— Unbelievable

(Inspired by mangas and comics.)

The sunlight casts in the window, as she yawns. 

"Another day, another hard time."

She stretches, as she walks sleepily in the small bathroom. 

Water splashes, she washes her face in the small sink. 

She smiles, forced. But her smile dropped again. 

She takes a deep breath in and out and goes out to the door. 

Familiar faces of people in town she knows, walking, some running, some rushing. 

"Hey! Brown! Help me out here, will ya?"

An old guy carrying woods, calls out to honey. 

"Sure. Old man!" Honey walks over in a rush and helps the old guy. 

Whenever someone needed help, Honey was always there.

Carrying wood for old Mr. Carter.

Helping children who fell while playing.

Running errands for neighbors.

People often wondered if she ever got tired.

Honey would only smile and say,

"It's alright. I'm free anyway."

No one has ever seen honey give up, she's a hard working helpful citizen — And if there's negativity, honey's the opposite. 

In the morning, she would go to Jimmy's fishing store and work, even if she doesn't get paid enough. 

And in the afternoon, she would leave Jimmy's store when he comes back from fishing and would go straight to an ice cream store where she works part time, and just to survive, she would accept, even a third job. 

"You're late." An employee from the ice cream store. 

"I know, Dan. I'm sorry. I know you have to go to the movies with your date. Hehehey. Good luck, hm?"

"None of your business." Dan muttered, grabbing his coat, his eyes full of boredom as he leaves. 

"Hey! Don't be so cranky! You'd ruin the date!"   Honey shouts. 

And as a third job, or I mean.. Two, third and fourth job, in night, she would go to the Italian restaurant downtown just to have enough money to pay for her rent. And for the fourth job, she's a night shift at a bookstore. 

Wasn't so bad right?.. 

I mean.. 

Maybe because.. 

It's always been a repetition..

 —And the next day, 

Wake up in the morning, help the neighbors if she can. 

Go to— Jimmy's fishing store. 

"Late, but that's alright."

—To the ice cream shop.

"You're late."

—To the Italian restaurant. 

"Why does my food have hair in it? Ugh. Disgusting. You're only a waitress and you can't even do it right!"

And lastly, 

—To the bookstore.

Where she actually think she enjoys out of all her jobs. 

She was arranging some unorganized books when a book fell from a shelf and on her head. 

—BANG 💥

"Ow.." She scratches her head... Then looks down at the book that fell. "Stupid book.... But hey. Atleast this is the job where I finally get peace."

She picks up the book, and accidentally opened it. 

A note fell out, she picks it up and reads it. 

"Read a tale and fantasy, and together, we make it as it is meant to be." She reads it again.. Confused. "Read a tale and fantasy.. And together, we make it as it is meant to be...? Huh? Weird. Who would put such a note in this book? Maybe a student who writes poetry left it." She opens the book, curious to see what was inside.. Slowly.. She reads it, chapter by chapter, curious and Intrigued

"The thread between our universe'."

She was engrossed in the book, reading it as hours passed by like a blur.. And — She just found herself sleeping on the ground, the book in her hands. 

The sunlight streams against the window of the library. 

 She looks at her watch — 8:30 am. 

She's late for work!! 

"I'm late for work!!" She yelps and stands up immediately, little did she know, she bags up the book "The thread between our universe' " in her bagpack. 

The old woman from the library "Shh!"

She rushes out and goes to Jimmy's store. 

"Late again. That's alright. Don't. Do. It. Again."

She nodded and as Jimmy left.. She checks her bag to find the book.. Slowly, she reads it again and got too engrossed that.. The time passes by and.. 

"Late again?" The manager of the ice cream store rolled his eyes. "No one was at work today. Not even Dan and you're late? What do you think? I sit at my desk all day doing nothing? Now, handle those kids buying ice cream."

She takes each order of the kids and gives each ice cream based on order.. And later on, there was no more customers.. And.. She got engrossed in the book again, reading it continuously, curious, and intrigued. — she didn't notice the time passed by and.. 

"Late! How could you be late, I give specific time, go to work on time, Ma dai!, Ma dai!"

The italian manager exclaimed in frustration. 

And the next day.. 

"Late again." —

"You're Late!" —

"Late!" — 

The next day..

"Late, as usual. Pffft." —

"You've got to be kidding me. You even dare to show up?" —

"Ma dai, la smetti di arrivare sempre in ritardo al lavoro? Vai, vai! I clienti stanno aspettando i loro ordini!" -

The next day.. 

"I don't even have time for fishing now!" —

"Seriously? I have to go somewhere! stop being late all the time!" —

"Ma dai! Could you make it on time, next time? Or will there be a next?" —

The next day.. —

The next da.. —

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The nex.. —

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One week passes, she goes to an empty big forest to scream and shout. "I hate my life! I don't want this life! I wish I just live in a fantasy world! this is the worst! I hate this! I want somewhere new! Somewhere else! Somewhere but here!"

—A month has passed.. Honey continues reading the big book full of story.. 

And.. When she falls asleep on the book on a whole day.. At her house.

"Woahhhhh!!" She feels herself falling from the sky but it doesn't feel like a dream.. But it also feels like a dream.

And just in a snap —

She looks around at the people.. Women dressed in dresses, men dressed in pants and everyone's in formal clothes and the city and every houses is old fashioned. She felt her head spin. 

Everyone was bowing to her. 

"Your Highness?"

A maid curtsied before her.

"The royal family is waiting for you."

Honey froze.

"...Your Highness?"

Her eyes widened.

She rushed toward a mirror.

Not recognizing herself.. She's dressed in an old fashioned dress like the other woman but.. It looks like a royalty's dress. 

"I'm... I'm a different person?"

 She gasped, holding her mouth. She couldn't believe it. 

"Could it be?... I.."

_TO BE CONTINUED_