Forbidden Water

Chapter 2

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Leo  pov,

Today everything went blissfully; my father and me managed to catch numerous shrimps,squids and crabs. He's gone home to take some rest. I'm sitting on a rock and watching the scene how beautifully the sun has mixed color orange in the river  water,in the sky,in nature. This river  oozes away through the north-west of the sea,ultimately it sacrifices itself in ocean.

Our fishermen tribe indicate  it by 'Eliza river';it's most beautiful,stimulating ,rippling river I've ever seen; it's tiny waves bring ripples of joy in my heart. It's water is transparent,glistening ,often placid,often turbulent, often serene,often rebel. I don't know why I find this river so charming. It's murmuring sound regales my eyes; it's view feasts on my eyes. A dense coconut forest on it's bank ,has made it more mysterious.

My father bids me to touch the water of this water.He doesn't want me to enter the coconut  forest either.I obeyed the inhibition of forest,but I come back again and again to this river. It's river of waterbender,he owns this river,so, none is allowed to touch it's water;so the folk goes on. 

It's inhibited,forbidden !! thus it drags me so much. I want to touch its' water and see the consequences. I come here to relax,to chew opium leaves,to hone  my addiction!! I found a nook corner here to spend sometime alone. Some scented berry trees are here;so,I have those berries after tobacco to mask the scent.

I was about to return suddenly my foot fell on some beads; I observed a torn head gear, the turquoise blue glass beads are scattered,some blue feathers are fallen  beside it.I found it charming so I took it in pocket. My imagination breezes away on the owner of the head gear;whose gear is it?? if the shimmer is so beautiful,how beautiful the girl is !!

When I was returning  home, the view of our fisherman colony was intoxicating; the tiny huts are symbol of life between azure firmament and turquoise blue sea.The view can't describe our life-struggle,poverty stricken strive.

'Hey son,where have you been? why did you take so long to return',I've been welcomed  home !!

'Mom,please don't bother,just sitting around...now give me food,your son is hungry',I hugged my mom. 

'Son,you again took tobacco',she said sadly. I remembered ,I forgot to eat berry having the queer head gear !!

'See ,if you waste money like this,don't be our burden; earn money yourself and be addicted',my dad warned. I wanted to say,'You waste money drinking beer,and most certainly I earn; I catch fishes',but knowing the answers could bring adverse effects I kept my mouth shut. If they knew I occasionally consume root beer with my pals,they would kill me. True to say,I need something to make me love this life.... 

Mom's cooked paella and oysters; though it's my favourite dish, it felt so insipid in my taste buds; the mood of eating was gone. Dad never tried to understand me. So,I share my sorrows with mom; but doesn't have much courage to support me always !!

'I must earn',I swear on myself,then sleep overtook me!!