“ Are you ready princess?” Lauren’s father asked his sweet daughter while fixing her uniform.
Today, she will be entering primary school and they decided to enroll her in the public school in their town. Lauren got so tall that she can pass as a child model, her skin looks so natural white, creamy and soft plus her eyes are too perfect for her face. She grows up to be a beautiful kid and a very innocent one.
“ Are you ready prince E-Ethan?” she sweetly asked Ethan whom she became best friend with. She is too comfortable and clingy with him that she wants to enroll in public primary school just for him.
“ Yup, my princess,” the 9 years old Ethan said before patting the head of Lauren and holding her hand before they enter the gates. Their parents are so in love with their cuteness especially when they turned around and waved to them before running inside the school while still holding each other’s hand.
“ Teacher! I want Lauren to be my seatmate!” Ethan said in a serious voice before tugging Lauren’s hand and placing her things besides his table.
The teacher shook her head and nodded because she can’t do anything, especially when the kids are doing this kind of things since then. They don’t want to socialize with other kids and they seem so close that they have another world of their own.
“ Do you think that girl has no money?”
Young Lauren asked Ethan, then she pointed out a teenager wearing a crop top and ripped jeans. They are now in the public playground and playing in the swing while eating a lollipop. Ethan became matured with his age and shows a real smart attitude compared to his batch. He loves reading and learning things making him the top student of their school.
Ethan looks again at the girl and pretended to think.
“ What do you mean that she’s like broke?” he responded to the cute Lauren while he uses his other hand to push her swing in slow motion.
“ Yup,” the girl said popping the letter "p" at the end of her sentence.
“ Why do you say so?” Ethan curiously asked because he didn’t know what’s Lauren’s talking about.
“ Because her clothes are too small for her! Plus, my mom said that I should dress with elegance and modesty!” she said in an arrogant tone before standing up and pointing her clothes to the boy in front of him.
“ When I grow up! I will not dress like that! I want to protect my body for my prince!” she said which made Ethan laughed. His best friend is too cute and innocent about things and it seems like she wants to be as modest as possible right now.
“ Okay princess,” Ethan responded chuckling and patting her head making her scream. She doesn’t want anyone holding her hair even if it was him.
“ I hate you!” she said before stomping her feet and running to their house.
That was the everyday scenario of their childhood life. Ethan and Lauren became inseparable even in school and in their village. Even if Ethan’s mother is busy doing part-time jobs to support him and her, she feels comfortable leaving Ethan to Lauren’s parents and making them take care of him because he wants to play with Lauren.
There are times where Ethan will sleep inside Lauren’s bedroom because his mother needs to work for a 24/7 job and Lauren’s mother will not have a problem with that since their house is big and they are happy with Ethan’s cuteness.
“ What do you want to be when we grow older?” Lauren asked in a sleepy tone beside Ethan. Like other days, he is sleeping in her room and they are wearing the same pair of pajamas.
“ Like in 10 years?” Ethan asked Lauren before adjusting his position making him face her and her sleepy face.
“ Mmmmm. Or like in 15 years?” she asked in a sleepy tone before pulling closer and hugging Ethan.
Ethan placed the blanket on their young body and stare at her sleeping face.
“ I want to be with you..” his young heart said that made Lauren open her eyes and jump out of excitement.
“ Really?! “ she said while jumping in the bed, holding her doll, and looking at Ethan.
“ Me too!”
“ I want to be with you when I grow old!” she happily said stopping from jumping and holding Ethan’s hand and making him walk with her outside of their balcony. They tried to keep their track silent and didn’t bother to open the lights because Lauren's mother will be furious if she found out that they are not still sleeping.
“ Why did we come here?” Ethan asked before helping Lauren to climb to the table because she keeps doing so.
“ Let’s make a wish to the stars! Look!” she gleefully said before pointing to the stars just above them. The sky is glowing with stars and there are so many of them like a star shower. Because of their position they can see all of the stars clear.
“ What wish?” he said looking up at her admiring the night sky.
“ That we will grow old together… in ten..nope…uhmm. like 50 years?” she innocently asked pouting at him and waiting for him to agree with her.
“ Will they make it happen?” Ethan teased her and laughed at her.
“ Even if they don’t…..we will make it happen..” she hopefully said before closing her eyes and utter her wish. Ethan watched her seriously wishing until he just found himself closing his eyes and wishing to the stars above them… that whatever circumstances may happen, may they do things that will make them bind together again because they are to fulfill their wish and that is to make them grow old together and forever.
