Tale As Old As Time: The Inkwell Prompt #34
The tale as old as time,
Boy meets girl, girl meets boy,
They fall in love and they live happily ever after or so they think.
Jane always thought that Adam was her true love, he had saved her from the monstrous witch of a stepmother which she lived with and even gave her the true love’s first kiss, he fought battles just to have her but after a month of being whisked away by Adam, reality set in and she realized that she didn’t even know who she married or what she had bargained for.
Yes, she was a princess living on a beautiful island and she was every girl's envy but she didn’t have a life of her own and she felt more lonely than she had ever felt in her life, she had no friends which she thought would change when she left her stepmother and she had no freedom because she always had to leave the castle with a guard or two.
Even the prince wasn’t all she had imagined, he was sweet no doubt but there were times that he was also authoritative and felt like he could boss her around and even their moments on their matrimonial bed felt empty and lacking because she had expected so much.
She often thought about running away but wouldn’t she be considered selfish if she did? Every woman in the kingdom wanted Adam and she was lucky to have been chosen so maybe she could just manage and things could get better.
A year went by and things felt worse, he hardly had time for her and the heirs weren’t coming forth so she could at least be occupied. She would often sit by her window and dream of the days where she could bake a cake and sweep the floor and it felt like simpler times.
Jane felt like she couldn’t live like this anymore so she gave herself two options, one which "was telling Adam how she felt" and "the other was running away". After thinking about it for a week, she finally decided to let her prince know how she felt, worst-case scenario was he would get mad and throw her out which would be better than where she was.
The day she planned on speaking to him, she felt tensed and scared. She thought of every possible scenario that would happen and her heartbeat could be heard from a mile away.
She gathered the courage and said to him “Adam, I am so unhappy” and at that moment she poured her heart out, she looked at his face expecting anger but she saw him sigh in relief and said in response “me too”, he had felt the same way and didn't know how to tell her so he spent time running away and giving her space.
They spent the night talking about solutions to their problems and getting to know each other and for the first time ever it felt it was going to indeed be a happily ever after.
Tale as old as time,
Boy meets girl, girl meets boy and they lived happily ever after.
Thank you for opening this box of passion
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This is just lovely! Everyone likes a tale of romance. I'm glad Jane and Adam resolved their marital issue at last!
You employed an entertaining, narration skill here. Nicely done. 😊
Thank you so much, I was just trying to play around with words.
Thank you for posting this entertaining story in the Ink Well community. You manage to take a cliche and turn it on its head--all the while incorporating our three-word prompt. Clever! And, thank you for engaging with other writers in our community.
Thank you so much.
I love this. Mothers and fathers should throw away those fairy tells that have endured for generations. They should read your story to their children, especially to their daughters. Whatever circumstance exists in life, you be your own hero.
Happily ever after is not magical. It takes work.
Thank you for this refreshing perspective on life.
Exactly, fairy tales make it look so easy but everything in life needs work including relationships.
Thank you for reading.
This story contains a contemporary touch within a medieval setting. It is interesting the conflict that is posed in terms of loneliness. An existential preoccupation that each one resolves with himself. Fortunately, communication between people helps us to find and love a place in the world.
Communication plays a huge role in fixing what might be broken.
Thank you for reading.
I enjoyed this story, especially the ending, @khaleesii. I thought for certain that the marriage was headed for disaster, so it was a nice surprise when they were able to share how they felt and work toward a better relationship.
I am a believer in the fact that everything can be fixed if people believe and try to.
Thank you so much for reading.
That is a very nice outlook!
Thank you
So that's it, they lived happily ever after. I was expecting they will part ways but they got their problems solved. Nice one.
Thank you.
How interesting. Happily ever after and not so cliche after all. I love the narration. We were getting somewhere but you gave us a little tour first. Nice one. I got here via @dreemport you know.
Thank you for reading
So had it been she didn't summon the courage to tell him how she felt, she won't have know that he felt the same way. Like they say, all is well that ends well.. Thank goodness they were able to resolve their issues...
Communication matters a lot.... Lets not rule that off in any relationship we find ourselves....
@dreemport directed me to your post
Yes, exactly the moral story.
Thank you for reading.
Communication is the key to every relationship😍Life isn't just a fairytale waiting to happen. We have to put effort into nurturing our relationships or they will become empty and meaningless. Having the courage to recognise inadequacies or to admit that things are not perfect is the first step to resolution. That may not result in "the happily ever after" that we expected, but at least it's honest and in the end, our happiness is not measured by succeeding in keeping an unhappy relationship together, but in understanding and appreciating and having the wisdom to know which relationships are worth salvaging and which are not. Letting go of what cannot ever work for you, will bring more happiness in the long run. I came to your post via @dreemport
Communication is the biggest key to successful relationships.
You just spoke a lot of wise words.
Thank you for reading
Nice work