A Dumb and Pointless Tale - The End
What happened next?
Well, my sources didn’t really agree on how the story ended.
So I’ve just summarized some of the most convincing alternatives.
Or else you could think of one yourself. Whatever.
Likely scenario
The prince never saw the notes, for the butler emptied his pockets every morning. The girl waited and waited, got over it and married the gardener, who had always been nice to her. They had a family and she forgot all about writing.
Gothic scenario
The butler saw the cleaning girl sneak in the prince’s wardrobe (which, naturally, was the size of your average apartment) and told the prince about it. He was so annoyed by her presumptuousness that he exposed her in front of the whole court.
Later that day, blinded by rage and unsatisfied desire, she murdered him in his sleep and then slit her wrists. On moonless nights they can still hear her screams in the castle.
Improbable scenario
The prince read the letters and was instantly hypnotized. He spied on the girl, found her, and they had mind-blowing sex. Afterwards, consumed by guilt, he decided he had to do his duty and sent her away. She left her hometown heartbroken, yet by now she had become so good at inventing catchy headlines that she launched her own tabloid newspaper. Better than the Sun.
Stardom followed. Many years later, she wrote a novel about her teenage love affair. It sold a million copies, so the prince (now king) invited her to the palace for a speech. Seeing her made him realize his mistake, but it was too late.
Fairy tale scenario
You’re not expecting a happily-ever-after now, are you?
Get a life, for fuck’s sake.
Friday, 27 July 2007
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