The Boy Who Had Purple Hair

3. Cryptadia

'He was hidden away from happiness and told he didn't deserve it. He was befriended by sadness that comforted him like no one...'

Narration voice :

Secrets - do you have secrets? Is it big or small? How long have u kept it hidden or did u just poured to someone you trust? (We all do it at one point) if you haven't, that's impressive.... yet, Have you ever thought, is the secret of yours is worth of keeping hidden from everyone? Just think about it...... It may be very important or very funny if you take a look back at it. Such depends on what you hide, from whom you hide and what kind of effects it can do to you and your life if it gets revealed. secrets are meant to keep hidden, I mean only the necessary one. often the secrets hidden, holds a reason, that can be dark as a new moon sky or clear as a sky full of stars. Said above, it depends on ourselves. Here the secret(s) they are hiding,just seems morosis, disgusting, painful and sad. Not for those who live in those colorful lights but to us and for those who suffer behind the dirty walls of sadness. They are fated (sorry forced, you know what I mean) to be hidden from light under those cold white doors...... Whom are we talking about? Why are they hidden?... why they can't see light?.....hmm... sooo curious aren't you? Me too..... all secrets are to be revealed one day but slow and steady, so let's reveal each knots carefully from now on..... one by one.

UKIYO

They were waiting anxiously in the astrologer's room to know about the fate of their son. Tension was surrounding the room as the astrologer was taking long time than usual which made their heart little panic. Finally the astrologer came to them with a big book in his hands. He was a very old man with pure white hair that ran along his shoulders (may be his hair was pure not his soul and heart). His face showed the lines and the experience he got (or the mistakes he done). There was much calmness in his blue eyes but behold don'tget fooled. These blue eyes are the ones that ruined the (secrets).The veins of years (or chains of ruination) were running through his hands that can be seen clearly (but blindly) as he holded the book. He was wearing a long blood red unstitched dress (your imagination required) that touched the ground with a cape attached to it. It had golden border and a moon symbol painted in the back (he is hiding the moon, the only thing that gives light in darkness behind his back). His appearance may look very old but he had the strength of a young man in his 20s. No one excatly knows his age and it had been told that he was more than hundred years old and that he has been seen Ukiyo's future so many times( yes, SO many times...). Everyone respected him, feared him and obeyed his words. Whatever he say is the final word. No one ever questioned him or his job. He was like a head of Ukiyo as Ukiyo had no rulers to rule which was very favorable for him to make these people obey him (a wolf in sheep clothing). He sat in front of the couple in the old wooden chair and kept the book with a Loud sound that echoed around the room. The couples eyes watched the old man as if they were searching for an answer in him. He sat silent for a moment and looked up to them.
"You are son he is the Cursed one. I knew it!When he turns 13, he would be affected by a very sorrowful disease that can't be cured by anyone. He will be the heart of sadness which is a very unpleasant curse for Ukiyo's happiness. So you announce his death and immediately hand him over to the dorms of sadness where he shall locked away his rest of life. The minutes you delay, is very dangerous for Ukiyo. So you need to hurry and banish the Cursed one from here", the astrologer finished straight up in cautious voice, as if he was reading a book. The couple stared at each other in fear and got up from there without saying a word. Their worst fear just came true.

"This is all your fault! You failed to give me a healthy son!", the man bursted out on his wife in the carriage as they headed back to their home. She was taken back a bit but she managed to gather her strength and stayed calm. The man continued to blame her throughout their journey to the mansion telling her she is not worthy to be in Ukiyo to give him a cursed child. They reached the big gates that protected the beautiful Mansion, stood proudly above the hill. It showed that they are a very wealthy traditional family. As the yellow carriage stopped in front of the Mansion, the man got out furiously and stomped his way into the Mansion, followed by his wife who was walking slowly. The servants understood what happened and all stood in a silent manner. "Papa!" His eldest son called him in happy pitched voice, running with open arms to hug him in the opposite side. But the man ignored him and walked to his room growling. The boy stood there with a sad face and saw his mother walking towards him. She knelt down to him and pinched his cheeks softly saying, "don't be sad.i told you not to be sad right? Papa is little tensed he will be alright soon". The boy smiled and then whined, "you know mama, little brother is not talking to me. I stayed with him when you went out but he is always sleeping" the women let out a sad chuckle hearing her son's whining and said "he is still a newborn baby, Agust. He will talk to you when he is grown up. You have to wait patiently for that." the boy's face lighted up and smile creeped in his face. He again asked "when he will grow up?" In a innocent excited voice. The mother replied with a slow tone, "soon". But she knew, her words hid the terrible truth that is going to happen.

The next day, they were getting ready to give up their second son, to the sadness. The declaration of death certificate for announcing that their second son was born still was signed by them and had been announced to the family and others. They all gathered at the mansion for the celebration. The father was relieved and was so happy that he has his first son who is a happy charm and has a magnificent future and getting rid of the cursed one that can bring a black mark in his prestige and Ukiyo's happiness. But the mother was grieving inside thinking about her newborn son who was just pinned as the cursed one. He was just two days old and she is never going to see him again ever. She can't express her feelings outside as all are happy to give the baby and kept telling her to forget it and to celebrate that a curse will be taken away from them soon. so she kept a blank face to cover her grief and tried to cope up with others. "The men are here!" Shouted the head servant of the house as if announcing the arrival of death. All servants and family lined up in the front hall for the ceremony wearing colorful dresses to celebrate the after party. The gates were opened and a black carriage stood in front of the magnificent mansion and people dressed in black long dress and hoods covering their face with white masks got out. They did looked like working for death. They lined up outside, standing in order, waiting for the baby to be handed over to them. The couple wore a yellow and pink combination clothes and carried the baby in the middle of the people who were standing in line. as the baby passed the hall and brought outside, everyone washed their hands as a sign of cutting off their relation with it and clean themselves from the curse. The couple came outside and stood in front of the black men to hand the baby over to them. One of the men came forward and stretched his arm to get the baby. The father handed the baby to them with disgust in his eyes. The women stood beside his spouse, holding back her tears and tried to stay calm as much as possible. The men took the baby and got into the carriage and departed from there. The couple looked at the carriage as it drove away from the mansion. The father then turned around and said "the curse is gone. Let the celebrations begin!" And everyone cheered. He went inside withoutlooking at his wife. She stood there alone, silently without saying anything and slipped away from there to the mansion's garden to have some alone time..... but she was not alone in grieving.....
Two little eyes were watching all that's happening outside through the window of the balcony room, as tears fell ran through the small pink cheeks..... he understood that he is never going to see his little brother again. With that, he sat in the window, crying silently and watched the path, the carriage that took away his brother, went....