(ENG - IND) Butterfly's Fate - Completed

(ENG) Chapter Fourteen - Ban Na Ton Chan

A local TV station reported that the police succeeded in thwarting a kidnapping at a school without disturbing an ongoing charity event. Phana also received praise and credit for this case.

In addition to reporting about kidnapping, the media also reported about a teacher who was injured and also was one of the victims of kidnapping.

Veera's name and photo were plastered in various media, drawing the attention of many journalists who tried to get information about what happened.

Veera told that she followed the culprit into the pool because she was suspicious, but suddenly the culprit attacked her with a knife and tied her in the bathroom, then forced her to take an ecstasy pill, she was in a half-unconscious state until Singto came and saved her.

Veera's parents who got the news immediately came to the hospital where she was being treated, then transferred her to another hospital without Pha's knowledge.

Yet, Pha did not stay silent, he immediately sent people to find information on where Veera was transferred because the girl is an important witness in the kidnapping case and is expected to be present to testify in court.

Of course, it received a strong rejection from the girl's family, they turned to accuse Pha of deliberately hiding their daughter and threatened to sue him if he persisted.

In the end, Phana and Veera's family came to an agreement by having Veera testify online.

Pha finally tells Singto the reason Veera's parents forced her to marry, and the real reason he wants to help the girl, Singto doesn't want to believe it.

After all the business in Bangkok ended, without wasting any time, Phana and Singto immediately went to Ban Na Ton Chan to seek clues to uncover the secret behind the curse.

Ban Na Ton Chan, October 15, 2020...

After checking in at the inn, Pha toured the city alone while Singto chose to rest in the room.

Pha didn't forget to visit the old woman who was looking for her lost son and brought her many foods.

After that, he visited several public places, temples, and town hall, asking about the information of Ying and Khan.

But no one was willing to talk about the curse until he admitted that he also had a curse and needed help.

An old monk who happened to have worked at the Phee Sua village chief's house 30 years ago told Pha that to avoid the curse, he had to find a partner who was also born on the same date, month, and year as him and get married.

But before that, they have to undergo a series of rituals that are believed to be a test of whether their wings are strong enough to fly across this world or the afterlife.

First of all, they were required to go around the village asking for the blessing from the whole villager by kneeling and begging.

Next, the couples will be paraded around the village and thrown with dirt as punishment because they are considered tainted and cursed, after which they have to soak in cold water overnight to clean the stains on their bodies.

It continues with a traditional wedding ritual led by the head monk and witnessed by all residents, and finally, they have to spend the night together in a room built to worship the spirits of Ying and Khan.

Phana was shocked at once with a dumbfounded expression to hear the whole ritual process and asked who came up with such an absurd ritual idea and asked if the curse would really gone after they did it.

The monk took a deep breath for a moment before answered.

"They said, Ying and Khan also went through all that humiliation to be accepted by the villagers because their relationship was considered forbidden and tainted...." he paused for a moment. "However, not everyone can accept it, some residents are angry and drive them into the forest..."