Love in Darkness

Chapter 19: Back to the beginning

It has been days when Selena saw a man who looked like Eon. She had convinced herself that she might have seen his face wrong. Maybe she is hallucinating. And it worked. Selena still did not talk to Magnus and just avoid him at all cost. By doing all that, her feelings and mind are peaceful. She is always studying and focusing on passing medical school.

Since she has no class right after class, she decides to hang out at the mini park. It has been a long time since she was surrounded by nature. The tall trees that block the sun rays and the cool breeze are the elements that make the area a great place to unwind for a while and prepare for the afternoon classes. Selena sits on a bench and pulls out her medical book and notes from her back. She is peacefully reading when someone interrupted her. "Can I sit with you?".

Selena looks up to the person who bothered her and sees Eon. Her mind instantly shakes the idea, "No. That is not Eon. You are hallucinating.".

"Umm... Is it okay to sit here with you?", the man asks again, seeing that Selena is quiet. Selena composes herself and replies, "Okay.". Then she goes back to her book, trying to ignore the man's presence. But the man continues to speak to her, "I am just wondering if you are feeling okay and no complications happened because of what I had done.".

Selena looks at him with a stern face, "I am okay. You just hit me a ball, not a metal so my head is fine.". The man nods and stands up, "Okay, that is good to hear. I will let you read now in peace. Sorry for disturbing you.". Then the man walks away from the bench. Selena sighs and regrets the way she acted, "Am I rude? No. I just respond casually. Who am I kidding? Of course, I was rude. He was just concern and that is how I treated him.". Selena sighs but then she realizes something, "Why am I so worked up? We are not close for me to feel guilty.". She is about to continue what she is doing when she pauses. Seeing the man again that really looks like him, Selena wonders how is Eon doing now.

Back to the day of Selena's wedding, Eon gathered all his courage to interact with the humans so that he could blend in and attend the wedding. Seeing his love on a long, white dress, Eon's heart shattered. He was about to leave when he saw that Selena was looking in the crowd and when her gaze landed on him, Eon cannot help but leap with joy. He hoped that being there would make Selena changed her mind but when he saw her eyes full of tears, he knew that that the answer was not what he expected. Eon had to see the love of his life walked the aisle until she reached the altar, meeting her husband-to-be.

Eon could not handle the scene and so he left. He walked and walked until he reached the shed. He looked at it, grabbed the ax, and started chopping it down. Eon was angry. He was angry with Selena for leaving without saying goodbye, he was angry for being who he is, he was angry towards Selena's parents for forcing her to do things, and he was angry with himself for not being able to do anything for her.

After chopping down the shed into pieces, Eon fell down on the ground, feeling exhausted and broken. His hands touched the ground and all living things in the forest suddenly died. Eon's emotions were so great that even the soil died and cannot be used for planting crops. The village was starting to struggle because agriculture and farming were their only source of income. The entire forest is also lifeless so the people had nowhere to harvest food.

The same day, Eon went home. His parents did not dare to interrogate him because of his aura - the aura of someone who did not want to be bothered. Eon stayed in his room for weeks. During that time, many images and memories were invading his mind. The first one was the look on his parent's faces when they discovered that he had no powers. The second one was Selena who is happy with someone else. And the last one was all the fairies mocking him for being a powerless and useless fairy. Eon just continued to lay on his bed and covered his face with a pillow.