"Fairy Tales"
by Chibi
A young woman in her twenties sat against a wall with her forehead
resting on her knees. Her eyes were closed.
'When I was little, I think I remember that my mother used to read
fairy tales to me at bedtime.'
A teenaged girl, barely fifteen, aimed the pistol in her right hand
at the thirty-something man in front of her.
'I don't really remember much about my mother, so I treasure those
memories and stories with all my heart.'
"I'm afraid I have to kill you now." The girl said, scowling from the
concentration of keeping her voice from breaking and the tears from
her eyes.
"No, no, I can come up with the money, honest! I can pay your father
next week!" The man pleaded vainly with the child, looking into her
eyes for some hint of emotion. He found none. "Please, I have a
family to support..." He gestured towards a picture in a frame
standing on a nearby table. In the picture, there was himself, a
woman, and a little girl.
'When I was a little girl, I believed in those fairy tales.'
"Do I need to make myself more clear? I said I HAVE to kill you NOW."
The girl's finger squeezed the trigger and a shot was heard. Tears
streamed down the cheeks of a little girl who believed in fairy
tales. She had lied. Nobody should ever have to die.
'But when I entered my teens, I learned that there was no such thing
as a world of magic, where one's will determines everything.'
"I'm sure they know you love them..."
'Not all stories end with Happily Ever After. Not since my mother
died.'
A young woman in her twenties sat against a wall with her forehead
resting on her knees. Her eyes were closed.
She didn't want anyone to know she was crying.