A/N: Thank you for your lovely reviews! And we haven't gotten to the real thing yet. ;) This is gonna be a really long fic. (Hopefully I can finish it as planned.)
This isn't the first chapter yet but I forgot to include it in the Prologue, so I decided on doing Prologue Part 2. I planned on putting this in Chapter 1 but it's just Monica's introduction so it didn't fit for me. Chandler's age is 25 and Monica's age is 22. :)
Prologue Part II
MONICA'S POV
"Finally." I let out a sigh of relief as I lay down my bed after a long night at the party. It's so tiring to be the center of attention; the star of the night, and have everyone watch your every move. Most people think that being put on a pedestal like this is "The Dream". And that being one means you're the luckiest person in the world. They have never been so wrong. All my life, I have wanted to get out of this hopeless cage and just be myself. It always feels like my whole life has been mandated according to my parents' master plan. What must it be like to take the wheel and finally take control of where you want to go? People may see me as someone like a princess; some lady pampered by all the luxuries there are; everyone around you willing to let their guard down and give you everything you wanted. I'm not royalty though, I don't get everything I want like everybody believes. Are all the worldly material pleasures the only things that matter in life? Sure, I could get a new shiny car within a snap of a finger, but does that give me true happiness?
You do everything they want but still, it's not enough. How are you to meet expectations when they always find something wrong with everything you do? 'Oh you should be more like Ross. He's got his life worked out because he does things according to how we want it done. You're doing everything wrong. That's not how an heir to a multi-million dollar company should act. You should date the son of our business partner. There you go, smile and wave. Be more classy. Be more reserved. Be a snob. Don't let others think they can reach your level.' Ross is such a pushover and a suck-up that is why he's more favored by mom and dad. He's the obedient one; the precious one. I hate it when people control me but this has been the case since I came into existence. So this must be the reason why I hate my life. Well, maybe not hate all-in-all. I just want things to change. I want to be a normal person, not the face of money and fame.
Well, there are still some things going well in my life. Despite my parents being all controlling of my life, they allowed me to chase after my dream of being a chef. I figured they only allowed me to do so because it is connected to their business; and that I can integrate my future restaurants in the luxury ships. Maybe if I wanted to be a doctor or a teacher, they wouldn't have said 'yes'. It has been my dream since I was a little kid. Another thing that has been going well for me is my relationship with Pete. We didn't start off right, being set-up by our righteous parents, but I can say we eventually hit it off. We got to know each other for who we are and not where we came from or what we represent. I can truly feel that he sincerely cares for me. Although, I still have some doubts in our relationship. There are times when he tends to become manipulative and obsessive and it scares me. When he's his normal self though, he is sweet and caring. The thing I'm most thankful for is my relationship with my best friend; Rachel Green. We've been there for each other since we were little girls and we understand how each of us feels. We've both been controlled by our parents our entire lives with only little to do about it. She's the daughter of a world-renowned surgeon and his socialite wife. We're different in a way though that Rachel really enjoys living in the lap of luxury, given that she's a shopaholic. Reminds me though, I need Rachel to help me do this thing I've been wanting to do for years. I think it's time to make my "one wild day" a reality.
A/N: Hmm, what could that "one wild day" be? We'll see in the next chapter where it all begins. :)