Stories from a Bambusbaer

     Previous story: Cinderella and the prince — who’s now become a king, broke up, they stopped talking to each other and moved on with their own life.       Until one day, The King suddenly rang the bell and showed up at the doorstep. “How are you doing?” He asked casually. Cinderella was so flustered, yet foolishly happy by the chance to reconnect with someone she used to or was probably still in love with.      It appears that The King needed support from Cinderella to withstand attacks from neighboring kingdoms that wanted to dethrone him. After his mother and father gave him the throne, The King ruled his kingdom alone. Cinderella, who knew that man like the back of her hand, understood the struggle. She assured him that she would support him no matter what.       Days turned to weeks, and the time spent together had made their heart grow fonder. The King gave a hint that he wanted to re-establish their relation...

Beautiful Couple Down on the street Walking fast Their fingers intertwined  Both tall Both well dressed Today was drizzling Weather was cold But winter sale banner was up So, they buckled up Because she wanted to go shopping “Can I come to this store?” She pointed to one display window in the corner or a building. Her eyes looked at a mannequin wearing a flashy dress. She wanted one. “Let’s go.” He let her lead the way. She looked around. Touching one hanged clothes and another, feeling the fabric, looking at the price, considering whether the amount was worth paying. He followed wherever she went without saying anything, only when she asked he would give opinions. “How about this one?” She took out one sweater. Turtle neck. Thick materials. Red color.  “It’s beautiful. Try it out.” He said. She grinned at his approval. She tried it on, and it looked bright and cool on her. They both like it. So, he decided to buy it for her.  “Your bag is so cute.” The cashier said to he...

“C’mon.. we could do it for the sake of our past, right?” Ethan's voice seemed so distant, even when his eyes scanned my body and gave me that mischievous look. I know he wasn’t serious, but god dammit he’s so freaking hot that it makes me want to ruin his clothes at least, one more time in my life. Elvira assholes, I shouldn’t tell her that I am in this town. I should’ve known this thing would happen. Or maybe, this is exactly the thing I wished for? But now I see it clearly again: my self-control is not reliable at all when it comes to Ethan. “I won’t do anything with you. It’s enough for us to dance and talk for the past hours. You were my best friend, and still you are.” I said. Barely. With a voice to convince myself rather than trying to convince him. “Ah c’mon, I know you want it too.” “I won’t say I don’t. But you know, I am engaged.” I showed him my ring finger which was filled with a quite big diamond. My fiancè spent a fortune on this, I didn’t even ask. “Really? Are you...