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His king but forever my princess

You never move on from first love

By josh napperPublished 2 years ago 5 min read

Little emotional here. Let's real be real lots of emotions coming out real quick. We never forget the first girl a boy falls in love with. And you surely dont forget the ups and downs.

Back in grade school I feel in with a bad batch if that's even possible at that age but there was one positive. Her. Funmy how she made me who I am but at that best stop she wanted to RIP my head off and good thing that backpack missed otherwise I'll lose more brain cells. But then my mom and dad got divorced and bam I moved out of that White House and I thought I might never see that girl from the blue house again.

Camera fades to black until that first day in online school. I'm bout 5 minutes away from saying screw it and dropp9ng out.hoever an girl with her hair tied up and wearing a gray shirt and she said "do you remember me" long story short I stayed in that chair that morning. And then I graduated and all the rest of that family me and her built was still in school and I was working 3rd shift at the warehouse. But then she was heading back home to Missouri. So I walked 2 hrs to sit in a empty parking lot until it was dawn just pondering. Everyone said why are you two just freinds when you two both clearly deeply love each other. And then I stood by her side as she said bye to the family we built.then me and her walked out of the doors that gave us so many memories. And then I stood by as she walked down the path to that red truck and then it pulled off until I couldn't see that bumper. And I finally lost it. The girl I loved and imagined the happy ending of me saying I do and she says the same was gone.

However then I got the phone call weeks later that down there wasn't working out and that she needed me. She needed me down there. I left my loved ones in tears and in disbelief and I made my 2nd dad proud and I got on the plane.

That first night we went to have dinner with her grandparents and she brought down her dad button up jacket. May he fly high knowing I still have it in the closet. I got accepted into college feet away from her. Everything was perfect until it wasn't.

2 weeks later we were both in tears as she handed me back the promise ring I gave her. And her grandpa dropped me off in a motel that night until the greyhound came tommorw. Funny how days ago we face timed her little cousin who always wanted me to meet me. Hell the next morning I managed to lock myself into the room but hey at least I made it thru the night because if I had a gun I would have shot myself and I tried to find other ways to say goodbye.

Got back home to my mom couch, no job no money heck no I'd or social security. Heartbroken. I didnt care about money or those rings I just wanted to know why. But thay was the one thing I never got.

Time goes by and long story shorter then I planed cuz these tears just dont stop. Her new man tried to beat me up and I'm just told by her to move on but hunny or leys be real princess that's the one thing I couldn't do. Blocked on everything but still seen the memories of the places we went to and my social and my phone full of.those we smiled with for an decade.

the end? Well for years it was until 2 nights ago late night I was on clock and a girl and her little girl along with her man walked in. She had her back to me so I couldn't make eye contact but I knew i knew somehow her man's face and honestly that name sounded familiar. Theres no way tho right. Of all the hotels she came to mine and I checked them in?. He ended up coming down to me a handful of times these 2 days even thanking me for everything. It still didnt hit completely. Until they came for breakfast this morning and my instant was right. Her former prince was face to face with his princess and her king as she held the one thing I never got.the chance to give her. All my coworkers expecting me to say something that I'll get punched for. But I waited and waited but honestly just had to build up the courage to speak. Becuade I don't think she told him. Then just as he was walking out to drive to work in a red car, I know a call back to the last time I saw a man take her away.i called out his name, and I hate his name because of actions of another one but I broke character and said the name I hate. All the coworkers held their breath ready to call police and have a ice pack ready and honestly I didn't know what to say. So I said the only thing I could. Thank you. I didn't go into details of me and her past figured it wasn't my place.all I wanted for her was for her to have a little one grow up and a man she loved and she had those now. And I even surprised myself by reaching out my hand and one of the handshakes I didnt even expect happened. Few minutes later she took off with her freind without speaking to me but just as those doors went to shut I just said the first thing i could. Congratulations. I know her past and how she thought she wouldn't ever have those two things that make her smile so much just how she made me smile. She yelled back saying thank you. I'll like to think that thank you was her thanking me for everything in our past.

Did I wanna ask why did she betray me.hell yes. But maybe I'll get the chance down the line. Maybe I'll never know. However its kinda fitting I dont know. Ya see i now treat everyone like I'll never see them again so i try to make their day the best. It's also ironic that while I'm trying to reapply to that same college she shows up. And for a man that probably never wanted to meet me or stop him in the hotel lobby to say thanky you for the hospitality I knew she was good. And that's all I wanted for my princess. Becuade even though she found someone to call her his queen shell always be the first girl I loved and thought I'll marry and shell always be my princess. And I'll always have her back. Maybe it's just a tv show idea but maybe one night I'll get a phone call or text, or she shows up one night in my lobby just herself. But even way until the end of her time shell have a king and prince. And her little one will always have a man that cares about her mom that will rise hell to protect care or tell her stories of her mom.

So sir I know I once wrote you a letter to the clouds but I wish you could write me one to tell me how big that smile is on your face. Fly high sir. Your daughter might not be in my hands but she's in good hands.

love

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