Theirstory Continues - the beginning of the beginning

A few boring chapters after, they began hitting it off. Soon enough they became close.

Fiona was a head of a committee in CoA. She wittingly picked Jimboi to be under her committee so that they would become closer. And so that she’d have an excuse to check up on him from time to time.

Meanwhile, the organization was teaming up Prince Jimboi with Princess Hakira. And Fiona, being friends with both, was also rooting for the loveteam. Deep inside though, she wished Hakira was her instead.

After a few months, for reasons Fiona did not exactly know, Jimboi took a breather from courting Hakira – just when she was about to say yes to him. A few weeks still, news of Hakira saying yes to another suitor spread within the circle. The news brought a bit of sorrow to Jimboi (Fiona could only point to a bruised male ego as the reason for the sadness - it was after all his decision to stop wooing her).

But who is she to care? Soon enough she became the friend-ready-to-help-a-friend-in-need, the shoulder to cry on. The two pratically became inseparable afterwards. They were together everyday- dining out, having coffee, playing bowling, studying together and getting to know each other deeper. They would even sneak out in the garden late at night and do nothing but gaze at the stars above. Jimboi became a constant visitor in Fiona’s palace.

“Is this it? Is this my chance of having a prince charming I could only have in dreams? Has God finally answered my prayers? Am I hoping too much? Am I misreading between the lines?”

Fiona could only be too happy with all of Jimboi’s time and attention. She could feel him caring for her. She could feel her falling hard for him.

But can all of this really be?