Once Upon A Time

(playlist track: 7. Almost Lover)
   Once upon a time, there was a far off land called Broken Heart. Im here to tell you how this kingdom got its name.
     She was the Bell of the ball when Prince Charming danced with her that night. But wait, after a while, the Bell got a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach. She left prince charming, not thinking that the sick feeling could be fixed. The Prince was heartbroken, and missed her. He was bitter and hostile, the result of a hurting heart. She saw him like this, day by day. She had given him her glass slipper. The Bell believed he was worth a piece of her. And from the moment she left him, she regretted it everyday after. Her heart began to swell as she realized what she had given up. The Bell spent days crying and hurting. The Prince continued to be bitter. She pleaded with him to take her back because she realized her mistake. He wouldn't take her. She tumbled into distress. 

   Little did she know, this is where her story really began. One day, as she was strolling along, she got a letter from a Stranger that had been watching her. He saw the way the Prince treated her, for he had known the Prince his whole life, and was familiar with his ways. He nursed her back to health, and cared for her in her time of need. And in return, she fell in love with him herself. They spent every waking hour together. He helped her find her life again. Long days of laughter, and nights of gentle caressing that filled her dreams and patched her heart. Though other suitors came to her doorstep daily, she only had room in her heart for her darling Stranger. The Bell long awaited the day her Stranger would ask for her hand. She hinted and hinted, she thought he was worth the wait and work. Many promises did the Stranger make, but none did the Bell come to see true. She became frustrated and heartbroken, as he began to treat her in an ill manor. She pursued and chased him, but it seemed as though she was not enough. There were times when he would prove true, and hold her in his arms as if he would never let her go. He would kiss her as if each kiss would be their last. And right when she thought he would ask her that faithful question and commit to stay with her forever, he would ignore the opportunity. At the end of that summer, the last dance occurred. She was once again the Bell of the ball, and made it two times so, giving her Stranger one last chance. He ignored her at the ball, and examined other beauties. This, she could not fathom. In a swirling defeat she stumbled to a hall alone. There she sat, wondering what it was that made her unworthy. The Bell knew this would happen. She realized that all along she knew he wasnt there to stay. Her court told her, "this is why they call him the Stranger." he refused to be more to anyone.
The Bell looked up, and saw the Prince walk in the door. All summer, she thought, she had worked to be immune to his charm and grace. She realized that all she really did was numb the pain. and the medicine she had once had so sweet, had left. Now she was left with not one, but two broken hearts. But, as the Prince walked by, she saw, tucked in his belt, was her glass slipper she had left him long ago.... 

Many people want to believe this is a tall tale, but it happened. Im here to tell you it did. The story of Bell, who lived in Broken Heart.