Chapter 22

'Do not watch the petals fall from the rose with sadness, know that, like life, things sometimes must fade, before they can bloom again. At the beach, life is different... Time doesn't move hour to hour but mood to moment... We live by the currents, plan by the tides and follow the sun....I may not be someone’s first choice, but I’m a great choice. I may not be rich, but I’m valuable. I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not, because I’m good at being me. I might not be proud of some of the things I’ve done in the past, but I’m proud of who I am today. I may not be perfect, but I don’t need to be. Take me as I am or watch me as I walk away!'

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Tamara gave out a short laugh.

"You don't know anything Rosa, in case you have forgotten, you are just a slave I helped in becoming the queen." Tamara said.

"That may be true, I am a slave you helped, agreed, but now my eyes are opened and I now know my left from right." Queen Rosa told Tamara.

"Rosa, don't bite th