"The Lady or The Tiger" Continued

     Of course, the princess, being semi-barbaric, had constantly thought of having the youth open the door with the hungry tiger. He could simply wait for her in the afterlife where they could spend the rest of eternity together. Then again, it would be an awful lot of time before the princess joined him.
     Why not keep him alive? Because that would mean he’d delightedly marry another girl. If the princess wouldn't have him, why should anyone else? She thought about her recurring nightmares. If she killed her lover, she’d have to face the bloody sight of the youth being devoured, along with the guilt of being responsible for his death. If she kept him alive, she’d suffer the parades and celebrations of the youth’s survival and marriage.
     If the princess was to be with the youth, then she may as well keep him alive. She’d thought of a plan to keep him alive and away from the other girl. Permanently.
     After countless times of ensuring herself that everything would turn out ok, she told the youth to open the door on his right. He opened it and was immediately shocked and almost couldn't believe he’d be marrying another girl. The parades took an emotional toll on the princess and they annoyed her to the point where she’d shut up anyone talking about it, even the King.
     That night, the princess barely slept at all thinking about her lover and his wife. Although she could barely stand the thought, she knew everything would be as it should by the morning after tomorrow’s.
     The youth was the only thing the princess thought about the next day. Everything was gloomy and emotionless. People were still talking about yesterday’s events. This only motivated the princess to drive her towards the somewhat horrible part of her plan.
     She waited until everyone was sleeping. The King, other residents, visitors, and especially the chefs. With the cloak of night, she got casually dressed to go outdoors and snuck into the kitchen. She grabbed a certain object and hid it in a cut open pocket.
     It seemed that everyone was sleeping. There were no vendors or anybody on the streets. She traveled to the youth’s house and adjusted her eyes to the dark. Knowing where everything was, she carefully went to the master bedroom.
     She saw both the youth and the other woman. The object hidden in her pocket turned out to be a knife, one which was rarely used for it’s purpose. Equipped with the knife, the princess raised her right hand which was shaking abnormally and quickly struck the knife. She struck the woman’s stomach.
     The pain was so immense, she awoke from her sleep and let out a scream loud enough to wake up the youth and keep the princess from her drowsiness. Both realized the princess had stabbed her.
     To finish the job, she raised the knife back up and stabbed her in the heart. She had killed the other woman. This was the princess’s punishment for marrying her lover. The princess was glad, but the lover was in shock.
     “I don't know if you notice but I loved her” exclaimed the prince.
     “You thought I wouldn't do anything? I told you what door to open so we could be together”
     “For that I am grateful, but I was going to leave you for her because I realized I never really loved you!’
     “Oh, I see how it is. In that case, I’ll do you the favor of spend the rest of eternity with her.”
     And with that, the princess stabbed the youth in the neck and heart.

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