Prologue
I wander like a feather
In search of you,
The unknown cloud drenched my heart,
Love flooded in me every day.
I vanished into thin delight,
When I am pierced in your eyesight!
My tears would be tang,
If it is soaked in your love!
Devoid of the aim and occurrence,
My soul just shadowed you.
You traced me in my dreams,
Exuberantly I cheers.
You crammed my heart,
Half you reveal remain you conceal.
I recognized the origin of our love.
Without root, seed or rain,
My love orchid is full of blooms.
Even my shadow abandoned me
In darkness,
But, a heart comforts me
With its warmness!
I am lost in you,
Waiting...
To be found by you!
*****
The Past,
The cold full moon shines brightly to mark its territory. The black eagle circled the deep woods of Lebanon cedar and cawed to signal his master about finding the rightful wood.
The visceral sound of chainsaw against the old tree seems to pierce the eardrums and to drive our guts deeply into our bones. A tireless man in a black cloak ferociously chopped the big wood along with his pet bird, Eagle. The tall cedar tree was partially chopped and one single friction made to the tree, its fall.
His master approached the tall tree and hold the bark with his hands and placed his forehead on the bark. His pet bird, an Eagle, sat on his shoulder and placed its head on the tree-like its master did.
The black cloak master talked to the cedar tree in a broken shivered voice, “Let all the bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.”
He pushed the tree with his full force to make it fall to the ground with a loud noise. The tree then loaded in his truck and tuned to get the frequency of his radio. The radio played his favourite music album, “And, that was only yesterday; but will I ever face tomorrow? She took away what I’d had, and returned it full of sorrow…” by the album named Spooky Tooth: That Was Only Yesterday.
He always node his head for the beats but now he couldn’t shake his head and the lyrics, “…returned it full of sorrow…” he wept over the lines gravely and he started the engine with full speed to his small factory.
He sliced the cedar tree into pieces with help of his chopping machine and after seven hours of shedding his sweat and energy, he prepared the coffin decorated with a minute carving of little turion buds and butterflies with extreme grief and agony in his chest.
He removed the fabric from the person long dead, placed the soulless body in the coffin and grieved over their death solemnly. He attached the chains and wheels to the coffin and dragged the coffin to his mind destined place.
On his way to the heart of the building, he imagined that he was walking in the meadow holding the hands of the dead person. The fresh flowers of spring gave the sight of ecstasy. After reaching the destined place, he placed the coffin in the centre and he shouted to his full throat looking up the ceiling, “ESPERARÉ.”
*****
In the present day,
The door of the classy white elevator dinged to open; a suited man with folded white sleeves emerged from the elevator. He stuffed his right hand in his pocket while the left ringed hand was lightly stirring the glass filled with ice cubes and beer, to blend the ice cubes with beer.
The entire living area was silent enough that could echo only his approaching boots sound. The warning boot sound alerted the workers around who came rushing towards the elevator entrance to greet their superior.
They formed a parallel line to allow him to pass through to his chamber. He proceeded past his line of servants and maids, all of whom welcomed him with great courtesy. The suited man sipped his iced drink from the glass in his left hand was decorated with rings on his forefinger and watch on his wrist and approached the largest spiral staircase in the main assembly area.
He was sipping his drink as he ascended the stairs, but he abruptly came to a halt as he approached a curve in the staircase. He stood next to the flash of light, his face overshadowed by the brightness of the light.
"The Winter is coming," he voiced his workers and grinned at the corners of his lips, "Let the gates be open to welcome our visitors."
