Untitled - by anastacia

once upon a time, the kingdom was lively with passion, vibrancy & life
voted as the top ten cities to live in
everyone was warm, friendly, sociable, kind & gracious

but as years went by, wars were fought & lost
at that point, the king was kidnapped by the enemies & presumably killed
the queen no longer had the resources, or the capabilities to defend her kingdom
finally a compromise was reached where the queen had to combine forces with her enemies to share onwership of the kingdom
but the queen was merely a figure head, the real reigns of power lay in the enemies' hands

the kingdom was no longer as passionate as it was
people were quite careful and competitive
no real sincerity & genuineness poured out of their hearts anymore
the queen no longer had the resources to protect her people and left them to the horror of the conquerers
the smiles disappeared & the happy innocence of the people disspitated
many a times, the queen wanted to save them but she was powerless
she tried again & again, drew up war plans again & again
but perhaps it was a lack fo courage, lack of resources or lack of the king's presence
or perhaps it was due to the fact that the people were already changing & she was powerless

all this time, a powerful knight stayed by the queen's side protecting her
although he was not the type of person the queen expected because he was always out in the city rescuing maidens & ladies from their usual cockroaches & spiders
gallant, wild & playful, the queen grew to trust & love this knight deeply although he was not the king
she knew that one day he would leave her to fight battles and win wars
one day he might nvr return
for knights like him, the world was too big, too fascinating to stay in a corner to remain a small knight always
he was much too talented and charismatic

one day the queen was sitting quietly sewing in a corner
her crown had been "borrowed away" again by the enemies
but she cldn't be bothered as it happened too many times
in fact, she was starting to enjoy the life of a being a peaceful commoner
at least she didn't have to be pressured to carry the burdens of the kingdom
lower expectations = less disappointment = happier endings?

but one day the king came back
it turns out that he was kidnapped & suffered from amnesia
he was the king queen had been waiting for for years to arrive & he finally did
but it was too late
the kingdom was in ruins, the power was shattered
& this king had no wish to stay,he only wanted to come & have a look at his once kingdom and have a look at his once gorgeous queen

he unlatched a small bottle and passed it to the queen
"this is your sunshine," the king said "i once captured the beauty of ur smile, the radiance of your glow, the sparkles from your passion, the sprinkles of fairydust from your innocence. it used to be in a big cylinder but i lost it when kidnapped. they took it out from the cylinders & used it to fill balloons. i only managed to save this small bottle for you my dear queen. you must find back what you were"

"look at you," the king continued "where's the radiant smile? i only see a fatigue smile. where's your kind heart filled with hope? i only see disappointment & fatigue when i look into your heart
where's your sunshine? i only hear rain"

with a shake of his head, the king said "i shouldn't have come back. to see my kingdom in ruins. & my once beautiful queen demoted to an ordinary wearisome woman. you're both a disappointment."

"anyways!" he said brightening up "i'm here to bid you goodbye. i've decided that i don't want to be bounded to a kingdom where the world is so big. i bought a huge ship & i'm going to sail around the world in the ship!"

"btw," he said before climbing into the ship "I know you love the knight dearly. but my dear queen, let me give you a word of king-ly advice. don't get your heart broken my queen. i don't see enough hope & strength left in your heart to sustain a broken heart. knights like these are meant to set free, they need to travel to go fighting & battling. even though i'm gone travelling the world in a huge ship, it doesn't mean that's the end for you. find someone that's willing to settle down to be your king, to rebuild the kingdom with you, to build the kingdom back to what it was.

it's just not advisable to hold on to a knight. they are meant ot explore & fight, not meant to be kings & princes.

you have three choices - you can strip off your crown & be normaliated to a common maiden. but bear in mind you're no longer that young nor that breathtaking as you used to be.
the other choice is to put back your crown and wait for a new king to come. you will never love him because your heart is with the knight. but at least you know he'll be a good king. and you can try to admire,respect and like him. but not love.
the third choice is to put on your crown, sniff that bottle i gave you & regain who you used to be.
& convert all your hurt & doubts into hope & optimism using the converter i bought you that year for your birthday. & you can be a queen for this kingdom who will play both the roles of a king and queen. but you must be strong."

"oh i'm running late my dear queen. good bye."