"Then the beautiful Princess Nancy and the handsome Prince Edward were married in the castle, and they lived-"

"Happily ever after!" モーガン, モルガン piped in.

"That's right," Giselle replied closing the book, "Happily ever after."

"Just like あなた and dad."

"Exactly."

"Mom does that always happen?"

"Does what always happen?"

"Happily ever after, does that always happen?" Giselle smiled and kissed the little girls forehead.

Ten years later…..

The streets of New York were always crowded, Friday afternoon was no different. People hurried ホーム from work with their eyes down and their feet shuffling down the dirty sidewalks, with the exception of the 通り, ストリート vendors and a few con men. The cars honked their horns rhythmically, expecting that the other cars would just 移動する out of the way.

The school ベル rang and students poured out of the building in a massive wave. There was nothing better than the freedom of the weekend! モーガン, モルガン Philips ran down the steps of the school building and hurried down the 通り, ストリート into the Chinese restaurant that had become the afterschool hangout for half of the school. Mr. Wong, the owner, got his best business from the highschoolers. He even introduced an afterschool special that was both cheap and filling for the kids.

モーガン, モルガン opened the door to Wong's restaurant and searched for her friends. She wondered if they were running late または something. Then she saw her best friend Ashlee waving at her from the corner. She hurried to 登録する her before a small group of freshman wannabes tried to take over the booth.

"Hey I was wondering if あなた were gonna make it." Ashlee 発言しました as she got up from lying across the booth chair. "I couldn't hold on to this booth forever."

"Sorry I'm late," モーガン, モルガン replied, "I had to get Max's birthday present from my locker."

"Ah yes," Ashlee replied, "I forgot about that. Wow seventeen! あなた are officially dating an older man. How does that feel?"

"Not that different," モーガン, モルガン replied, "I just wonder where he is. He was supposed to meet us here."

"Maybe he got detention again," Ashlee replied, "You know how he loves detention."

Thirty 分 later モーガン, モルガン was headed back to the school. Detention または no detention it was his birthday! He deserved to get his present! She walked up the steps to the school and along the hallway to room 155 also known as cell block 155. The highschoolers further back than her dads graduating class had always called the classrooms cells. It had something to do with the whole hippy movement in the seventies. モーガン, モルガン always thought it gave the school a lot of history and character. She could swear some of the teachers used the term when the kids weren't listening.

モーガン, モルガン peeked through the window on the door to see if she could spot Max. The detention room was unusually full but she didn't see any sign of her boyfriend. She wondered if maybe he had only served half 時 and was now waiting for her at Wong's. She hurried back out of the school hoping to catch him before he left.

Back at Wong's there was still no sign of Max. モーガン, モルガン was getting worried. Max ALWAYS met her after school. She decided she couldn't wait around anymore. She would drop off his present at his apartment.

Max lived in the apartment only two blocks from the school. モーガン, モルガン ran as fast as she could, she had to be ホーム before dark. She rounded the corner leading to his apartment building and then stopped dead in her tracks. There was Max standing outside his apartment, キス Stacy Sanchez!

モーガン, モルガン didn't stop to ask questions. She ran ホーム with tears in her eyes, how could she be so stupid? Trusting that low life, dirt bag, scum! He had probably been cheating on her all along! With Stacy Sanchez no less! That girl had made her way around the football team and now she was after Morgan's man! Well she could have him! モーガン, モルガン hated Max, she hated him! She hoped he fell down a 階段の吹き抜け, 階段 and died!

The front door slammed shut and Giselle looked up from the dress she was working on. She hadn't changed much in the last ten years; she still looked like a fairytale princess.

"Morgan? Is that あなた sweetie?" Giselle called from her sewing room. When she didn't get an answer she tried again. "Morgan? How was school?" Giselle hurried out to the hallway to see what was going on. Giselle found her daughter standing in the hallway with tears running down her face.

"Morgan? What's wrong?" Giselle asked confused.

"Oh mom!" モーガン, モルガン sobbed as she ran into her mother's arms. Giselle hugged her daughter as she cried.


"As long as あなた believe, anything is possible."