Happily Ever After?

'And they lived happily ever after.'

I closed the book and shook my head. Why do I even bother reading these sappy love stories when I'm one non-believer of happily-ever-afters. Perhaps to fill the void of my lonely time at home alone and hopefully fall prey to believe love may actually exist for me too. Quite the reverse unfortunately. Oh well, books and movies were written based on one's fantasies where men were portrait as macho men yet romantic towards the oh-so-flawlessly-beautiful women with hair so fabulous and curves that made other women jealous. Naturally, most of these authors are women themselves and the probability of meeting a guy close to these male characters found in books are nearly nada.

No wonder girls always compare men to books.

I tossed the book aside feeling grumpy and climbed out of my couch. Damn, how much time did i spend reading those last few pages? More like last few chapters. Too much till I am left with just 15 minutes to get a shower and dress up to meet my (also a happily-ever-after non-believer) best friend, Nicole. She wouldn't be surprised if I turned up late anyway since it's my trillionth time being late. something which has now become a bad habit for me. Damn.

In under 10 minutes, I showered and hopped into my pale yellow sundress, standing in front of my gigantic mirror to apply some makeup.

Mascara or not? My bare eyelashes surely needs some salvation but that will cost me another 3 minutes. Fuck, I have to do it..

5 agonizing minutes later, with a teary left eye and a black smudge on my eyeball, I ran down the steps with a bare foot and my favourite black shoe. Stupid love storybook, I curse you for life. Muttering all the curse words I could think of, I didnt realize where I was walking and suddenly bumped into something hard. Or someone. I fell while cursing out loud and flushed immediately after looking up to see the most amazing smile I've ever seen.

Oh. My. Gosh.

"Are you okay? I'm so sorry I bumped into you."

Are you kidding me? It was me who bumped into you!

"Erm... er.........." Damn it, say something! I nodded my head.

He grinned. Great, now he thinks I'm a dork. Good going, Nel.

"Here let me help you up. I'm Mike by the way"



.....to be continued........