Disclaimer: I do not own Labyrinth!
I could be so cruel.
I could have beaten her in an instant. The young wench never had a chance against me in my own Labyrinth. And yet I let her slip through my fingers, and for what? Love? Nonsense. Not for the Goblin King.
No. I could've charmed her. Or Higgle. To keep her from finishing or even managing to begin. But no. I enjoyed her aggressive determination. Her stubborn demeanor throughout the whole of the Labyrinth. Not because it made her even more gorgeous. No. Because it was fun to watch her frustration. It was real entertainment, no fake, no false or acting.
I let her go! What was I thinking! I NEED Sarah! I need Sarah Williams! Oh shut up Jareth.
But it was too late when I realised this. Much too late. She was married now for goodness sakes. With CHILDREN.
I would be lying if I said I didn't check in on her with my crystals every now and then. I knew the stress of her work at the Primary school and raising her own children with such an imbecile as a husband. Always drunk, gambling away their money.
But it was late at night when Sarah had just helped her drunkard of a husband into bed and been to kiss her children goodnight for the last time, though they were already asleep, that my dream came true again. I was given another chance to win her.
Her youngest son watched her mother wipe away her tears that were appearing more and more frequently all the time. And it was enough. He knew it was his father's fault that his mother was always working or crying or angry. So he said his right words.
"I wish the Goblin King would take my mother and brothers and sister and me away, right now."
I wasted no time. Once the children were safe, I made my entrance into the kitchen, and Sarah's life again. She stood at the sink. Her back stiffened when I arrived, but very quickly relaxed when she knew who I was.
"He called you, didn't he? My son. I thought I heard a mutter when I left the room." She hadn't yet turned around.
"Hello Sarah."
Because I could be cruel. Just not to her.
-Sianie