A Princess Doesn't Cry

Jordan

He heard noises coming from Aurelia's desk and window. He jumped from surprise. He only came out once the intruder was gone. To his surprise, nothing was touched. He wasn't sure when Aurelia was gonna come home. He curled up on her bed and fell asleep.

He heard someone crying in the middle of the night. He walked out of the room to find Aurelia's mom sitting in front of the door. Her mom was surprised to see him. She was silent. He sat next to her.

"What's the matter?" Jordan whispered to her, "Where is Aurelia?"

She didn't answer for a second. She gulped and said, "Sh- She killed herself."

Jordan was astonished. He couldn't believe her, she couldn't believe she would do such a thing.
Aurelia's mom laid his head on her lap and pushed her head upon the wall.

"Tell me," Aurelia's mom asked, "tell me what you did with her. The light in her soul. Tell me what you saw. Start from the very beginning."

"It was a normal day for her on the bus," He said, "I was a new student. Everyone was staring at me. I stared her in the eyes and sat next to her. She was astounded that I, out of all people, sat next to her. She asked me why I chose her. I said that she should never doubt herself, and I kissed her on the cheek. I knew she was the one. I begged this girl named Estelle for her address, she made me be her 'girlfriend' if she did. When I got there, I popped through the window and told her I loved her. I kissed her on the cheek..."

He continued his story as he and her mom slowly fell asleep.

A few mornings later, he took a jog over to a bridge. A bridge with rushing water and rocks lining the bottom. He wanted to be with Aurelia once again.

A faint voice caught his attention as he stepped on the ledge.