012- The Princess and the Dream. [Part 1]

Once upon a time, there lived a King and a Queen in a faraway castle. The King and Queen had only one daughter. Her name was Eva. She was a beautiful princess with porcelain skin and features sculpted to perfection. She had long ebony black hair that flowed down to her waist in soft curls. She had a smile that brightened anyone's day, and yet her eyes, it looked sad.

She hated her castle. She hated the way she was never allowed to go out into the real world alone. To explore the village by herself. She hated the way she was never allowed to do anything on her own. She hated the way servants did all the things for her. In her heart she carried one dream, a dream of traveling to a faraway place, where she'd be free and independent. She wanted to leave but she couldn't for she loved the King and Queen too much.

One day a shoemaker was summoned to the castle as the princess wished to have new shoes made for her. The princess sat in her throne while the servants brought the shoemaker to her. Princess Eva watched in awe as a tall, handsome man walked into the room in strong confident strides. He had broad shoulders and muscular arms. He greeted the princess while he bowed before her.

As the shoemaker was taking her measurements and asking the princess about the kind of shoes she wanted, she watched him without a word. "Tell me something, shoemaker. What is your name?" The princess finally found her speech. The shoemaker lifted his eye brows in surprise. None of the royalties ever bothered to inquire the name of someone like him, a mere commoner. "Uh.. My name is Edward, your highness." She smiled in return, that bright smile that lights up the whole room. "Please, call me Eva." She said as she smiled into his greyish-brown eyes.

To be continued... :)