Cinderella's Shoe

Quote/Prologue

Quote/Poem

"And with the moonlight cast in the sky,

She gave him a tearful goodbye.

His heart broke,

With the way she spoke.

And the sun was set to rise,

Just a little while after her demise.

But the two are set to meet,

Be it in sadness, tears or grief.

The two would meet,

Maybe it is not to be brief."

Prologue

"Just give me a reason,

To keep my heart beating.

Don't worry, it's safe,

Right here in my arms.

As the world falls apart around us,

All we can do is hold on

Hold on!"

-Against The Current, The Beginning.

There is a story that I feel must be told. I feel that this is particularly an interesting tale, one that you should enjoy. I feel that this is the time to discuss the tale.

Allow me to start with this:

How could two people, from two entirely different lives, living in the same small world, possibly be connected in some sort of fashion? How could something like this ever happen? How could this start in the first place? How does it end?

You must wonder this. Many do. Many have in the past. Only a few have ever had it answered.

They believe separate things, but there are many things that can be linked together. Others can indeed be linked. They can be tied together by a certain event.

For instance...

Almost five years ago...

I ran throughout the forest, the branches whipping past me, cutting and scraping me with violent anger. The cuts bled, but that didn't matter. What mattered the most to me was escaping. Escaping the evil. Escaping the dangers of the world. Escaping... Everything.

If only for a little while.

The dirt flew up from the ground, attacking me like soldiers that hurt to protect and defend their families. It stained me, corrupted my clothes, tainted my skin as bad deeds do to a good heart. The sky was black, the surroundings black. Even the trees looked black.

Darkness.

Just how it was all the time. Just how it would always remain, never changing. No light could ever seep through the cracks. It would be destroyed if it ever managed to break past.

And then...

CRASH.

I fell to the ground, my face implanting straight into the dirt, my palms and knees stabbed by the sharp stones that littered the floor. The culprit was an uprooted tree that had curved up and into the ground, making the perfect archway of death for someone to trip over if they weren't careful enough.

And with that, I burst into tears.

The pain was too much for me to bear. I couldn't take it anymore. Life was too harsh for me, it was impossible to keep going on. A six-year-old like me couldn't take this much pain. This much cruelty.

"Miss, are you alright? Do you need any help?" A young voice called, filled with worry and concern. Concern that was never meant to be for me.

"No," I cried. "Please... Leave me be... Just go and leave me..."

"I'm afraid I can't do that, Miss. I can seen you must be in an extraor… big amount of pain- tell me where it hurts so I can help you. I can kiss it better like my mum does when I fall of my bike? Please, I don't wanna leave you like this?" He struggled with pronouncing the words- how old even was he?

His small voice persuaded me to move (it seemed as if he held some kind of inherited power over me) so I shyly rolled over onto my back.

Blue eyes. Bright blue eyes.

Not like the colour of the sky blue, but a mix of ocean blue and bright blue. Not too dark, but not too light. A perfect (was that what they said about things like this?) combination. I fell in love with that colour right then and there like I used to fall in love with the teddy bears at the store. I had never seen something so beautiful before in my life. He also had dark brown hair, like the colour of poop. Among his young face, he could pass as eight-years-old or maybe ten, it stood out.

They were amazing. I mean the eyes.

"Miss, can I help you in any way? Is there anyone I can call to help you? Any family that can come for you?" He seemed nervous due to our eye contact, and I was too.

The mention of a family made me sick to my tummy. There was hardly anyone left that could help me. The tears rushed back.

"Hey! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you upset! Can I take you anywhere? A home maybe? Or I could take you to my house so you can get some help? Would that be okay?"

I shook my head, and replied:

"No. Thanks for bein' nice, but it's okay."

"Oh, of course. May I at, least, walk you to the edge of the forest where you came from? I don't feel comfortable with leaving you alone in this dark place."

"Umm.... I guess the company wouldn't be so bad..."

"Great!" He smiled and his eyes lit up like I had just given him everything. "May I know your name then?"

"Ariel. What is yours?" I held out my hand for him to shake.

"Jacob." He shook my hand in return.

We walked together, the moonlight shining down on the two of us. In this moment, I felt as though we could do anything together, that we could do anything if we put our minds to it.

But all good things must come to an end eventually.

"Umm... Well, this is me. Thank you, for walking me home, Jacob."

The two of us stopped, unfortunately, having to break off.

"Well, I hope to see you again, Miss Ariel."

We shook hands and parted ways, our goodbye meaningful. But something told me that I would be seeing him again. And that it would be very soon...

The Present Day...

The two of them are completely different in every way possible, but there are many things that can join them together.

Two completely polar opposites.

One undeniable connection.

The two could make it. I was sure...

They were definitely perfect for each other, I was absolutely sure of it. Their children would be perfect. Handsome, not to mention charming, like their father. Smart and incredibly sassy like their mother. Definitely perfect, in my eyes.

Such a shame too. I mean, would they even last that long enough to get to that point in their lives? They just seemed so fragile, like they could break at any second. But they may survive.

Who knows?

Definitely not me, that's for sure. Nobody really knows for sure what will happen. I don't even know. In many things, not just their future.

For all we know, maybe they won't even get to the full claiming part...