butterfly fields
the guy is called mike. he was a simple guy with simple dreams. he seldom talks about stuffs but everyone knew he has the potential to create something big. but being good, mike is in love with the girl name Mari. Mari on the other hand, is the opposite of of mike, she was loud and she was always stunning, and she was the town princess. everyone looked up on her.
but there is a problem, although Mari liked mike, she could not let him know. because Mari is set to marry a rich, educated guy from abroad, whose name is chad. chad was a demi-GOD, he wanted everything according to his will. he doesn’t tolerate failures and he holds Mari like a marionette puppet. and Mari can not do anything about it, because her dad signed a contract to chad that Mari will be married to him in exchange for the freedom as a slave of Chad’s family.
Mari is a sweet girl, smart and always on Chad’s family gathering. Chad’s mom who is very sophisticated like Mari and she was nice to Mari, and even Chad’s dad who is known to have little respect for women, liked Mari, and at times Mari is given a lot of presents because Chad’s parents liked her very much. but Mari, did not love chad, because chad is a major pain in her system, chad controls her life, and even at times she is being hurt physically. and Mari could not do anything but cry.
mike knew everything about this, but he was silent. he loved Mari so much that he knew if he would do anything stupid that will be the end for the family of Mari, and given the fact that mike had little in life, all he had was talent and determination, but not enough cash to bail out the family of Mari from slavery. but mike really loved Mari, so he decided to confront Mari with a letter. and the letter went like this.
dearest Mari,
in deepest solitude, i searched for answers to my questions. but nothing gave me an answer. i am in deep chaos knowing that you can never be mine. but nonetheless i have nothing to lose, i have shared my silence in darkness and watched you in tears each night. i heard each swears he made and the physical violence that he gave you, yet at those times i can not do anything. each day i see you cry, is each day i die. and each laments you share with shadows is my grave. but one day, i will set you free from his control. one day i will make you happy.
yours,
mike
tears rolled up in Mari’s eye as she read mike’s letter. not because of sadness, but because of happiness.Mari loved mike since time in memorial. Mari loved mike since they were young, but mike being the constant shadow, he just kept his silence. but Mari now in desperation replied to mike’s letter.
mike,
there is a butterfly fields over the north, if you truly love me then you must meet me there. i will meet you on the first day of July, and everything you wanted about me will be yours. i shall just set my family so that they should go too. mike i have waited for long time for you to finally admit that you love me too. i loved you the first time i saw you. and each time chad is near me, i always thought of you. you will be my man for as long as i live and longer than that.
yours alone,
Mari
it was two weeks before the first of July, so Mari worked on to set her family and make them escape the fate of slavery. the plan was set and two nights before the first of July her family left. and chad had no idea of it. now on the midnight of the first day of July, Mari slowly went outside to set her journey on butterfly fields, but chad was no fool, he knew Mari was up to something, he stood by the gate of the mansion. and slowly showed his shadow to Mari. and told Mari "if you think you can set your foot right off this mansion, then you should think again. you have nothing if you will leave this premises, your family left you, and nobody loves you, basically Mari, you have nothing and i am the only one here for you. and if you really want to leave then i must kill you first before you can be truly free."
Mari in desperation to escape told chad "if you feel that i am afraid of you then you are wrong. for quite sometime you have been controlling me, now is my time to be free, you know that i do not love you, and you know that the only reason why i stay with you is because my father signed a contract in exchange for slavery freedom.but i am really tired chad…i do not want this anymore."
but chad was a man of symphaty, he let Mari go. but when Mari was about to leave the gate, something strucked chad, and he suddenly pulled a revolver from its holster stucked on his side and shot Mari on the back thrice. and Mari fell on the ground, saying the name mike.and she died on that instant.
chad lifted Mari’s body and went to butterfly fields, because that place is an isolated place and it is rarely visited by people. but when chad arrived there he saw mike who was patiently waiting for her Mari, but when mike saw that it was chad carrying a lifeless body of a woman, he was enraged! he knew that it was Mari and chad did something to Mari. and mike ran to get close to chad, and when mike saw the lifeless body of Mari he snapped, and he fell on the ground picked a pointed rock and with all might strucked chad on the neck. and he pounded chad with mighty blows and chad was left powerless, mike became the devil, and chad was the prey.
but to the extent of mike’s rage, he can not undo the pain he felt inside. mari is now dead. and he was left alone. mike did not kill chad, but chad suffered big, he could not talk now and his brain was affected with such heavy blows. mike left the town, and wandered afar. littled did mike know, that on that day, there was a letter made by Mari for him that was hidden under her pillows.
my dearest mike,
if unfortunately i can not make it this night, do not be in despair, for even in dreams i will always be in you, i waited for you, and i shall not be in vain. i shall make you see that with your courage admitting that you love someone, then with your courage and love i will be free. i love you mike and forever i will be yours. even in death.
yours alone,
Mari
and the story ended.
mau
MALAYA!
