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Le prince du monde (The Prince of the World)

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I was waiting pour mon Prince Charmant “Who is he?” you ask. Well, the one who charms you the most, obviously. What does it mean to charm someone? To have them under a spell. A spell of good looks, humour, wonderful words, whatever the sort may be. It’s my fault for believing he’d show up. Life is no fairytale. It’s my fault for watching all those Disney princess movies. Life is no fairytale. It’s my fault for believing in happily ever after’s. Life is no fairytale.   I relate the most to Belle, in terms of Disney princesses, I mean. Her name means Beauty in French. She read all the day long. And loved her father very dearly. She didn’t intend to be charmed or fall in love with the Beast. It just happened. We saw how fed up she was with her small town and wouldn’t even give the Charmer of the Town, Gaston, the time of day. The whole town marvelled at her yet made her feel like an outcast because she was a mystery to them. She was headstrong, well-read and beautiful. Doe...