"Promises was formed before they left your lips"

Alejandro and Heather had been married for a year or so. They had just had a beautiful baby girl. Heather was his queen and little baby Reina his princess. Justin was a jealous person. He wanted Heather and Reina for his own. Heather should have been his, not this scoundrel Ale-hand-ro. Justin did the only thing he could think of. He told a policeman that Alejandro had committed theft. This was a crime that obviously he did not commit. This was a crime that just so happened to be punishable by penal transportation. Alejandro was carted away to a ship not to be heard from for a long fifteen years.

Alejandro's sentence was now up. Fifteen years and now he was captain of this godforsaken ship. His right-hand man, Victor, had been the only person that kept him slightly sane. Victor was the only positivity in his life. The only person that reassured Alejandro that he'd one day get back to his wife and daughter. The pair made their way off the ship and to town. Alejandro went to visit his old shop while Victor roamed the town. Victor wandered until he happened upon a rather large house made of brick, with an ornamental cast iron gate. He noticed a girl that seemed about his age sitting in a window behind the gate. She had long, flowing brown hair and green eyes. She was beautiful. Victor knew that he already loved her. Alejandro's barber shop was now a pie shop. By the looks of it not a very successful one. Alejandro went inside to see just who had the audacity to ruin the one thing he had left. A woman not too much shorter than himself was busy making a pie. She looked up when she heard the bell jingle. Rather surprised that she had a customer she bustled over and asked,

"Why are you here? There is a successful shop across the

road"

Alejandro stared at her in disbelief. This was the person that tore down his shop? He spoke,

"I'd like a pie"

She looked at him eyes blown wide. She sat him down in one of the many empty booths. He sat down and looked around the shop. What a quaint little place. She crossed back and placed the pie on the table. She introduced herself as Courtney. After her introduction she announces that the pie is now on the house.

After they walked over to the main plaza. They were confronted with a man and his apprentice selling some sort of "miracle" hair growing serum. The apprentice passed around a bottle of this serum. Alejandro had his doubts. Once the bottle reached his hands he uncorked it and took a smell. He smiled and rose his head,

"This serum is no serum. It is simply watered down urine"

The crowd each took a chance to smell the serum. Once everyone was satisfied they took a stance. The man known as Mal stared at him with a malicious look in his eye.

"If you're so good then why don't you come up here and face me in a shave off?"

Alejandro smirked. He knew he could win. Even if he hadn't shaved in 15 years. He was very self confident. Alejandro strode to the stage. Once on the stage Mal serviced the crowd until he found two men that looked like they needed a shave.

The shave off had ended. Mal had gone fast, but Alejandro had delivered a better shave. This fact made Alejandro the victor. Alejandro and Courtney exited the plaza and made their way back to her shop. Once inside Courtney says,

"You should reopen your barber shop above here"

ALejandro looked at her. He may have wanted to but, Heather was infinitely more important.

"Where is my wife Heather?"

"When you were sent away the poor thing went insane. She bought a bottle of arsenic and drank it. Alejandro she is gone, but I still have your shaving tools"

Alejandro stared at her. The love of his life was dead. The one person who made him a better person had drank poison to kill herself because he was sent away. He looked out the window of the shop and gazed towards the open market. She stared at him expectantly.

"Okay, I guess I'll reopen this shop"

Alejandro knew the only reason he opened the shop again was because it reminded him of Heather. This shop was a coping mechanism for him. To what he loves for the one he loved. Alejandro really just wanted to kill Justin. It was all his fault that the love of his life was dead and he'd never get to see his baby girl again. Plain and simple Justin needed to die. At this point Alejandro had reopened his shop. Victor burst through the doors.

"I have found the most beautiful girl ever. I saw her in the largest house in this town. She looked bored, yet somehow she was still gorgeous. Her hair was long and a beautiful, rich brown. Oh and her eyes they were the most beautiful shade of green you could ever imagine. Now that I think about it they were much like yours"

Alejandro could say nothing. All he could think was that is my baby girl. Sweet, sweet Reina. My little princess.