Narrative Twist

"His Fate"

The princess’s jealousy and barbarism had driven her to make the decision for her loved one, to pick the door with the menacing beast. It was a hard choice for her to make, especially when she has spent months loving him and only him. She was jealous, envious even. Envious that in the end, she could not have him for herself. Which had forced her to think that if she couldn’t have him, then nobody could have him.

As the time came by for the youth to pick the door, she watched his every move, the way he breathed with uncertainty, the way he was silently asking her which door. She raised her hand by the right door, knowing that this will forever change her life, her lover caught the movement and walked to the door and opened it.

Then it was when the tiger came out to make her realize how cruel she had been. She watched in horror as the beast scratched her lover to death and it pained her to think that she was the cause of this. Yet, he belonged to her first, not the lady behind the door, her .

She heard chuckling from beside her and looked over, the sound belonged to her father. She watched as he took this as no other death, without any significance, not even sparing a single glance of sympathy.

“Father,” she cried out, “How could you be so heartless?”

“What’s gotten into you, my princess?” He was confused by her sudden change of feelings towards the event.

“He meant something to me, and you just disregard it?” She shook her head and ran out of the arena, ignoring the calls from her father.

Walking past the onlookers, she made her way to the familiar castle where she called “home.” She couldn’t bear thinking about seeing anyone else, especially her father.

She locked her doors, shut her blinds, and threw herself on her bed. Her emotions were all over the place, and she could not believe that she was the one who caused all of this just because of her jealousy.

The princess was depressed for days and days thinking about how just the movement of her hand decided the fate of her lover which brought her over the window. She jumped, jumped because she could not take the pain, jumped so she could finally be happy with her lover.

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Blog 10-14-15

Prompt: Which character do you like the best? Why? What do you like about what you are reading?

A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin

Pages read: 1-87

      I am currently reading A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin. Hattie Owen has just turned 12 and thinks that her life will change, and it did. Her uncle Adam, that she had just learned about, is staying with her over the summer. Adam does not act like everyone else does, but Hattie treats him like her friend. 

      One thing I like about Hattie is that she always thinks about Adam and decides what is best for him. She also tries to include him in things she does everyday like taking a walk around town. I like this about her because she actually gives Adam a chance to be himself with her and to gain a friendship with him. This also shows me that Hattie is a kind, and caring person because she doesn't exclude Adam from things or makes fun of him, she does the opposite.

      Something that I like about reading A Corner of the Universe is that it really does relate to the real world. I think this because people have disorders or other diseases, and the world labels them as " different " or " not normal " but this book shows that it is ok to be different because there's always something unique about you. I also like that the main character, Hattie because, she does not think of Adam differently or is embarrassed about Adam like most people in her family are.