“ Did you wish it?!”
“ I told you so!!” Lauren laughed at him and pointed at the appearance of a shooting stars in the night sky and just like that they enjoyed the rest of the night watching the stars.
“ You’ve grown up to be a beautiful lady, princess!” Ethan complimented while looking at Lauren who is brushing her hair in front of her vanity mirror. They are now 13 years old and will enter as freshmen in high school. Lauren rolled her almond shape eyes at what Ethan said and continue brushing her long silky black hair. Her mother requested to keep her hair long because it will make her look like her. “ Whoa! I didn’t know that a princess can roll her eyes like that!” Ethan teased her making her blushed. It was the first time that she did something like that because she wants to imitate her classmates and she didn’t think that it will fit her. “ I-Is it bad?” she asked Ethan looking at her reflection in the mirror. His eyes are tantalizing and mysterious but more importantly, it looks real and genuine. She watched him as his lips formed into a smile. “ You can do that, you can roll your eyes every time you want!” he said before holding her chin mak
“ And one…two…” Lauren stopped in her tracks and tried to sigh heavily because she is so tired of their routine. She is auditioning for the cheerleading team of her new school. She feels her cheeks blushed when a group of boys clapped at her and whistled complimenting her outfit. Because it is cheerleading, they require every contestant to wear shorts and crop-tops the reason why her belly button is visible for anyone right now. She can’t deny the fact that she is one of the sexiest applicants since her figure is too mature for her age. Her crop-top is a bit short for her emphasizing her breast. Every time that she will do a stunt her breast will also bounce causing the crowd to whistle especially the boys. “ Okay! You’re qualified! See me next week at the office for the other information about the team!” She smiled at the senior cheerleader before going happily to her locker room but before she got there, a lot of boys are waiting for
“ Look at that car!” Lauren heard some of the girls shouted before they ran and assembles at the entrance of their school. She got curious about the commotion so she walks in that direction and found herself staring at the red Porsche doing a fast drift in the center. It was a flashy show and many girls are giggling about it. Everyone clapped and gasped with the little stunt that the driver pulled. She finds herself excited when the door opened revealing a very hot guy. He must be in higher years than hers even though she is now in the 3rd year of high school, that’s what she thought because of how tall he is and how bulky his body is. For her, he looks familiar like she saw some of his features from someone before. His status is showing in his clothing especially the million-dollar watch attach to his left wrist. Her phone vibrated to the message of their coach in cheerleading instructing them to wear their new uniform later for the prac
“And you’re here for the team?” Hector, his cousin, laughed at him when he saw him inside the locker room of their football team. He is wearing his uniform because he wants to be part of the team with the intention of seeing Lauren cheering for him. His blood boiled because he saw his cousin again. He really didn’t like him because he is too arrogant. “Got any problem with that?” he coldly asked not wanting any conversation with him. He noticed how he smirks at him like what he said entertains him. “Why can't you just study? I bet you can’t afford to lose your scholarship,” he said arrogantly which makes him clench his jaw. If he wasn’t just respecting his relatives, he will surely punch this guy in front of him. “Don’t take it seriously,” he said laughing when he saw how angry he gets. Ethan just sighs before leaving his arrogant cousin alone. He looks at the football team who is waiting for the applicants and unfortunately, he will be with Hector who is now
It is Sunday so Ethan and Lauren decided to go to the mall to have a date. Lauren’s driver just dropped them at the entrance before he leaves them to enjoy their selves. Ethan is wearing a plain white shirt and jeans while Lauren is wearing a dress because she thought that she needed to dress well for Ethan. At the entrance, people are staring at her because of how elegant and beautiful she looked. Her hair is done in big curls while her lips are shining because of the lipstick that she applied earlier. The cheerleading team taught her how to use make-up and how to dress as a woman especially Megan. “ Why are they staring at you?” Lauren asked Ethan who’s holding her hand claiming his territory. He looked at her disbelief at her innocence. They are not looking at him but they are looking at her envying how good she looked. She looks like an international model visiting this mall and who thought her girlfriend to dress like this? Even he, cannot stop hi
