Episode#6:
In Search of Fear:
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It was a dark night in the forest. The only light was coming from the small cottage beside the trail. The old man was sitting on his chair. His eyes were following the shadow of the girl pacing around the room. Her shadow was dancing with her, like a lover. She finally stopped and asked the old man,”Why did he have to go this late? We know it’s not safe.”
The old man smiled and asked,”Why are you so worried?”
“Why? Because I care about him. What if something happens to him?” The girl said that while a small tear coming down her cheek.
The old man stood up and came to the girl. He whispered, ”What are you afraid of?”
Their eyes were fixed on each other. The girls eyes were a burning sea, ready to flood down her face. The girl closed her eyes and asked, “What should I be afraid of? What are you afraid of?”
“You are too young. I’m not afraid of anything. I learned the flow of life. Everything will go in the way it must.”
“You are not even afraid of losing the people you love? I can’t even think about the day that he wouldn’t be here”
“He is my strength, not my weakness.”
The girl was not crying anymore. She was surprised. The old man was so strong. Wrath always talks about him as if he is a ignorant old fool who wasted his life; while she sees him as a strong and wise master.
The old man put his hand on the girls shoulder and said, “Do you want to know what Wrath is afraid of? He told me once, after we found you.”
The girl sat down on the chair and said, “please tell me!”
“He said he is afraid to lose ...”
“Lose me?” The girl interrupted the old man.
“No, silly girl. How can he lose something he doesn’t have? He cares about you, but he is referring to his condition. His state of being. He is afraid of failure.”
“I don’t understand. He has control over himself. He can’t just change by accident.”
“There are triggers that might make him disappear.”
As the man was telling his story, somebody knocked on the door. The girl ran to the door and opened it. The old man closed his eyes in comfort, but right after he heard the girl screams; he turned around and saw two men holding a body. It was Wrath. One of the men in the doorway said, ”we found him on the road. He only said something about the cottage and the bear cub. He passed out right after. Please we have to help him.”
The old man was silent. He put his hand on his chest, trying to rip off his heart and collapsed on the ground.
The girl could not scream anymore. Her face was completely wet. She grabbed the boys face. It was cold, very very cold. He was gone.
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Episode#7: In Search of Strength
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3 comments:
the font is too small, its not legible!
studied shows smaller note are more likely to be remembered.
i think thats another sense of the word "small"!
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