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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 39, January 2022
Vol.1, Issue 39, January

her into thinking that she had enraptured his soul and The days went by gloomy, grave events befell her, and
that she was the sole winner of his love. she saw despicable qualities in him.
He kept constantly repeating to her that she was his She tried to change him to who she thought he was
mermaid, drawing him to the shore where the waves when they first met, but how could he change when he
crashed; that she was his guiding candle, lighting his bears all the wrong qualities. This went on until her life
path whenever he strayed away; that she was his consisted of mourning and wailing.
garden's ever-blooming flower whenever the wind All these memories passed before her eyes and her
blew. tears streamed until they covered her cheeks.
For that reason, she believed, supported and assisted Her heart burned for the days that had passed, her
him. youth that had gone and the effort that had been wasted
She built her dreams above the clouds and made her in vain.
way towards the mirage with mist-covered eyes. She remembered family members that had passed
They vowed to marry but her father refused, pointing away, friends who had left and neighbors who had
out the lengthy distance between them in both social gone.
status and creative thinking, thus deeming any form She straightened up, closed her album of memories and
of entanglement between them pointless. looked at the wall of her room.
He had advised her, saying: She remembered how she wanted to decorate it with
"My daughter, don't rush after deceptive, misleading her wedding picture, and since tomorrow was her
emotions, don't cling onto false dreams, and don't wedding day, she would go to enlarge a picture that
listen to lying delusions. I see the reality clearly and unites her with her husband.
the evidence in front of me is shining bright; this That is how her train of thought went; to try hard to fix
young man is nothing but a player." things with him so that she could have a clear
Despite her father's words, she deafened her ears, conscience.
closed her eyes and stopped her thinking. She tried all She would prepare him a celebration to joyfully
that she could to convince her father otherwise, until celebrate both their wedding anniversary and his new
he reluctantly agreed having grown restless. job. She hoped it would be a happy occasion and that
He gave in to her request, in the hopes that it would she can open a new page with him to achieve many
fulfill her happiness and draw her smile. dreams. She hoped he would wake up from his stupor
And so, she wore her wedding dress, singing merrily and fix what he had ruined.
in her garden of illusions, and flew in the sky of her The sun of a new day rose and she went to work. On
dreams. her way back, she brought her wedding picture that she
For a few days, she lived happily but after which soon had enlarged, wrapped in colorful papers, and tied with
the masks fell, and it turned out she was delusional tight ribbons.
for what laid in the chests had been revealed and all She put the picture on a faraway seat, waiting for a
the evils had appeared. The road had diverted to woe. happy celebration of their anniversary and the
It all fell to her hands, but she was stuck between a beginning of a new era in their marriage. She prepared
rock and a hard place. Does she complain to her the best food for him, dreaming about harmony
family, or does she endure her living hell? prevailing between them and that he would stay away
She decided on the latter, to suffer the consequences from his bad friends. She waited for him for a long
of her choice and to hold her sorrows in her heart and time before she heard his key turning to open the door.
to reap what she had sown. She quickly got up and ran to him with arms wide
With her husband, she tried all the various means to open, a wide smile on her face, eyes sparkling with joy
prevent him from walking the inauspicious path, and dressed in new clothes.
reaching the inevitable fate, and appearing as He met her coolly as usual and she grabbed him by the
reprehensible. However, it was impossible for him to hand and pointed to the plate that she had prepared.
respond to anything she did, as he had deafened his
ears, followed his illusions, and harshened his words.

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