Happily Ever After
“Good news!” proclaimed the Prince to Harold, his closest friend and future best man. “She accepted!”
“Congratulations!” Harold beamed, already searching on his mobile phone for a suitable outfit. ‘Exciting times at the castle,’ he updated his Facebook page.
_____
She wore a cream dress and a silver tiara on their big day.
Her mother snapped a photo with her phone and uploaded it to Facebook. ‘My baby is all grown up.’
_____
“Are we lost?” she asked.
“I know exactly where we are,” he answered.
‘Taking in the scenery,’ she posted onto Facebook.
The prince finally shut off the GPS and asked a shop assistant for directions after passing the same fountain for the third time.
“Turn right at the stop sign. At the third traffic light, we’ll see the Inn,” he repeated the directions. “There it is!” shouted the prince, his dignity restored.
_____
An overhead sign showed a barrel. ‘Lovely,’ the princess rolled her eyes. ‘We arrived safely. It’s incredible!’ she posted her latest update.
_____
“Honey, be a darling and make us a hot drink?” asked the prince. “I’m parched.”
“I thought my days of slaving after people were over,” mumbled the princess, switching the kettle on. ‘Our room is gorgeous,’ she posted on Facebook, with a snapshot of the room.
_____
The prince couldn’t sleep. Dust from the years of cleaning affected the princess’ sinuses. He updated his Facebook status. ‘Married to the most beautiful girl in the world. I can watch her sleep for hours,’ not mentioning that it would be humanly impossible to sleep with the racket her sinuses were causing.
_____
The next morning the prince asked, “Honey, would you please make me a cup of coffee? My program is on.”
“That’s it,” she snapped. “I’m phoning the Fairy Godmother!”
“I’ve seen this episode before,” he lied. “Let me make you a cup of tea.”
She sat down and updated her Facebook status. ‘Married to the best husband in the world… making me tea while I relax!’ She added a photo of the view for effect.
Comments without a personalized avatar will not be published.
To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA royal wedding on spotlights, with a twist of Facebook and protagonism… I wonder whom they are…
I absolutely love it!
Greene, I’m so glad you enjoyed this. When I wrote the story, I had the average man/woman in the street in mind. I always wonder about social media posts saying things like, ‘my wonderful other half’, or ‘the love of my life’ or anything that is meant to show the world how much love there is and how perfect their lives are, when in fact it is quite the opposite. It was… Read more »
Well done, Cinders – get the husband trained from the outset! I love the modern-day take on after the fairytale ended, Marianna, and the threat of a call to the fairy godmother was really quite inspired! Good job!
Comments without a personalized avatar will not be published.
To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you for your kind comment, Carrie! Somehow I think the fairy godmother would side with the princess ????
What a great story, Marianna. Loved all the Facebook entries, based on a life wished for rather than lived! The Princess will always have the upper hand while the threat of the Fairy Godmother hangs over the Prince’s head! Well done!
I am very happy that you liked it, Linda! Hopefully the princess would have just enough of an upper hand, being backed by the Fairy Godmother, to keep the prince humble! ????
Comments without a personalized avatar will not be published.
To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GooglePosting everything on social media seemed to diminish reality and call attention more to the fairytale like qualities of their happiness together. So funny that the bride used a threat of the Fairy Godmother to curtail her husband’s royal commands. Thanks for your humorous writing Marianna.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Margarida! I thought the princess needed someone on her side and the Fairy Godmother would be ideal ???? I think it is a general tendency of people to post things on social media of what they want people to see or believe, whether it’s true of their lives or not.
A very enjoyable story, Marianna! I love the combination of old-world fairy tale and modern social media. I don’t do Facebook myself, and now I can see why!!
Comments without a personalized avatar will not be published.
To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI am happy that you enjoyed the story, Fuji! I enjoyed writing this. I tend to scroll past these “we are so happy and our lives are perfect” posts on facebook ????
Lovely story. The Facebook-post effect has enhanced the story a lot. The thought behind the story development is remarkable. I have the same reaction when I see all those lovey-dovey posts on Facebook.
Thank you for your lovely comment, Musing Mind. It is much appreciated! I am happy to read that you feel the story was enhanced by the Facebook-post effect. I was hoping to combine the fairytale with the more modern setting. I still haven’t decided whether they were actually driving a car or a coach ????
Comments without a personalized avatar will not be published.
To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleGreat job, Marianna. I love the idea of social media and fairytales being melded together. I love that you used the Facebook platform as well, since everyone seems to portray their lives as being fairytale-like on there regularly. This was fantastic!
Melissa, it is so true that people tend to portray their lives as fairytale-like on social media. Too often the opposite is true of their lives. I’m really glad you liked the story.