Garden of Lily

She was sitting alone in the middle of the road.

Her eyes were lowered, focused on a glow.

A small light of some sort.

Her only hope in a surrounding covered in thick black fog.

She listened tentatively to deduce any sound.

Momentarily she will look up hoping to see a similar glow somewhere in the dark shadows.

But none came, to her rescue.

She smiled sadly and utter some words of encouragement to her lonely soul.

‘It is okey’
‘Don’t worry’
‘Everything will be fine’

Gathering her courage, she lifted the glow and slowly started to walk.

Where she was going, she had no clue but she kept on walking onward.

A dusty gust of wind came her way, without realizing her glow went away.

Swallowed by complete darkness, her soul withered along with her.

Totally frightened by what will come her way.

She closed her eyes and prayed.

Don’t they say that no prayer goes unheard.

She prayed to the Lord of the universe. Her Creator and the Creator of all creation.

“Ha Allah take me out of this misery.
Take me out of this darkness.
Take me away from all this corruption and deception.
Show me the correct path to follow, the only one that will lead me to you.”(Ameen)

She opened her eyes, a small part of her still afraid that she will only counter darkness.

She smiled so brightly that even the darkness seem to shirk away.

The glow was back and it seem stronger than before.

Lifting herself again, She walked yet again.

This was when she saw him.

Standing still, one could not be sure if he was there or not.

As she walked over, to him. He turned and smiled at her.

Finally, someone who she can see, someone who was not consumed by darkness.

Thinking to herself, now I don’t have to be all alone. I think I can do this.

When she reached him, they started walking together.

She was happy, she felt as if she was walking on clouds.

No longer she felt threaten by the utter darkness nor the silence that surrounded her.

After a short while, the guy turned to her and told her to wait.

Upon saying that, he departed.

That was fine with her, she will wait for him.

She waited and waited.

She did not budge. After all, he have told her that he will come back for her.

So, she waited and waited for his return.

A gust of cold wind came her way, prepared this time, she protected her glow.

When it has past, she found a note lying near the road.

She picked it up and examined it.

A part of her told her not to open it, yet another told her the opposite.

Instantly she knew who wrote the note.

Finally she unfolded the paper and read the brief message.

“Don’t wait for me as I have found another”.

She read the line over and over again.

Till the words sank in the depths of her soul.

She sunk down to the cold icy floor.

She looked blankly ahead into darkness.

This was not true.

This was not true.

But he told her, that he will stay.

Stay by her side forever.

But he was not part of the darkness…how can he still deceive her!

The darkness around her seem to get thicker and thicker.

Her expression slowly changed from being shocked to being angry, gradually followed by depression.

Tears filled her lonely eyes.

Rocking back and forth, she cried.

It was as if everything have shattered yet again for her…everything seems even more dark and dull.

When no more tears were left, she looked up. Maybe if she call his name. He will come back.

So she called and called till her throat was dry and sore.

Footsteps approached her, she got up but it was someone else.

Maybe, she pondered if i walked in the direction he went, I may find him.

So she started walking.

After awhile she found herself in a thick black fog.

She have lost track of where she was going.

Confused, sad and depressed she looked blankly ahead.

She stood, all alone and time stood still with her.

Whispers, they were calling her to join them. Black shadows came out of darkness, approaching her.

Does it matter, does it matter anymore? When the good deceive you too. What is there to live for?

Already two shadowy hands have hold onto her. One clutching her leg and the other resting on her head.

As her soul wither along with the darkness and as she slowly drifted into it. She heard her name being called.

Startled she looked around. It seems as if someone very close to her have said her name.

Looking around for the source, she could not find any.

She smiled sadly, maybe now she has start hallucinating.

As a third shadow came at her. She heard it again. More strongly now.

She looked down and finally realized where it was coming from.

She found her glow, it shone so brightly, warming her body and soul.

She laughed.

She laughed so loudly and brightly that all the shadows shrank away from her.

She collected her glow.

How can I forget my Creator?

If nobody else at least He stays.

He always does.

No matter what, He smiles and He loves.

Dragging herself, more hurt than before.

More wounded in every way, she walked on.

The only difference was her glow, which shone so brightly that it covered her body and soul in a white protective exuberance light.

As she walked on.

Note: Glow = Faith
Written by: Lily705