Never Meant To Be: A Continuation of "The Lady or The Tiger"

She had known she would be asked, she had decided what she would answer, and without the slightest hesitation, she moved her hand to the right. The door creaked open as the youth grasped the latch. As it swung open, a figure of a person formed within the cell's shadow. Out of the tiny cell walked out the fair damsel. Her cheeks were blushing in the ray of light and her legs were nervously quivering. The two youth in front of the cell smiled, and ran into each other's arms. They held each other in a passionate embrace, as their lips brushed pass against each other's faces.

At the balcony where the royal family sat, the princess looked upon the couple as they continued to linger in the stadium. She wrinkled her forehead and frowned as cheers and applause echoed throughout the stadium. Tears hotly rolled off the princess's skin as she remembered how the youth used to kiss her. How fortunate of the lady to receive his affections! She never wanted this to happen, but she would never live with herself if she made the youth face the slashing fangs of the tiger. The real murderer would be her instead of the cutting teeth of the beast. Only agony and guilt would follow her day by day with his passing.

The princess knew that a commoner and a royal would never be an appropriate match, but his appearance seemed to win over her feelings of love. She never knew why they started to love each other in the first place. What was left of their love, were only distant memories. In the end, she knew that a princess and a common man were never meant to be together.


The Author's Note

This was something that my English teacher made us do. To write an ending of "The Lady or The Tiger". I personally think the tiger, because the princess would FREAK if the guy was in the arms of another girl. I don't see him going to the lady, but I challenged myself for making him go to the lady.

I give many thanks to Parsat for the encouragement! Thank you so much for the advice!

I do not own "Lady or The Tiger" by Frank R. Stockton.