Prince Cinderella

ears

onto the towering skyscrapers. The sunlight bounced off the pristine glass of the commercial official building, blinding onloo

the neighborhood, all my efforts in reaching her failed. It ended up like the flames of vanishing smoke in the air. So were the ashes of my past. Washed away. Everything was washed always. And all

Buzz!!

le table. I turned to it, pic

. He's someone that gives me a belonging to a family.

im, but they shot him! He's bleedin

im to the hospital. I'll

replied before

d walked out. Just by the door, two bodyguards followed me behind as I walked to the parking lot. My driver was r

was, but he wasn't picking up. It made me more worried. My eyes

ow why, but I couldn't stop thinking about the incident from 25 years ago. It was a fresh wound that would never heal. But just like yesterday, it was still fresh in my memory. Y

. I shrieked back to his gaze. His white shirt loo

e you hurt?" I had his han

plied, looking d

s begged him for a repl

m a bunch of thugs. He had cuts and bruises and gunshots... Luckily, I could scare t

a comfy hug and prayed somehow that th

be a little careless and also arrogant but, I'm glad he acted co

y 7:00 p.m. A set of doctors walked out

e. "The patient really lost a lot of b

e check on him?" My shiveri

you can go in. Excuse me." He mutte

t's go." Xavi ta

een him so concerned about anyone.

me felt dark. As if I was concerned about him, too. Xavi and I made our way to his sick-bed. There was a big ba

tional about a stranger made me move closer. Inspecting his face. He felt so familiar, but I couldn't recall. With this, I swallowed hard. As if I'd just seen an angel of death... Whom almost took me twenty-five years ago. And maybe he

ne. In fright, I took a step away as his eyes opened to mine. They were

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with their eyes glued to the screen, including mine. It was a romance movie I had to snuck out to watch. Once in a while, I dress o

y first time watching it, and this is because I'm always too occupied. I wiped away the tears from my face with the edge of my cloth. Too bad

e you

t, do you understand me?" Jake begged. His blonde hair,

shivered, watching

ke a lot of babies. And you gotta watch them grow. You gotta die an old lady

e weight of those words was every woman's genuine wish in li

feel my

t ever happened to me. It brought me to you. A

ed down my eyes. Like dew on a heated pane of glass

romise me... That you'll survive. That you won't give up. No matter what happens.

romi

r let

" Jack planted a kiss on the back of her han

-wrenching sobs that tore them both. Their lips shivered in the sequence of the movie characters. I felt lost watching these two until I noticed the person sitting right next to me. He wore d

identity. I never had friends or watch mates to cry with, but I had

me like that?" His bar

hout looking or

"All romance stories are boring, including this. You're q

ust rolled my

your name?" He as

amiliarity. It wasn't just a slight resemblance. He was his carbon copy. Mateo's carb

." I r

boyfriend?" He asked, concerned. He talked as

s." I gushed at him. For some reasons, his presence

ry b

nce. Noticing his moon-lumin

an... As good looking as you are, I'm single and also single. Don't you thin

go on a dat

sgust. "Sorry, but I have to go

He admitted with se

ut. Almost running without turning back, but he followed. I don't just hate him because he's the exact photocopy of

ke this, please!" He ran after

y name!" I wa

use of me. I don't feel good. I can not watch this boring film

sigh and turned to him.

I never knew we would meet like this. Or today. Or