"Could you read me a book?" I asked after you turned the lights off. "It helps me fall asleep."
Your footsteps got closer as you pulled out a chair and sat next to me. "Sure. What do you want me to read?"
"The Little Mermaid."
"Little Mermaid, huh?" I could almost hear your lips curl into a smile. "That's cute. Now close your eyes."
I closed my eyes and listened.
"A long, long time ago, in the beautiful ocean, there was a kingdom..."
I slept like a baby that night.
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Short StoryAt 00:00, Cinderella ran away from her prince, leaving a glass slipper on the marbled steps of the grand staircase. At 00:00, I ran away from him. Unlike Cinderella, I didn't leave a single thing behind. © sonderingly
