#Chapter 93: Regrets

Edrick I was passing by Ella’s room when I overheard Moana and Ella talking, and my heart sank a little when I heard Ella’s question. “Um… Do you think that you and my daddy really will get married one day?” she asked, no doubt because of the children at the orphanage thinking that Moana and I were engaged. There was a long pause; I almost considered going in there and talking to Ella myself as I wasn’t quite sure how well Moana would handle it, especially after how upset she’d been that morning, but it turned out that I didn’t need to. “Sometimes things just don’t work out that way,” Moana finally replied. Her voice was soft and gentle. “Well… Why not?” Ella asked. “In all of my fairytales and princess movies, the boy and the girl always fall in love and get married and live happily ever after.” Another pause. “Real life just isn’t always like your fairytales or princess movies,” Moana said after several long moments. “But that’s okay. I promi