Leonarda listened as Aladdin told her everything, from when he first met Jasmine in the marketplace, until now.
"And see, that's why I…see, I love her."he said.
"I can see that."said Leonarda. "Though I have never thought that lying was justified in any way, I am no one to judge you. I wouldn't want to leave here. Perhaps I could talk to her. Or, you could just tell her the truth. That way, you could be free of all these lies. One lie only leads to another."
"I learned that the hard way, believe me."he said.
"I can see that. But what if when she finds out…I'll lose her."
"I wouldn't mind if you'd lied to me."said Leonarda. "I would still love you."
Aladdin smiled.
"If I did lose her, my life wouldn't be worth living anymore."he said.
"I know what you mean."said Leonarda quietly.
"I'll try to convince her to let you stay here, though. I'll work something out."
"She would understand if you told her the truth."
"No! I don't want Jasmine to know that I'm nothing more than a streetrat, and that I lied to her!"
"There would be nothing to lose. There's nothing they can do about it now, anyway. You are married, you are Sultan, what could they possibly do?"
"Jasmine would probably despise me more."he said.
"She would be a fool."
"No, she wouldn't. She would be right."
"It would help you. You're lucky you could get that off your conscience. It would be one less burden to carry. I can't. My sins will mark me forever."
"I just can't, but you're right."he said.
Aladdin went, decided to tell Jasmine the whole truth.
"Have you ordered them to drown the iqbal?"asked Jasmine.
"Um, that's really not...what I came to tell you. I came to talk to you about something else."he told her.
"I asked you…"
"I know what you asked, but I want to tell you something first. Uh, you better sit down, it…it's a long story."
Jasmine sat down, angrily. She couldn't believe that the same boy whom she had met in the marketplace was the same one whom she had agree to marry.
"What?"
"I knew that as a princess, you could not and would not want to marry a streetrat, so I used my wish for the genie to make me a prince, and marry you. That was the only thing I wanted. However, you only married me because you had no other alternative didn't you? You were supposed to be married by your birthday, and I just happened to come along that day."
"But…but I…I did…love that boy I met in the marketplace. He wasn't like all those suitors. They were all so…I never liked any of them. I refused to marry because I didn't love them. I wanted to marry for love. When I came back to the Palace, Jafar told me that he, that you, had been executed. That was why I asked you to torture him."
"Oh! I thought…"
"I just can't believe it's really you! How…"
"I…I didn't tell you before, because I thought…"
She got to her feet, ran to him, and hugged him.
"I can't believe it!"she cried.
"If I had only just…not lied, none of this would have happened."he said.
"I don't care. All this time, I have had you here, with me, and mourning y ou."she laughed. "It's a miracle!"
Aladdin couldn't believe what he heard. He was sure that Jasmine would despise him, and perhaps even never want to see him again.
"It is! I can't believe it, either!"he said.