Their Cinderella, His Precious Princess

Chapter 9 - Living Next with the City Girl 2

Chapter 9 - Living Next with the City Girl 2

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“Croak.. croak… croak…”

“Ribbit… ribbit… ribbit…”

Anastacia looks like she is facing the end of the world as she listens to the endless croaks around her. It would have been bearable if they were at least a ruler apart from her, but those wet creatures had already made it to her side.

It is as if they are a bunch of terrorists that want to befriend her despite the circumstances. Anastacia wouldn’t have had a problem playing friendly if not for the fact that they are her greatest enemies.

To make things worse, those amphibians have a different plan, since the biggest one jumped on Anastacia’s breast. It looked at her like it was proud of the distance it managed to cross. Its ugly body touching the woman’s skin made her whole human vessel get goosebumps all over.

She had enough.

A single movement might make the toads and the frogs jump away from her, or the big toad on her breast go to her face. Grabbing it in one go would never be her option, so all Anastacia could do was close her eyes and prepare for the worse.

She readied her lower half to jump off the paddy field and escape the nightmare, but another adversity came her way. The pouring rain made the paddy field even muddier and jumping off of the ground like that could make her position much worse.

Anastacia didn’t want to see herself kissing a frog while in the weirdest position that she could ever do. It will not just be undesirable, but disgusting as well. In this kind of situation, she’d rather go back to the old couple’s house and apologize like a docile child.

She is willing to accept embarrassment just to escape the nightmare that is currently trying to turn her into an amphibian covered with mucous glands.

And so, as a human left with no other choice, the city girl put force in her exposed legs and butt, and with one push, she bet the future that she wanted to have. Anastacia almost already smiled when she was able to stand up, but her feet, which were buried deep in the mud, made her lose her balance once again.

The place that her face is awaiting is none other than the resting mud of the biggest toad in the field. Anastacia, for the first time in her life, seriously wanted to kill a being that God had created.

It no longer mattered to her if it would be a mortal sin or what, as long as she was able to escape the horrible future that was awaiting her face. It was, of course, wishful thinking that would never be granted to her.

The woman is already losing hope and is ready to face the reality that she has when a sturdy arm grabbed her slim waist. It was hard and big to the point that it could compare to a log. Anastacia slowly turned her head to see the owner of the arm and her expectation did not betray her for once.

Jamie was standing right beside her while wearing a bewildered expression.

“Anastacia. I’m really sorry…”

The man was not able to finish the apology that he was meaning to say, since Anastacia used her remaining adrenaline to lift her body. She obsessively clung her legs to Jamie’s waist and embraced the man as tight as she could.

Her fear of toads and frogs around her made the woman forget the anger that she had just a while ago. Shame also has no place for her right now, since all she could think about is removing her body from the muddy field. Anastacia is currently seeing Jamie as a hero saving a damsel in distress.

“Take me out of here.”

And like a queen commanding her servant, the damsel in distress laid out her first order to the knight, who had no clue of what was happening to the muddy woman.

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“I use this hut whenever I work in the field. We are far from the old couple’s house. You can stay here for the night…”

The shaking Anastacia only nods to Jamie’s words. She bathes in cold water after they reach the hut and immediately wraps herself in an old blanket. All her clothes were wet due to the rain and so she had no choice but to go naked with only the thin blanket as her last weapon.

The sky was still dark, and the rain was still pouring hard, making her feel more miserable. She could have laughed it off if she had been mad at first, but the tension made her vulnerable to another outburst.

“…I bet you haven’t eaten breakfast yet and it already feels like noon. I will make a quick tour back to my house to get some food. Wait for me here.”

Once again, Anastacia felt the hopelessness of her situation. It was not even a big deal, but she has this void that can’t be filled with a mere sense of humor. She is scared that someone will just pop out of the run-down hut, and yet she can’t ask Jamie to stay.

The strangers around her have no responsibility to take care of a delusional woman who wouldn’t agree with their customs. She couldn’t help but feel miserable as the cold seeped into her body more and more.

“Anastacia! Sorry, it took me so long. I only have a simple egg drop soup and boiled sweet potato. Could you eat those? Also, here are some clothes from my sister. I’m not sure if it will suit you. Those are quite worn out. Sorry, I can’t find anything better.”

A sudden burst of tears. A woman hiding inside a thin blanket. A big man who turned like a fool after witnessing all of those.

It was quite a sight that no other living thing witnessed. Jamie can't understand Anastacia, and the latter can't figure it out herself either.

“I’m so sorry for shouting at you. I’m really sorry, but I still won’t get married no matter what. Just please understand this once.”

Silence followed since Jamie was unable to say anything after such a declaration from Anastacia, and the latter did not say another word after her last statement. Well, it is not even something that could be questioned in this situation.

A man and a woman who barely know each other, can not, of course, know what the other one is thinking even though they have been intimate once.

Being in a relationship is not like magic, wherein things like emotion and being in sync would work wonders just because they did it once in the lake and on top of the poor sweet potatoes. That is beyond impossibility. More so, the difference in their way of life has a big contribution to their agreement.

As the next scene between the two unfolds, all the brute can do is embrace the shivering and crying woman.

Anastacia fits perfectly in Jamie’s arms. She was like a child being comforted by a giant. Despite being in the rain for a long time, the man’s body is warm and so is his hug. Anastacia is being enveloped by such a luxury that she hasn’t experienced even once before.

“It’s fine if you don’t want to get married. However, I would like you to stay near me for a while. Like what I’ve said, in case you get pregnant, we at least want the child to have a family and you need support during and after your pregnancy.”

Jamie was waiting for any kind of response, even a negative remark, but no words came from Anastacia. He was worried that the woman might be swallowing her emotion and so he checked her face as gently as possible.

What Jamie saw was the sleeping face of the naked woman before him. Anastacia was slightly snoring, and the small movement of her chest made Jamie look at the corner of the hut. He did not notice it before the man could now clearly see the pitiful look of Anastacia.

Her skin is pale and so are her lips. Anastacia’s long hair is disheveled and there are dark circles under her eyes. She is cold to the touch and is running a slight fever. Jamie’s stupidity was suddenly enlightened for the first time in his life.

The man, who only thinks using his muscles and the countryside virtue within him, used his common sense and dressed Anastacia before bringing her back to his hug.

Jamie can’t understand why he is doing such a thing to a stranger that he just met yesterday. Their beginning is already messed up and so is the future that he proposed to have with her. It would even be an understatement to say that they started on the wrong foot since it was Jamie’s butt that marked the beginning of their relationship.

A small smile was drawn on Jamie’s face as he dip his head on Anastacia’s shoulder. He is seriously contemplating now if he has a brain in his skull for acting like a fool over a single woman.

He can’t understand a thing that is happening between them, and it made him feel more and more insecure about the emotion that he has for the woman in his arms.

However, since Jamie is a simple man with a simple way of life, then a new offer was already being brewed in his mind as he let Anastacia savor the warmth of his body. The woman will be in for another surprise after she opened her eyes, and Jamie is now going to make sure that she won’t be able to reject him.

Well, just too bad since it was nothing complicated due to the capacity of the brute.