Helia couldn't help but to hissed and ended up wiping the tears she hated the most. Hindi niya maiwasang maalala ang mga tawa ng dalaga at ang kapilyuhan nito. She was just two years older than her, free-spirited and perhaps the most beautiful girl she'd ever seen. Her name was Heather, and she insisted on being called a Fairy Godmother the moment she helped her escape from the knights for being a stripper, their first meeting.
"Hindi naman sa chismosa ako, pero bakit andito ka sa underground strip club at hindi sa palasyo niyo? Kamahalan?" Heather asked after she dropped Helia somewhere far enough.
"Like seriously, what do you want me to do? Pray and wish for the best?" Helia laughed sarcastically and even shook off her head.
"I mean, living in that castle was a nightmare and if I want to have a better life, then I gotta make a plan, be my own knight and save myself."
Right at the moment, a chuckle made its way into Heather's throat as she was stuck staring at the girl who just left her shotgun seat.
"Okay, basta huwag ka ng magpapahuli sa susunod."
After that, Heather said the same thing when she exposed Helia's step sister for stealing the money that Helia saved for her independence.
"Opsies. Walang magnanakaw ang nakakaligtas sa 'kin. Ako ang master niyo, at hindi kita kinikilala bilang kauri ko. Nakakahiya ka," nakangisi nitong saad at ipinatong sa ulo ng kapatid ni Helia ang mga ninakaw nitong salapi.
"Saka oo, hipokrito ako, bakit ba? The whole world was, actually, and I'm just another girl with a twisted philosophy." Lumapit ito para bumulong sa kaliwang tenga ng dalaga. "But my dear, the moment you steal anything from my woman again, and tarnish her clean hard work in order to chase her dreams, I will be the one who'll steal your breath away from you. Understand?"
Mabilis na namutla ang kapatid ni Helia sa ama at agad na tumango tango. Dahilan upang muling magpakawala ng isang ngiti si Heather at masayang ibinalik kay Helia ang pera niya. "Keep chasing the life that you wanted. And I'll be your devoted accomplice, Your Highness."
And oh, it was also the same thing that Heather said when Helia needed help to bury an abusive father. Thus, Heather was probably the proudest Fairy Godmother whom Helia wanted to run away with, when the forced and unwanted wedding she had for the Prince who found the other pair of her platform heels, would took place.
"Let's just say I'm your Fairy Godmother, because I'm gonna be your accomplice for the rest of your life. You know what? Let's leave this screwed up town together. We don't belong here."
That's exactly what Heather said with such a bright smile on her face. Not knowing that everything that they'd dreamed of would just crumble down to pieces. Resulting for a bleak laugh to escape on Helia's throat.
Thus, with all the remaining strength, Helia gathers all of it in order to stand up and literally dress to kill. Instead of her signature blue mini dress and rotten over the knee platform heels, what she wore was an all white outfit and somebody else's face.
YOU ARE READING
her favourite sin | cinderella reimagine
Short Story"Cheers to the fairytales we'll never had."