*****
The scratching sounds of the pens have echoed the walls of the classroom upon the lecturer’s instruction. Some girls were seriously discussing a leisurely topic and some girls were giggling on the plain senses of humour. Some boys were sleeping on their desks and some were gaming on their phones. The lecturer named Mr Alexander Thijarux, who has been lecturing them for solidly three hours without quenching his throat, didn’t mind any of the activities of students since he know about his students. He is known for his short – temper yet sociably to befriend with and the most handsome man around late 60s who is two decades younger in his appearance. He allows the freedom of the student to do whatever they want without disturbing his lecture. Students too mutually agreed to him. When all the students were enjoying themselves instead of bothering to take notes which were recited by their handsome lecturer, a pair of spectacles worn green eyes was
How to create the architecture portfolio? Mrtyu with her pair of spectacles wore green eyes searched the question in the G****e search box to find the relevant details and scribbled the steps in her scratch book from her dormitory which was a few feet away from Ishvakar Academy who was residing with her friend, Geeza. Step 1: Choose your project “Choose my project... oh G****e, I don’t know what Mr Alex assigned me, probably he would mail me by now...?” she lamented to the search engine on her desktop computer. “Who are you taking to Miss Moaning Myrtle?” her roommate, Geeza enquired who was distracted by Mrtyu’s laments from her leisure time of reading fiction and comics. “Geez... Stop calling me with the character from your fiction books. Last night you called me with some other name like Bellatrix…” she replied without breaking eye contact with the desktop. “Alright, fine. Mrtyu, my sweet friend, what are you lamenting to your pc? G
Mrtyu changed her dress to casuals as it was the weekend. She rode her bicycle to lecturers’ dormitories. She was stopped by the security guard, “Where are you going, Miss?” “Please let me in. I need to meet my lecturer.” “As today is a weekend, all gone to their houses and will be returned by tomorrow evening. So don’t bother yourself and return to your dormitory.” “I am going to meet Mr Alex. I know he won’t leave this academy even on the festivals and vacations.” The security guard smiled at her and snapped his fingers, “You are right. He never left the academy. He is in the south wing, but little girl, you must be cautious; he is a short temper man. Get your bicycle always ready to flee at any time...” he chuckled. Mrtyu smiled and rode inside the lecturers’ dormitories towards the south. The road to the south wing was a little longer than the entrance located at the north. She rode through the road which was covered with tall and big bran
“Either its castle or grave, the uniqueness of the architect implies the true feelings. I don’t know where I get the inspiration for choosing this course; it was like I have born to design the uniqueness in the buildings which could speak my name.” Mrtyu explained. “So to become a successful architect you need to focus on everything, think out of the circle you draw and put some effort to master your chosen course.” Mr Alex concluded. “What a waste of time!” she thought inwardly and replied to him with a fake smile, “oh… Thank you for your time, Mr Alex. I won’t bother you. I won’t disappoint you in the project; I will do my level best to get recognition as an architect.” She added little force in her legs to exit. “Miss Mrtyu, wait.” Mrtyu halted her legs and waited for him to continue. He asked her, “I saw you admire the portrait? May I know the purpose of your admiration of this portrait?” Mrtyu knitted her brows and spoke with littl
Geeza handed her luggage and urged her to get on the bus soon, “Why do you push me, Geez?” “Get in soon and seat near any handsome boy (Geeza told her with an extreme expression on her face) and when you return I must see you have a boyfriend holding your hand.” “Geeza… I am going for the project not dating or something. I prefer to sit alone than be seduced on the bus. Also, all boys in this team have their girlfriends to pair with. So I must sit alone or seat next to the driver to enjoy a single’s life than bothering the young couples.” Mrtyu told her thoughts. Geeza murmured something inaudible and Mrtyu hugged her, “Goodbye, Geez. You can sleep well tonight occupying our whole bed. And sleep well. Don’t sleep late reading your fiction books.” Geeza smiled and bid her goodbye. Mrtyu got into the bus and she searched for an empty window seat. To her wonder, an entire seat was left unoccupied and her eyes rolled to find Adriana seated with Quasar Mal
"Is this how you usually introduce yourself?" Mrtyu inquired, fixing her unruly hair and attempting to turn her gaze away from him while flashing her piercing green eyes towards Aaron.Aaron refused with immediate response, “No… definitely no. I don’t have any intentions, it’s an accident.”“Mister, can you say what to call you than a Pervert?” Mrtyu asked him with anger bubbled red face.Aaron backed a little with protesting palms, “Woah… Madam. Please handle your words with care. Don’t break any innocent heart with your piercing words.”Mrtyu eyed him, “I am sorry that I wanted to call you a pervert…”Aaron smiled at her, “Apology accepted.”Mrtyu continued her words ignoring him, “…You are more than a pervert.”Aaron shrunk his smile beamed face, “Seriously, Mrtyu, do I look like a pervert? Do you know who I a
When love was blissfully exhibited in the last seat between Aaron and Mrtyu, the bus driver, Cherry Hornworts, blinked his eyes at the road to wipe his sleep. Mr Alex took the Thermo flask he had to pour some hot coffee to Cherry.“Drink this, Cherry. Destroy your creepy idea of killing us.” Mr Alex mocked Cherry.“No, not at all, Alex. Dozing is normal for all humans. I will be careful in my way.” Cherry apologized to Mr Alex.“Tell me, Alex, how are your days going?” Cherry opened his talk.Alex sniffed at Cherry to look outside the bus to gather his all past thoughts when Cherry continued, “Alex… I am happy that you are a respectable lecturer in HIS academy after that incident…”Alex exhaled while sipping his coffee, “Let bygones be in past, Cherry. Don’t bring it up. It was the horrible nightmare ever to be dreamt of. Let me, how were you? The elder Cherry…?”
