24 Up the Ladder

Marty was becoming proud of Emmy and would speak highly of her to those close to him. He felt complete with her. Nobody understood why he had developed an interest in her. Even those who came up with guesses were wrong. Other than the rumored disability, she was beautiful and kind. She considered people and wished them all. Even when the whole kingdom looked down on her, she still managed to smile amid hopelessness. Something that touched Marty’s heart and he got attracted to her. “It’s too early to tell but I can feel something special about her. It is not something I have experienced before. What if she is the one?” he thought to himself every time he went to sleep and was afraid he might end up falling in love with her all in the name of using each other. He had received a visitor that day and was not buying the attraction lie. “So, Marty, what you are saying is; you have fallen in love with her irrespective of what people say about her?’” Richard asked after waiting for