was the only child of the King and her mother died when she was being born.

The King came to visit her in her room and they discussed at a length about her future and how she would become a Queen. Even though Olivia wanted to keep being playful and waste away her time, she knew she had a responsibility towards her father's kingdom.

Another secret walk she took to the stream with her maid led her to meet a young man hiding by the river away from some men chasing him. Olivia had never seen a man looking so handsome in rags before, she felt herself so drawn to him that she asked about his name immediately.

Fred could tell she's the popular chubby girl who turned out to be their Princess but he couldn't help but be rude to her... Do you even look at yourself in the mirror? You don't look good at all to be called a Princess... Fred said with his eyes looking ashamed and he ran away from her without saying his name.

The maid had thought he was definitely going to be punished for he said but she was surprised to see Olivia, the Princess smiling and holding her chest as if she had been charmed... I want to become slim before I get married... Olivia made an immediate resolution by the river and hurried back to the Palace.

Two days went by and Princess Olivia had refused to eat anything or even drink some water, she could feel herself dying of hunger but didn't change her mind from the goals to work on herself. Every person in the Palace thought she was embarking on an impossible mission as they thought she wouldn't be able to resist her favourite sweets for too long.

Olivia bought new dresses, the ones she would wear when she become slim enough to wear them and she eat little or nothing everyday after a week of no food. Her father got so worried but he knew he wouldn't be able to change her mind when he heard it had been on since a week ago.

The news of her being too fat spread over the kingdom and no noble man was interested to get married to her even though she was a Princess. The King decided to believe in his daughter's body resolution and put her marriage request on hold.

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Days turn into weeks, weeks turned into months, and a year later, Olivia is seen to be one of the most beautiful Princess that was ever recorded in the kingdom's history book. She was so slim, taller and has a round baby face, her resolution paid off.

Meanwhile, Fred had always felt guilty of what he said at the stream to his Princess, but he didn't get a chance to see her since that day to apologize. He would always visit the stream in hopes that he would find the Princess there someday but it never happened.

After waiting for too long, Fred decided to visit the Palace regardless of his statue as a young man struggling to make a living with his skills. The king welcomed him as he was the first man who came in asking after his daughter.

Fred ran speechless when he saw the beautiful lady that was being introduced to him to be the Princess he had bad mouthed. He knelt down asking to be punished for his rude words before.

Olivia smiled at him and ask if he would love to get married to her. Fred was surprised but accepted with his all his heart. He felt he was blessed with an opportunity to be rich but slowly feel in love with Olivia and they both ruled the kingdom happily in love.