"Excuse me, Sir, sorry to interrupt you, may I ask you something?" Mrtyu approached Mr Alex to inquire about his grandson.Mr Alex nodded enthusiastically as he gazed at her fading face. "What exactly is it, young lady?""Where is your grandchild?" Mrtyu questioned him frankly, without equivocation.Cherry opened his mouth to ask Mr Alex, “You have grandson, Alex? You never mentioned a single word that you got grandson?”Mr Alex felt that now the colours from his face faded out, “Pardon?”Cherry replied to him, “What pardon, Alex? Are you deaf or what? She is asking about your grandson. He is naughty little fellow, he got girlfriend… hahaha.”Mr Alex asked her ignoring Cherry asked Mrtyu, “Why are you asking about my grandson? How do you know I got grandson?”“He told me so. He boarded on our bus, isn’t he? Mrtyu said with a mixture of shock and tremble.Cherry
After a few minutes of digesting Hexa’s anger, Mrtyu wiped all her tears and told to Aaron hoping he could hear her, “Ron, I am sorry; I should have listened to your warnings. I think I’ve messed up. Yet I am not letting my guards down.”Mrtyu ran into the washroom to refresh her. She came out with wrapping and fit herself into the things which Hexa offered her as quickly as possible. After she was done, she rushed to open the door. But before she could pull the door’s handle, the door opened automatically for her.She found Hexa standing by the door waiting for her. He wore a blue tuxedo with a white shirt matching his outfit with Mrtyu. He romantically offered his arms to Mrtyu to get hold of; she stood like a statue on seeing with open arms.“Obsessing with me is quite natural,” Hexa told her with self-esteem. Mrtyu inhaled some air to fill her lungs that were out of breath and she f
Hexa offered her freshly tailored blue night ball gown with matching jewels. Mrtyu looked with wide eyes yet was not surprised with his offerings. He noticed the not-so-surprised look on her face and he asked her, “Don’t you like the colour? I can customize it for you. Tell me what do you prefer?”Mrtyu noticed his change in tone and temper. She processed in her mind quickly and figured out that Hexa was good at tailoring in female dresses. She tried to make a cool conversation with the ghost of the designer rather dreadful dead merchant. “The colour, ahem, is quite dull and I want it brighter.”“Brighter? How about lavender or purple? (He waved his hand to change the colour of the dress) which one, pick it?” Hexa looked at her face with curious eyes.“What do I do now?” she thought with inhaling. Her silence gave Hexa rather peculiar ideas.Within a second, Hexa
Aaron processed her words and figured out the way to exit. He instructed her, "Then be his guest and end all this, Mrt. I can’t die just watching you like this or hearing your voice.”Aaron continued, “Earlier that day, we both had bigger plans for our future together. Mrt, I want you. I want you to fill my life. I want us to contribute to our family’s lineage. I want us to grow older together.” Aaron convinced her to be the guest of Hexa.Mrtyu imagined building a palace with bricks of love earlier and now after hearing his declarations of his plans that includes her, she built the roof with trust. She felt happy inside that she is finally getting a family to take care of despite being her orphan life.Yet, she asked with a little shock, "Guest of a Ghost?""Fine, I will go," Mrtyu said, with a deep exhale, and dropped herself on the ground, leaning against the wall. Aaron felt happy in
“Well, detective, it’s complicated to tell exactly in words. I try to explain to you with medical terms. He is suffering from type three panic attack,” the doctor told her while holding his stethoscope in his hands.“I don’t get it, doctor. What is type three and how severe it is?” Liroza asked impatiently while Dan was approaching her.“He had a panic attack which seized him neurotically. And he has fractures in his lumbar spine section and his neck collar bone is damaged. So he is not in the position to give you the statement of what exactly happened to him last night.”“So he is alive, then.” Liroza knitted her eyebrows and expected a positive response from the doctor.“Yet, as for now, we can’t assure you anything of his survival level after his damages.”“What do you think of (sniffed) his condition? Who or how?”
After a few minutes of trying to reach her, he felt soreness in his throat. He lay on the ground and recalled the happy moments he had with her and moaned, "Mrtyu."Mrtyu was preoccupied with the happiest hours she had ever spent with Aaron in her life and moaned about how her life was turned upside down in a fraction of a second. She heard his voice and responded to him, "Ron?"When Aaron heard her voice echoing in the darkroom, Aaron sat up and tried to focus. "Mrtyu?"Mrtyu heard the voice of Aaron, yet thought that she had been hallucinating his voice in her mind. She sighed, "I wish I could hear you, Aaron.""Mrt, you are hearing me. You are not hallucinating." Aaron spoke in a calm tone."Aaron, is that you?" The tears rolled from her eyes in ecstasy at hearing his voice."Yes, I am, but are you crying right now?" Aaron asked her in a sad tone."What?" she asked and later realised that Hexa blew her eyes to jinx her fallen tears into the shape of sharp daggers over her head of A
Bella rescuedBack inside the room, Hexa watched her jump through the window and exhaled, saying, "Te compadezco.” (I pity you) and turning his head towards the bed. He burst into the room and threw Mrtyu into the bed.Mrtyu opened her eyes and found she was in the middle of some shattered sparkle. "This is what the place is like once the person is dead."She sat on the bed and was shocked to find Hexa in front of her. "Why are you here, too? Oh, yeah, I am dead, you are dead, and so I can see you."Hexa leaned over the wall and looked at her with his title head, "Encantado de conocerte de Nuevo viva."Mrtyu turned her face to her side and told herself, in a lower voice with smacked lips, "I wish I could use a language translator device."As Hexa could hear her, he translated for her, "Nice to meet you again, ALIVE." He emphasised the word "alive" to make her realise that she wasn’t dead yet.Mrtyu knitted her brows, "Again? Am I Still Alive? So I am not dead."She grunted, punching t
The cold moon rays deeply spread across the rooms of the Hotel Bluemoon. Liroza stood by the window, gazing over the fountain in the De Morte villas. Edan was sleeping on the bed when he woke suddenly. He touched his side to cuddle with Liroza when she was not found in their bed; Edan opened his eyes and searched for her.Edan found relief in finding her near the window. Liroza stood dazzling in the transparent cloth that hardly covered her naked body. Her beauty has been enhanced by the moon rays that sent lustful signals to Edan’s mind.Edan hopped from the bed and tottered over her to embrace her from behind. He twisted her blonde hair to the left, breathed her scent, and bit her earlobe to grab her attention to respond to him. He lowered his lips towards the crook of her neck with his flaming kisses.Her transparent fabric around her body appeared to be a disturbance to exhibit his hunger for her. His hand pulled the barrier of transparen
The clock ticked half past midnight. The window was left open and the howling wind made the window screen move. A panting voice echoed around the room from an old man lying on his bed with disturbed sleep.He had a vision of a ferocious man with a big hammer hiding behind his back, standing behind a stoned man who was fuzzily rested on his antique red oxblood chesterfield wingback chair before the fireplace.The old man could see the wine bottle on the side table; the person was coping with his grief while the man with the hammer was spraying salt on the wounded heart of the coping man through his sinful words.Within a fraction of a second, the man with a hammer hit the man who was seated on his chesterfield chair hard. The blood of the dying man was splashed all over the walls, and the luxurious Saxony carpet was drenched in a pool of blood that flowed from the broken skull of the dying man.Like a ravening monster, his thirst for wanting
"Signorina (miss), the sun is shining brightly today; the master would kill me if you got browned." A young maid begged her lady to stay inside the walls to avoid the scorching sun."Then get murdered," says the young, gorgeous, emerald-eyed lady. "Sweltering and sweating will not deter me from going." With a singing tone, she said."Where to now, Signorina?" murmured the maid girl, concerned about her lady's wicked behaviour.The emerald-eyed girl hopped in joy, and she pulled the maid girl to whisper in her ear, with sparkles in her eyes, "Al mondo esterno" (To the outside world).She giggled and hopped to the sky-scraping walls after saying those words. Her maid kept on calling her, "Signorina, signorina-""Stop calling me Signorina," she told her without looking in her direction, busy pulling the descending climbers over the walls.The maid girl told her, with much hesitation, "I am not allowed to say your name.""Once we are in t