My Dear Future Husband by Leandra A. (red white and royal blue hardcover .txt) 📕

up the phone.

 

The next day I hurriedly went back to see what my mother would want to talk about, seeing that she has ask me to come home it might be important. “Are you kidding me?” That’s what I said upon hearing what my mother tells me about her plans for me. “No, do I look like someone who will joke about having my son married at this early age for no good reason?”  That’s what she replied to me. “Just trust me on this one, I know you will be happy with Ms. Alice Fay, my son, this is the first and last time that I’ll ask something from you so please I hope you’ll forgive this selfish mother of yours”, she firmly told me with her eyes looking straight at me--unwavering and then gave me a painful smile.

 

I know that my mother’s condition is getting worst even though she won’t show it to me, but still I can’t just agree with her this time. I don’t care whoever she is, I bet based on what my mother told me that I’ll be married to some business tycoon’s daughter-- she is just some princess who get to dream of living on her own fairytale. I’m happy now on living all by myself and for the sake of my mother, living in this reality that at least I brought upon myself so I have no regret for that. Fairytale life isn’t for me.

 

 

 

 

Wake Up Princess

22nd of May, 2016 is my most awaited date where in at the age of twenty one I'll be your wife and will look at only you... my dear future husband. I was hoping to have this wedding be blessed by heaven so I decided to go back and visit again the place where I first met you-- hoping that I'll see you as well before our marriage next day. What I didn’t expect is this reality that will be presented to me by you.

 

“Wake up Princess this is not a fairytale...” These are the words he told me the first time we met.

 

Ever since I’ve heard the chance that was given on me to be with you; I've been preparing myself like Rapunzel who’s been patiently waiting when will my life with you begins. From the way I’ll smile and the words I’ll tell you for our first meeting; I’ve been imagining and practicing them since then. I’m willing to mold myself into your liking but then for some reason it don’t sit right for me, its meaningless if you’re not going to love the real me. It might take some time and you might be thinking that our life together might be the biggest challenge you’ll have to face, but still I believe that we are bound by the red string of fate.

 

Five years, I’ve waited five long years and I finally understand what Mr. Rabbit means when he told Alice that sometimes forever feels like a second; my patience is running down as I wait for the clock hands hit midnight – marking my most awaited day.

 

The sun light rays slips thru my window gently as I open my eyes slowly. I stretched out my arms, rub my eyes and yawn. I was not able to get a good sleep yesterday but for some reason I’m feeling so alight and energetic; I can’t keep myself calm and collected as I get ready to go on the place where I first met you.

 

Upon arriving in the city I immediately went to my grandfather's company where he would always bring me five years ago and tried to look for the room where they did the photo shoots last time. I was surprised to several pictures of you in a large canvas displayed on our company's hallways. 

 

“I might ask grandpa to give me one of these (Giggles)” is what I thought to myself while looking happily at your photos. As I continued to walk I saw this black room that looks familiar to me, it's the same room where I saw you the first time although the room now is being used as storage. 

 

Finally I found it...

 

When I was about to enter the room I heard people coming so I hide myself behind. A man and a woman entered the same room and they looked like they are arguing about something that I can barely understand first but then it became clearer as they approach near the area where I am hiding at. 

 

I almost revealed myself when I saw that the man was Jun but then my eyes won't believe what it's seeing. Jun kissed the woman he is with whose face can't be seen because it's facing opposite. Jun's eyes and mine met each other and I know that he saw me hide back behind.

 

“Jun stop this!” Said by the woman he kissed, who then slapped him on his face.

 

“Anne I know you just see me as your handled model but you know how exactly I feel for you!”  He shouted back, like a grown child throwing his tantrums. 

 

The woman let out a deep sigh “That's Ms. Anne for you...and please you're telling these things to a woman who is already on her thirties, you're going to make your fans cry if they heard this” She replied while touching his face trying to make him calm down, “I will go first...try to calm yourself first before you go to the studio”, she continue then left the room.

 

“No way...this can't this be happening” is what I thought while trembling behind and trying to hold my tears from falling. Jun on the other hand remained in the room and just stood there for a while. 

 

He then began to move and walked closer to the place where I am hiding, “I know that someone is hiding there, who you are?” He said while waiting for me to come out from hiding.

 

I'm sorry I didn't intend to eavesdrop but I panicked when I heard someone came in so I hide behind (Voice trembling)

 

Who are you? Are you one of my fans?

 

I...I'm Alice Fay

 

I see...so you are that princess that they told me I'll be wed to...

 

He heave a sigh and then walk to the door's exit without looking back -- or asking the reason why I came here, Look princess, I don't know what you are doing here but that's how things really are...so wake up now princess this is not a fairy tale...

 

First Stage

“Please come in here...Jun”, said by my manager who always call in the middle of the night just to let me drive her home. She keeps on saying that she is older than me but why won't she act on her age?

 

“Sigh...you, where in the world would you find a manager that let their artist wakes up in the middle of their sleep and have them went into a pub, where someone might get the wrong idea,” I muttered while driving her back and looking at her defenseless sleeping face.

 

Every time I would ask her what's her problem she always gives me this adult like response that it's nothing and that she was just trying to burn out her stress in work. But I know that's not the real reason, it's because of my movie director who was rumored having a secret affair with her.

 

She would always trash talk that guy, but at the same time defend him whenever someone says bad things about him. And I hate this part of her that just can't give up on him, even though she's just nothing for him.

 

“Hey...Jun...Do you still remember the first time we met?” She asked as I carried her back to her apartment, “you're such a cheeky boy who dares to ignore an invitation coming from a beautiful woman like me” she complaint and then pinches my face.

 

“Ouch! That hurts...stop it you drunkard”, I shouted and then shove her hands away from my face. I then enter her room and place her on the bed for her to rest. “Jun...you don't know how happy I am when I find you at that time”, is what she said as she hold my hand stopping me from going back. I know just from one look that you have the charm that makes people love you...be obsess with you. She continued and when I was about to reply, she went dropped dead on me and sleep.

 

Annoying old woman, that was my first impression of her. I was just a high school student back then when this woman approaches me.

 

Finally I found you! I want you to come with me, is what she said and grab my hands tightly not letting me to go.” Old woman, have you gone mad?”  I hissed then grab her hand back to release it from holding my hands tightly.

 

I can sense her growing mad because I called her old woman, “Old... woman...you!” Clearing her throat she then introduced herself to me.   “I am sorry if I surprise you... young man but I am not a suspicious person, explained by her, I am working with SNC, a talent agency and I would like to invite you to our office and ask you to be one of our models, she explained to me.

 

I was so tired at that time to even listen or talk for another minute with her, “I don't have time to deal with you, I need to go now to my part time job and you are making me late”, that's what I said to her and then left her.

 

I thought that our meeting has ended already that day but to my surprise, like a stalker she keeps on pestering me to accept her proposal and that she's really desperate to have me join her agency. She even followed me to my part time work place and would wait until I'm done just to talk to me. The same routine continued for many days and honestly I can no longer remember when or how she was able to get me on their office to sign their contract.

 

From a model to an upcoming actor both of us have struggle to be successful in this industry. I didn't expect that I'll choose to stay these long in this industry, but I guess part of it was because of her. Even if she doesn't tell me I know how she bows her head to those shits just to have me on their projects and I know that behind those smile she is giving me are her efforts that who knows what she promised just for them to accept us.

 

I lost count of how many times I told her