Ethan's Pov "Are you sure it will just be a month?” Ethan asked Lauren in the other line while he is looking at her photo in the magazine. She is so hot in the photo because they made her wear her cheerleading uniform. “ Yup, just a month babe. I miss you!” Lauren answered her boyfriend. It is their vacation before they reach their senior year in high school and her parents decided to have a trip abroad to let Lauren enjoy the vacation. Her parents want her to have a good time since she will enter a very stressful year when she became a senior. They are now visiting Lauren’s cousin who is residing in Las Vegas. Originally, their family is based in that area, but Lauren’s parents want to have her grow in this small town. “ Hmmm. I miss you too princess,” Ethan answered still looking at her picture. He buys ten copies of this magazine just to show his support to his girlfriend. Lauren’s parents asked him if he wants to go with them but he is hesitant to
Ethan's Pov. “ Hello, tita!” Ethan greeted Lauren’s mother when he saw her cooking at their kitchen. He wants to visit Lauren so he decided to come to their house and talked to her. “ Ethan!” Lauren’s mother happily greeted him and hold his cheeks like usual. He then peeks at the food that she is cooking. “ Are you here for Lauren?” she asked before looking at the clock attached to their wall. “ Yup, is she in her bedroom?” he asked and walked upstairs when he heard her say yes and talk to someone on the phone. He opens her bedroom door only to find out that is dark and empty. “ Are you sleeping already?” he asked her because thought it was her wrapped in the blanket, he strides to the bedroom and joined her only to touch a soft pillow. “ The fuck?!” he cursed before turning the lights on and grasp that it is not Lauren but a damn pillow wrapped in a blanket. He looked at her room but there is no sign that she is there until his
Third Person's Pov. “ Are you still together?” Ethan’s mother asked him when they are eating dinner because she can feel that her son is sad and stressed about something. “ Mom?” he said stopping her from teasing him again. His mom likes Lauren too much that she is always concerned with their relationship. “ Eat some more,” she encourage him, giving him more foods in his plate. Ethan looked at it and bite his lips when he saw that she gave him part of the fried chicken. “ I’m full! Here, you eat some more mom,” he said before kissing his mother to her cheeks something that he haven’t done for a while. “ My baby boy,” his mother teared up looking at Ethan who is now a full-grown man. “ Rest well tonight okay?” she said patting his head while she watched him go to his own bedroom. Ethan nodded at her but he runs forward and back hugged her. “ Don’t overwork yourself, okay?” he said in a sweet voice before he runs towards hi
EpilogueLauren’s Pov“ To be a leader, you need to be firm in your decisions. You need to show them the power that you---”I looked at Ethan and pinched her ears because of the things that he’s reading to our baby. He’s just 8 months old but he already mention, power struggle, mafia’s and other things.“ Argh.”“ Stop it babe,” he tried to get out of my touch while he’s protecting my baby bump using his other hand.“ I’ve told you to read fairy tales! A happy and infant books!” I’ve shouted.He’s really testing my patience because of the things the he’s saying. It was like during these times, he’s preparing our child to enter his world. It didn’t matter to me but I can’t just believe him.“ Okay, princess. Let me just kiss our baby boy, hmmm.&r
Ethan’s PovLove is patient…. that’s why I’ve waited for her.Love is kind….she forgave me for everything that I’ve done.It doesn’t envy, it doesn’t boast, it is not proud.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrong.Wrath… it makes me do a lot of things. I thought I was betrayed by the only woman that I loved and the only thing that can help me to live my life is to resort in wrath. I let myself to be consumed, in wrath so I can have a will to live my life but the same wrath makes me do things that I regret, do things that is unacceptable.Looking at her right now, tears formed in my eyes. It wasn’t tears of wrath or agony but tears of joy while watching the love of my life walking down the aisle. Clearly smiling behind the veil that slightly covers her face. Her gown is beautiful but the one wearing
Third Person’s Point of view“ Prince Ethan!”“ Prince Ethan!”The young Lauren shouted while looking at Ethan at the floor. He’s sitting in the floor and doing something with all of the beads and strings.“ Yes, princess?” he asked, still doing something and not giving attention to Lauren, who is now pouting and crossing her hand to her chest.“ W-What are you doing?! Let’s play or watched.”Whining, she sit beside the serious Ethan. He just laughed and give her a glance because of how cute she is. They are supposed to be playing right now but Ethan is busy.“ What is that Prince Ethan?” Lauren asked while looking at Ethan’s doing his craft. He shows her what he did and Lauren is confused if what is it. Then Ethan held her left hand and tie the string in her ring finger.“ It’s a ring?” she asked and Ethan nodded
