The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slippers

(Find your happiness)

This story tells about a young lady who believes in ‘happily ever after’ but due to some unexpected circumstances, she was disheartened and threw away her childhood belief. What Happened to her? Will she ever find her true happiness or forever live in the shadows of sorrow? Will there be a "Prince Charming" that will save her?

Do you believe in fairy tales? In ‘happily ever after’? You might say ‘yes’ or maybe even ‘no’. Most of us believe in happy ever after especially if we grew up with fairy tales where there’s no room for sadness or if we haven’t encountered yet the harsher side of life. Many believe, however, that there is no such thing as happy ending but only sadness and tragedy. This, of course, is for pessimists and for those who suffered so much in life. Whichever you choose, I do hope that you will find in your heart your own happiness.

CHAPTER 1: HER PAST

“Mommy, mommy, look!” a 5 year old girl ran towards her mother. She showed her a small pink shell. “Can I keep it? It’s pretty. I think it’s one of Ariel’s treasures,” she inquired.

“Of course my dear, you can. I’m sure Ariel wants you to keep it too,” agreed her mother. Ariel is the princess in the tale Little Mermaid. Her mother always tells her fairy tales. Thus, she thought they were true.  The girl jumped up and down then ran towards her father to show him the pink shell. He too was amused about the girl’s thought.

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“I’m home!” shouted a 15 year old girl as she opened the door.

“Good evening sweetie. How are you today?” greeted her mother, Emma, from the kitchen. Emma has waist-long black hair and brown eyes.

“Hi mom! I’m fine. I met a lot of new friends,” she said. “By the way, where’s dad? He must be home by now,” she added. The moment she finished her sentence, the house door opened and revealed her father carrying a big brown box.

“Oh dad, you’re here. What’s that?” she inquired.

“Good evening my dear Serena. Why don’t you see yourself?” her father replied, smiling.

She walked towards the table where he put the big box. She opened it silently. To her utter surprise, the box was full of books. Beastly, Cloaked, A Kiss in Time were some of the titles of the books. There were also Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid and such. The girl jumped up and down from delightfulness.

“Daddy! Thanks so much! But what’s the occasion?” she said.

“Nothing. They’re the new books in the store and the others have new covers in it. I thought you will like so I brought it home,” replied her father.

“I love it! Thank you, thank you, thank you Dad!! I love you!” She hugged her dad tightly.

“By the way, have you seen our new neighbors? I heard they will move here today,” interrupted Emma.

Rupert, her father, gave a curious look. Serena just gave a quick smile. “I’ve met them earlier. Actually, I helped them move their things inside the house before I came home. They are nice, I like them,” she informed.

“Well that’s perfect. Since you met them already, why don’t you invite them for dinner tomorrow? It’s a good way to get to know them,” her father asked her. Serena agreed.

The next day...

DingDong!

Slowly, the blue gate opened revealing a tall young man wearing eyeglasses.  He’s wearing a day-to-day shirt and checkered short pants. Serena greeted him warmly. “What can I do for you?” he asked.