In Retrospect of the Moments We Shared 5

Dedicated to the 5th Princess of the Moon Kingdom
**names have been change to protect identity

It’s been more than a month now, and I have spent enough time thinking about what had happened between me and Cherry**, the 5th Princess of the Moon Kingdom. It turns out, this relationship turned out to be the most productive in the shortest amount of time, but also one of the shortest ones of all. As always, In Retrospect will dig into every event, and see what may have gone ‘wrong’.

Since this started out at college, where there were many new people who don’t know about me, it opened many new possibilities, ideas I’ve always wanted to try back in high school, but was unable to. It also opened the door to new kinds of people, who could react very differently to the ones I knew in high school. The most noticeable change was the way it all started out. Unlike with the previous Princesses, I was the one who took the initiative to start everything. At first, I regretted this decision. Since my style revolved around the undying “A Love Like No Other” story of mine, she needed to be the one to initiate everything, or the story will not play out properly. But, I am the master of the twisting words XD, and with a little this and that, I manage to get it back on track. Cherry also had a genuine interest in my stories, which was very new to me. Fortunately, I took that into consideration in planning my next move.

Like I said earlier, I progressed with Cherry very quickly. What I got to do with her in less than a month, took me half a year with the others. While I never even got to see the house of Lila**, the 2nd Princess, I was able to go into Cherry’s twice. I credited this due to the fact that I was more experienced now, with new ideas that had better effects, also the fact that this was a new world, and people may think differently as to before.

But as always, there were problems. First was her attitude and interests, I really didn’t like many of them, as with before. I manage to overlook this unlike maybe after a year or two. Then I notice something… she was taking me seriously!!! She actually took my “I was a recluse and you change my life” trademark pick-up lines seriously. Though I ‘acted’ very convincingly, the mere fact that I was so good gives you a hint it’s not my first time to do this. I became wary; it would be a waste if I had to end this abruptly, but if I had no choice… still there were alternatives. I continued my hints, testing out new ones I recently thought of. The first was the ‘dress act’ I decided to try, using the dress the princess wore in the “Love Like No Other” cover photo. No avail. She continued to say she was a “conservative kind of girl” who won’t wear those kinds of dresses. Yeah right!! With all the skirts, dresses, sleeveless and strapless you wear, who are you kidding. But I never believed it anyway. Sometime later, I used the “Lets have a make believe relationship, coz I’m not ready yet” scheme, the same one I used with Kristine**, the 1st princess. No avail again. This time I was really worried. The point in that one was so obvious, the only reason someone could overlook it is when they really wanted a serious relationship. At this point, I decided it was too dangerous, and I had to think of a way to bail out. And I had to think fast.

At this time, Cherry was also kinda close to another guy, AJ**. Then I thought, why not? He’s a really cool guy, very nice, and I can contact him easily. The whole situation was perfect; I would have kicked myself if I messed it up. Using the same trademark line I used with all the other guys, I’ve cast the puppet strings. (please don’t take this as an offence, AJ, I merely mean I took control of the situation, and everything turned out just as I planned it) Thankfully, AJ said many things which I could use easily, and with a simple twist here and there… guess what… you won’t believe it… I actually made up a fact that Cherry was somehow using me for her personal desires!!! Hahaha!! This ranks as the new #1 invention of all time!! LOLZ!! Well, anyway, the idea was perfect at the moment, but I still had to get the message to Cherry, without using the super obvious and no-fun-at-all direct approach. Fortunately, I had a blockmate, Tammy**, whom I’ve know well enough that I could expect how she would react. I knew her attitude, and I figured she could help the most. Carefully waiting for the perfect moment, a little twist in word, she concluded that Cherry was some kind of person who took advantage of anyone. Everything was set. When I told Cherry about it, she got mad, thinking Tam was backstabbing her. She was gonna go to Tam and deal with this herself. Uh-oh… problem… I knew Tam, but not that much. I didn’t know how she would react to this. Chances are, this would just lead to a useless fight, and I still would be in deep water. As luck would have it, things turned out fine, little did I know it was more than fine, it was perfect!! I never expected this mix-up was the key to my dilemma, and out of nowhere, Cherry… or actually AJ, relaying the message, told me what I’ve been waiting to hear all along. Yes!! Success!! I was given the “Lets just be friends” line. But it wasn’t enough for me, I had to be sure. Taking advantage of a statement made my Cherry previously {Once we start a relationship like that, we can never be just friends again}, I pushed the limits to set myself at a safe distance from her as possible.

Now, it’s a happy ending. Cherry and AJ are now together, and they seem like a nice couple, and I’m safe again, ready to try again with someone else. There were few lessons in this one; it was simply unlucky that I had to pick someone who was looking for a serious relationship. Oh well… live and learn…

Message to Cherry:

Cherry, I’m sorry for this, I had no choice. Though I wasn’t 100% sure of your plans, it’s better to be safe than sorry. But still, it was a fun 3 (?) months nevertheless. Did you know you could have been the 2nd most expensive Princess with the cash I had ready for you. Just think, the dress act would have cost P800+ right? Plus I was still gonna buy a sleeveless shirt, as promised. Then there was the PCD concert. That could have been fun. Awww… waste… oh, and I forgot to mention… I usually make the previous princess of the moon kingdom the next Queen Serenity, so in the 6th version of “Love Like No Other”, you will be the Queen!! XD