Ethan’s PovI always thought that I wasn’t lucky enough. That the universe is conspiring against me to give me all of the bad things in this life but I guess I am just pitying myself and I attracted luck to my side these days.Lauren is like a lucky charm. A medicine that drives me to heal and recover. Seeing her worried about my condition is painful.One month, it only took one month for me to recover. One month of regaining my strength, which makes the doctor beyond surprised. Being alive again isn’t enough to measure my luck, I recovered fast more than the statistics and research which makes the doctor more than impressed.“ I’ve told you that I will give you, your dream wedding!”I scoffed at Lauren because of how hard-headed she is. We are fighting, not exactly. We are having an argument about her gown. I’ve made an effort to call an international designer, a world-renowned
Third Person’s Point of View“ Do you think death is real?”Ethan looked at his girlfriend because of her sudden question. They are in their living room and watching a movie. Ethan is using Lauren’s lap as a pillow as he is lying down in the sofa. It felt like the most comfortable position that he’s been in his life. And looking at her, she seems to not mind.They just finished watching a movie where the main character dies, leaving his wife alone. Suffering from the sorrow while longing to her husband. It was a tearjerker and both of them shed tears while watching her agony. It was like painful moments of life and they ended up with a heavy heart.Ethan doesn’t know what to say. It’s like the movie starstruck him also. If death is real, does that mean that what happened in the movie will also happen to them?At a young age, they didn’t want to know. They mind cannot process everything b
LAUREN’S POINT OF VIEW. I’ve waked up with a heavy breathing, tears are falling right into my eyes. I wished it was just a dream. A bad dream because I cannot live my life if it is true then my eyes landed into my clothes. There is blood…. In my shirt, there is a blood. A stained of fresh blood and my tears flows heavily. I don’t want to think of it but I cannot help myself. Afraid of everything, I’ve stand up and walked through the hospital’s pathway. The white walls which I am always seeing is beginning to give me goosebumps. Where is he? I’ve cried with my thoughts. No. It was just a dream. I just saw him get shot and my hands….my hands just killed Megan. I pulled the trigger to protect Ethan but I was late. Too late. “ Where’s Ethan?!” I asked in the first doctor that I saw. He looks shocked and confused for a second. Until, he guides me to a certain room. Four men wearing black suits is guarding the door and
Ethan’s Pov Wrath… I’ve never thought that I will feel it at this kind of emotion. Seeing her right now makes me want to just snapped her head and dug her eyes out. Megan killed my father,mother and my unborn child. She kidnapped the love of my life and leave a scar in our relationship. “ Did you miss me?” she asked and I looked at Lauren’s worried face when I saw what she is holding. A gun. I am not afraid of it, I have used it a lot of times but this situation is different. Pulling Lauren, I put her at my back and shield her using my body. Today, I will not let anything happen to her. Blood. All I can see is blood. My body trembles not with fear but with too much rage but I tried to calm down to not trigger anything. One of things that father taught me during my training is to stay calm, amidst the war. Staying calm is a power and a strategy to read the enemy’s plan. “ What are you doing here?” I asked
Memories“ Prince E-Ethan!”The young Lauren shouted as soon as she arrives in the beach. They are going in a vacation with Ethan’s family and she is very happy.“ Hello, princess.”Both of their parents’ giggles because of their sweetness. They don’t know that their friendship will bloom like this.“ Come one, don’t swim to the deep part, okay?”Ethan and Lauren both nodded before they run to the seashore. Throwing sands and chasing each other like they are living their best life.“ W-Wait, prince!”Lauren shouted while hugging her knees and stopping. Her exhales is too heavy, exhausted from all of the running.“ No more, princess? You’re weak. My princess weak but she’s cute.”Ethan smiles while looking at the young Lauren. His eyes twinkles watching how her lips formed in a pout because he teased her ag
Lauren’s PovI didn’t know what I needed to feel anymore. It feels like nothing is going right with my life. Everything is a mess, from my life to my emotions and to all of the things that is happening around me.Ethan…. after all of our argument and conversation last night, he stayed in his study room and didn’t go outside. He didn’t talk to me nor asked me to eat with him like he always does. It breaks my heart that our relationship is bruised like this.I put my hand in my tummy and imagine that my child is still there but I know that he wasn’t. He is dead but how can everyone expect me to just suddenly accept that?When I was kidnapped, I did everything I could to protect my body. I’ve accepted all of the blows while trying to avoid being hit in my tummy because I know that I needed to protect my child but I failed. I failed to the point that I’ve lost him.I know that I’ve be