Julie and Romeo by Jeanne Ray

Author:Jeanne Ray [Ray, Jeanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Adult, Humour, Romance
ISBN: 9780307986764
Publisher: Broadway
Published: 2000-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Let me extend the fairy tale, if I may. It was more complicated than it had originally appeared. It wasn’t just the five frightening fire-breathing sons I would have to contend with. There was also a desert to cross and then a jungle of thorns. There were seven years of drought and then seven years of flood, followed by famine and pestilence and war. In addition there was a burden of doubt that had to be dragged behind me in a burlap sack at all times. It was absolutely written in the decree of my fate that Doubt had to come along. It had a whining, high-pitched voice that rang in my ears for every step I took.

“Are you sure?” Doubt would say. “Do you know him? Could he be worth all of this suffering you’ve brought on the world?”

“Shut up,” I say to the sack.

“Have you thought of the people you love?” Doubt says. “The people you’re hurting?”

“Shut up,” I say.

“He may not even be there—did you think of that? After all this time, it could all turn out to be nothing more than an elaborate hoax and you will be forced to live with the shame and embarrassment for the rest of your days.”

“Shut up. Shut up. Shut up.”

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