No Romance, Please
Fate or accident? I don't know what it was. It played a cruel trick in my life and one day, I was not living anymore. I died! I got transmigrated into my favourite novel, ‘Romance, Please’! (Ok, I agree that it's not a good title but still, I used to love this story.) In the book universe, I pretended to be a princess, started to live in the palace, and even got my very own platinum tiara. I lived much better than in my previous life. But I had to pay the price... The book I loved the most wanted me dead, just for the sake of another character’s development. I had to die in two years, again for the story to progress. Should I wait and watch for the plot to kill me? That's not me! I just chose to rewrite the novel from scratch, together with the villain. Fates started to change. I was made into a queen, the sole ruler of my kingdom. Then again, I had to pay the price. This time it was to sacrifice my love. Plot twist, No Romance, Please, cause it's injurious to health. ************************************************************ Warning: This is a twisted, erratic, nonsensical romance book.
Love and Hatred
"...Speak" I tried to hear from her.
She raised her face to look at me. Tears started to roll down her cheeks that instant. It was the first time I'd ever seen her so broken.
I was at loss seeing her whimpering out of words. It was as if I had forgotten everything else except for the fact she was crying. I realized that day that her tears had the power to sober me up.
"Don't cry," I took a step toward her. She wasn't moving at all. "Shhhh. Don't cry. Look at me," I took another step. She immediately buried her face in both her hands. Her body shook.
'Is it the same girl who would triumph over with her wit and courage?' I wondered.
She was just a baby then, crying her heart out.
"Athena," at last I called her name looking at her helpless. I could try to take another step toward her. I could try to wipe those tears off her face. Or else I could try to embrace and console her.
But I didn't dare to do any of them.