This story is inspired by The Truth Untold by BTS. Listen to the audio above to give more feels to the story.
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In a far away land, a young man, named Thomas, hid himself in a castle, lonely. Ever since he was born, he never received love from anyone, instead he would receive hatred and beratement. This is why growing up, he didn't open his heart to anyone. He got angry and hid if someone tried to approach him.
His only joy was the growing flowers in his garden.
The beautiful flowers gave him the reason to live.
But one day, a girl appeared near Thomas's castle. The girl was wearing ragged clothes. She jumped over the garden fence and stole the flowers.
"How dare this girl steal my flowers?!?!" Thomas shouted to his self. He can never shout at anyone because he was lonely.
He wanted to approach to the girl and get mad at her, but he can never do that. He never had the courage to let anyone see how he looked like.
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He stayed up all night to guard his garden, but eventually he fell asleep.
The girl picked flowers again and ran away.
He was mad, but a part of him didn't mind anymore.
This happened for several days.
One day, Thomas pretended to be asleep and saw the girl picking his flowers. Instead of running after her, he grew curious.
"What is her name? Does she even have a place to go?"
Without realising, Thomas waited for the girl everyday. It became a routine for him to watch the girl, in ragged clothes, picking his flowers then running away.
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One day, he suddenly felt courage.
He looked at his self in the mirror. "Thomas, maybe it's time."
He grabbed his cloak and a mask that he wore then followed the girl.
The girl entered the city that he pushed away from his life. With a deep sigh, he followed her then hid behind.
There he discovered, the poor and weak girl selling flowers for a living.
"Ara, these are nice flowers. Where did you get them?" A lady asked. The girl just flashed a weak smile at the lady.
"Ara... That's her name."
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With the knowledge about Ara's life, he wanted to help her. He wanted to teach her every method of growing flowers.
But he knew Ara would be scared of him, she wouldn't love his grotesque appearance.
In the end, the only thing he could do was to grow and take care of the flowers so she could keep coming to his garden.
Every time Ara jumped over his garden fence, a smile would flash on his face.
He thought Ara was as beautiful as the flowers. The way her hand picks the flowers, makes him want to hold it. The way she would smile, it was just beautiful.
But no.
He knew his destiny.
He can't go to her.
He can never show and give his self to Ara.
He will forever be the ugly and pathetic man that will hide forever.
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One day, Thomas thought of something. He decided to make a flower that's out of this world. A flower that Ara can sell at an expensive price.
He shut himself in the castle to make the flower. He never went out. He continued to focus on making the flower.
"This is for you, Ara."
After months and countless attempts, he made a flower that is out of this world.
He then filled his garden full of the flowers then waited for Ara.
But the girl was nowhere to be seen.
No matter how much he waited, Ara wouldn't come to his garden.
Thomas grew concerned and went to the village with his face covered.
There he saw Ara, on the dirty floor, lifeless with a flower on top of her body.
It was his flower...
Tears started to flow as he sees, the girl he would sacrifice everything for, the girl he secretly love, dead.
Lingering regret starts to crawl over his face.
He wanted to go to her, hug her body, and kiss her face, but he can't.
He was still afraid and pathetic.
"Maybe back then, if I had just a little more courage, and stood before you, would everything be different now?"
He went to his garden and picked one of the flowers he made for Ara. He took his mask off then looked at the flower.
"Ara, I'm sorry. I was too late."
Tears started flow again.
The castle he belongs to is slowly disappearing. It's breaking down, just like his whole life.
He looks at his broken mask.
"Despite everything broken, I still want you, Ara."
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