Hero

Hero

She was ten, having a holiday at auntie’s place.

She made a few of friends soon. It was a beautiful day, three girls ran along the river bank with a kite flying in the sky. They sprayed the giggles along the river bank. People almost can feel their giggles like pearls rolling on the grass, foot pass, even in the water.


Screaming, screaming…..

Sophie slipped in the river. Normally they could swim in the river, but now in the rain season, the water lever increase so much and there a warning sighs: WATCH OUT FOR CROCODILE!

She remembered a tall slim boy saved Sophie. He was 20 by then.

She watched him through the crowed people. She fined he is handsome. She said to herself:” I am going to marry him when I am 20!”

When she was 20, she came back to Auntie’s place. At one night, she and Auntie went to a local pub. Suddenly she heard a boorish laugh from the next table. She wishes that she never had turned her head. It was him! After 10 years, he must be twice size then before with a graze pony tail behind his head. She almost can see the dirty yellow broken teeth from his opened mouth.

She standard up clumsily took two steps towards to him, then stopped. What am I going to do? To tell him:” Hey, I loved you for ten years, I was going to Marry!”? Yes, she was love him until she turned her head looked him. But the man she loved for 10 years, she planed to marry doesn’t match this man! Her feet lead her way out the pub.

When she was 30, she has a successful business with her husband Edwards. She visited her auntie again.
Edwards drove the car at a local park. Three of them have a picnic near a coffee van.
She saw the coffee man clumsily picks up the paper cups from people who dumped on the ground. She astounded when the coffee man handed her the coffee, it was him!

“He had a car accident. One leg has been cut off! Unfortunately he was drunk when he is drive doesn’t get any paid from the insurance.” Auntie sighs.
She sat there couldn’t move off her eyes from him.

Suddenly she leaped up in front of few teen ages.
“Please pick up your rubbish!”
After two seconds of stunk, they all laughing together.” Hi, chick! Do you want to play?”
“Pick up your fucking rubbish!” She roared.
Edward starts walking towards to her. A well dressed elegant lady shouldn’t speak like that.
“Beg your pardon?” Another one with read flushed face said.

It’s alright. It’s alright. I’m sorry.” Edward picked up the coffee cup and pulled her away.

“Thank you, Ms!” he put a cup coffee in her hand.
“Do I know you?” She yells at him and through the coffee on the floor.
“It’s time to go, dear.” Edward hold her arm tuck her in the car.

When she was 40, she went her auntie for the last time, because auntie going to live in a care house and she is going to live in South Africa. There is a funeral and it was his funeral!

“His neighbor’s house set on fire from her 5 years old boy when she was at the back yard doing gardening. When the mother realizes the house on fire, it was too late to get in get her 10 month old baby. The boy manages to escape from the fire, but the 10 month old baby still inside the house in her cot. He leaps into with a wet blanket, he only have one leg working. A few minutes late, a bundle rolls out from the fire. It was the baby wrap inside the wet blanket he was wearing and he never comes out……”

She took a big bunch red rose and two bottles of champion to his grave.

Second morning, some early walking people saw a drunken sleepy lady lying in front of his grave.