Cinderella when she lost her shoe

The next day I was again too swamped with loads of deadlines since I wasted the whole yesterday. But I was still pretty distracted from the situation yesterday. After that it was again just a normal boring day.

After finishing my work I lazily made my way to the bed. I couldn sleep properly yesterday due to the adrenaline rush I had. It was like drinking coffee just before sleeping. You know how that ends. Today was so hectic! After all being a manga artist I have to deal with deadlines every two days. But I also get paid very well so can complain there.

I was just on the verge of sleep when the loud ringing of my phone woke me up. I cursed under my breath before checking who the ** called me now! And lo and behold it was the one and only Kyle. I love Kyle, I really do but times like these really make me wonder why the ** did I meet him at all!

I cut the call. My head was just about to hit the pillow when the loud ringing started again. Ugh!!! Im going to kill him alright!

”What!? ” I said groggily in an annoyed tone to let him know just how annoying he was being right now. ”Oh my god! Why didn you tell me!! ” His excited loud voice came through the phone. I had to put my phone away from my ear to not damage my ear drums.

”What? What didn I tell you? ” I asked confused. ”You haven checked the news have you?? ” His knowing voice came. ”What news? One minute! ” What happened? What news is he talking about? Is there going to be an earthquake? Am I going to die!?!

”Is it serious ” I asked urgently as I hurriedly on the Tv and put up the news channel. ”Youll see ”

And woah did I see baby! There in bold headlines Joel Adler is the mystery lyricist behind Trust Issues! Am I going to die? Yes, yes I am. ”So now you
e going to tell me how this happened? ” Came Kyles taunting voice. Wow what a caring and helpful friend Ive got here. ”Oh and you should come at my place, you
e famous now, don underestimate those paparazzis ” He advised. ”And that makes me feel soo better! Im coming by the way! ” And with that without waiting for a reply I hung up.

There was seriously no time to waste. What if they come to my house?!! Its not that hard to find! I quickly changed into sweats, wore a mask and a hat to cover myself as much as possible. And with my tab in my hand I quickly got a taxi to Kyles house.

This was the type of the city where the nights were as wild as the days. So finding a taxi was fairly easy. I anxiously bounced my right leg, something which Ive grown to do when Im nervous.

So how do you think did Asher find this song? Also is there really more to their relationship than an anonymous song going hit? The ladys voice from the radio boomed. ”Please turn off the radio ” I asked. The driver complied.

After a second of looking again at me, he finally seemed to recognize who I was. ”Wait I minute. You
e that guy from the news channel right? The guy who wrote trust issues? ” He asked excitedly turning back. ”Yeah! Also can please look in the front when you
e driving! ” I said agitated.

”Woah kid calm down! After driving for 20 years you can doubt my driving skills. Although I would love to have your autograph. My daughter is a crazy fan of Asher and she would love it if I give her the autograph of the person who wrote the song shes currently obsessed with ” The guy grinned.

He was something in his 30s I think. He was a brunette. His figure made me think how good lookin he would be in his 20s? ”I would love too… ”I murmured, still flustered. It had only been 10 mins but Kyles house was about 30 mins away.

”Can you make it faster? ” I asked pleadingly. ”Are you sure kid? Its against the rules ya know? ” He said. ”Didn you say youve been driving for 20 years? ” I commented. ”Well then its true. Put your seatbelt on cuz you
e in hell of a ride! ” He said almost excited like this was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I obediently put my seatbelts, although I wasn really scared. I mean how fast would he go right?

You should never and I mean never underestimate a taxi driver especially one with 20 years of experience. Because the next minute I found myself flying, barely holding onto the seat. My face resembled one of horror and danger for my life. Im too famous to die!

But the driver seemed at ease as he flawlessly left behind every vehicle behind while going at 90 km/h. Smooth like butter ya know. Anyways true to his words we were there in under 10 mins. Once I was out of the car, the terrified expression hadn left my face. My legs were still a little wobbly before I could stand and walk properly.

I thanked him honestly. ”No worries kid although remember me when you become famous! ” I was about to hand him the money when he cut in – ”Oh no no! I want an autograph as the payment ” He asked while handing me a piece of paper.

”Right yeah! ” I quickly signed it and rushed into Kyles house. Kyle was the extravagant type. His richness due to being a software engineer and working in one of the top firms. You wouldn expect this funny-happy-go-lucky person to be serious and quite capable in his job. He was the perfect example of separating personal and professional life.

I admired this quality of his. No matter what happens, even if someone dies no one would question his ability to get the job done. Im sorry but if you don get this reference then you
e seriously missing out on one of the best legal drama series. Anyways back to the point, Kyle was the type of person who posed different personas. As for his real self only I know. I hope…

So like I said his salary only fueled his needs for extravagant things. Although his flat looked like any other flat ever from outside, from the inside it was a whole new world. Hes also an avid reader in other words bookworm so he also has an aesthetic library of his own.

Who said money can make you happy? Ariana was right whoever said money can solve your problems, must not have had enough money to solve em. Money do wonders.

I dashed to his doorstep and continuously ringed the bell. After a few minutes the door opened up and I came in panting slightly from all the running I did. Oh did I forget to tell you that he lives in an Apartment?

He gave me a glass of water as I sat on the sofa. ”So howd this happen? ” He asked. ”I um submitted one of my lyrics to the website and well then you know the rest ” I said. Kyle was having that ohhhhhhh moment. ”How did they find you though? Isn that anonymous? ” He said confused.

”Well…I did give my email… ” I murmured just enough for him to hear. He was laughing at this point. ”So now that you
e famous theres quite a few celebs I want to meet! Im counting on you! ” He teased. ”Shut up!! I don want to be famous! ” I whined.

”Oh well so how do you feel? ” He asked. ”I feel like…Cinderella when she lost her shoe ” I deadpanned. He burst out laughing. ”Well Asher sure is a prince ” He commented. I slapped his shoulder frustrated. ”You
e supposed to comfort me not make fun of me! ”

”Ow! Sorry! ” He exclaimed. ”So what are you going to do now? He asked. ”I plan to get a house in an island and stay far far away from civilization. Now that I think about it my work doesn need me here physically! I could – Kyle cut me off ”Woah there, slow down. You can hide your whole life there…even though it sounds like the best option right now… ” he muttered the last line quietly.

”But I don have any choice ” I said dejected. ”Well just stay here for a FEW DAYS until we can think of something ” I nodded agreeing with him. Then we just stared at each other urging the other to talk. After a minute of silence. ”You know…paparazzi can be the evil stepmother ” Kyle wheezed.

I hit his back before turning to go to the guest room. ”Oh Im sorry princess don be angry with me your majesty! His majesty will kill me if I anger his darling – I turned around and quickly took the pillow before starting to hit him with it.

Kyle just laughed shamelessly. Seeing his laughter wasn going to stop anytime now I grumbled and went to the guest room. Since I was ultimately tired I put my laptop and quickly took a shower. The clothes were ready for me. I used to come here frequently so I had kept quite a few pairs of clothes in emergency.

After that I fell onto the bed, stomach facing. And the next minute I could feel myself in the dreamland as my eye lids dropped.