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I lay down on the floor. I have found out that I cannot sleep on a bed, it is too uncomfortable. You know what they say, old habits die hard.

I get up, fed up of trying to find my sleep that will never come. I look around, the little room is lit up by the moonlight peaking from the thick damp curtains. My eyes find an old wooden clock.

12 O'clock. I smile at myself, remember a cinderella. Fantasy books were always my favourite when I was young. My mum and dad both used to read it to me when I was younger.

FLASHBACK

'Daddy!' I scream as he swings me across his shoulders dropping me on his bouncy bed. My mum already was sitting in bed with a ginormous book carved with golden branches and beautiful green leaves, that looked so real. My mum had always said it was her favourite book as a child.

I sat in the middle sandwiched between both my parents tucked up In bed. My mum slowly opened the book and started reading.

Once open a time there lived a beautiful young princess...

After my mum finished reading the chapters. A little left till the book finishes.

'Please mum, just one more page, please, please,pleeeeasse...' I smile revealing my missing tooth.

She smiles back pulling a dark strand of my hair from my face, the dimples on her check standing out. As her light chestnut brown hair falls on her own face.

'Mum, will I marry a prince?'

My dad laughs finding this all too hilarious, my mum slaps him gently on the arm and replies

' yes, you will. You will marry your very own prince. You will love him and he will love you'

I look to my dad. ' where is he?'

He looks at me seriously ' I don't know but I know you'll find him, and he'll look after you.'

'Anyway, that's enough questions, time for bed' he claps his hand signalling me to leave the room.

I get up smiling. I'm going to have my very own prince, That will save me from imprisonment at a castle .

FLASHBACK OVER

How did the book even end? I never really found out.

I get up angry. Why do parents feed the children's lies ?

So they don't have to answer the hard questions?

There is NO Prince Charming Mr soul finder for me and even if there was i wouldn't want him. I want him to feel the pain I've been through. If I've been through broken bones he can go through a broken heart.

I put on a loose jumper and trainers and storm out. I wrap the jumper tighter around me and sit on a bench. Staring into space...

I stare out, at the dark night sky. The stars were shining and from a distance I could see a shooting star. I follow it as it crosses the night sky from one end to another.

'Aren't you gunna make a wish?' I jump turning, standing and around rapidly.

'Will?' I ask petrified my heart about to leap out from my chest as I sit back down.

He takes as seat next to me.

' what did you wish for?'he ask turning to me.

'Nothing.'

He turns to look at me again, surprised.

' really, how come?'

' I don't believe in crap,like this. What did you wish for?' I say facing him and he turns away.

'Hah. If I told you it won't come true' he smirks thinking he outsmarted me.

'Cheat!' I say as I hit him lightly on the arm.

We stay like this in a comfortable silence for a few moments.

' soo what are you doing here all alone at midnight?'

I laugh quietly looking down.

' I needed to get away from there, what about you?' I point to the little old hostel/hotel standing in the distance.

'I' m studying at Denver university for police and criminal justice. I've got a year left till I'm free.'

Daaaang dude.

I get up. Did he just say police?

' that's great, bye'

I walk away without another word.

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