A Fairytale Romance in Real Life

That’s a true story about one of my mom’s colleagues, which she told me. Ever since I heard it, I’ve been deeply moved. I’ve always felt it was worth writing down, but I kept putting it off. Today I finally remembered, and on a whim, wrote it down... No matter how steadfast or beautiful it is, love cannot withstand reality. Fairy tales are just fairy tales in the end. Something like “the princess and the prince lived happily ever after” simply doesn’t happen. That’s really all there is to love... Theme: