METANOIA, A Wonder Place

Episode 11

            The construction lasted long enough, so long that finally, Alicia decided to build a temporary house, for her to live in. Alicia was also famous for being kind, and wise for the people who lived

around the village, close to the wall of mist, they decided to appoint the woman, Alicia Pyre, as their godfather, and thanks to Alicia's wisdom and ingenuity, agriculture and trade in the village, advanced many times than before, the population was very happy, and respected him.

            The hospitality of the villagers, who accepted and appointed him as their leader, left him devastated, and no longer desired the region behind the fog, which no one could touch, he said, even by himself.

            And there was a young man who suddenly appeared and captivated his heart, and taught him to be grateful, what he had now, and how to make use of it.

            It is said Alicia married, the young man she met in the village, at that time the law was against marriage different castes, but their love made Alicia willing to leave the title, family and wealth, to be together.

            “Stupid,” Comment Arie beside me.

             “Why does he want to leave his title, family and property, just for the sake of the man he just met?” himself muttering.

             I just chuckled in response, and refocused on the drama that was still going on, maybe if Arie or even I were in Alicia's position at the time, then, I will also do the same, as the saying goes, as I once heard, ‘ when you fall in love, there is neither right nor wrong in your eyes.’ The point is it all depends on what angle you're looking at, maybe that's what it means.

            Not long after, after their marriage, both of them in the grace of a beautiful princess, everyone in the village praised the girl. There is no one who does not admire and

loving her, the little girl was like a princess in her own little kingdom, which everyone admired.

            The cheerful little girl, herself named as pretty as Davina, the name her parents gave her, with hope in it.

            Davina grew up surrounded by people who loved her, everything she wanted, her parents always gave her, only one that should not be done and just like other citizens, ‘no one should approach the fog.’

            The ban made the little Davina more and more determined, one day in an afternoon, she slipped from the supervision of her nanny, and approached the fog. There was a fear in him that paled as he approached, but a sense of marketing that was so great pushed and defeated his fear, that he stepped his feet closer and closer.

            A voice rang out to him from behind the fog, asking who he was, and what his arrival meant, Davina introduced who he was, and when she heard who he was, she said, the fog was like a scolding, and thickened and rolled around her little legs, fear took hold of her, her eyes were trembling in fear, Davina was eager to run as fast as possible but her steps were frozen.

            His frightened eyes were seen by the figure behind the fog, the figure realized, this girl did not know anything, about what her mother did, and a mistake if punishing her.

            The fog started to calm down, and a figure of a man, the same age as Davina back then, emerged from behind the fog. A boy, with hair as red as ruby stones and eyes as green as the forest, the boy looked at Davina, who was trembling in fear in front of him. The boy tried to smile, as friendly as possible in the hope that Davina could stop trembling, but to no avail, instead of calming her down, Davina preferred to escape

            The next afternoon, at the same hour, little Davina slid back towards the border of fog, in her heart beraharab meet the figure of the boy she met yesterday, he felt guilty for running away, so maybe he could apologize this time.

            But as soon as Davina got there, there was no one, she looked around, there was only silence and a faint fog, which limited her gaze, she said, Davina was disappointed and wanted to return.

            As soon as he was about to leave, he saw a boy who yesterday came out from under the fog. “You go back” he exclaimed, the typical sound of cheerful children filled the silence on the village border with fog walls, expelling the creepy atmosphere that always attached there.

            They told me a lot of things, and played a lot of games, but the girl never asked who the boy really was, Davina sometimes felt the feeling of being curious, but it was always in his mind, intent to ask.

            Their friendship lasted until both of them grew up, until growing up, little Davina now grew into a very beautiful woman, and when she was in adulthood, she said, many young men came for him, but all of them refused, because he knew in his heart there was someone. Which he could not even mention, or tell others, even to his two dear parents. Despite

they persuaded him to tell a story, unfortunately Davina still could not, because that was the agreement they made.

            It is not permissible to tell, in the slightest, about the red-haired man, whom he met as a child, or even the ability that the man could perform, or even the ability that he could, all the wonders seen and in nature, are great secrets. If he violates then the man will forever disappear, either from his presence or his memory, of course Davina does not want to forget it, soon or later.

            So he chose to keep it a secret, until one day, his parents introduced him to someone

young man from the City, a successful businessman. That is, with Davina marrying the young man, then the support of the young man introduced by his parents, can help the continuity of his family business, as well as help the development and growth of his village. Like political marriage, which was a trend at that time, among the nobility.

            At the request of her parents, and at the mercy of the villagers, Davina could not refuse. All this time people were always kind to him, and he still could not repay anything, as if this was all he could do to repay everyone's kindness.

            Davina was distraught and agitated in the middle of the decision she did not want to take, that night she desperately slipped, went to the edge of the fog, and, where a red-haired man had been waiting for him, as if knowing the girl was coming, Davina told him at length what had happened, but the man just kept quiet did not respond and left him, disappearing behind the fog.

            The next morning Davina was found unconscious, near the misty border, people were frantically looking for her everywhere, to prepare for her. Davina should have been prepared, for the upcoming wedding a few days later, everyone hoped, and wanted to make her, the prettiest bride ever, so how long, time is never enough to prepare for it.

            From that moment on, he was gloomy and sad, everyone asked, and he never answered or told me a little, what happened to him, even so he kept coming in secret to the misty confines, and every time he came back, the deeper the sadness he felt.

            Until the end, just the day before the wedding day, Davina felt she could not take it anymore, and it was time for her to start a new life, and this was her opportunity.