I am Narcissus. And I have followed what they say, "love thy self". I loved myself and my looks.
Many had tried to woe me over, but I never accepted any of them. Because the only one worthy of me is me.
Until one day, I met a nymph named Echo.
She was always repeating what I have said, echoing every word.
"What's your name?" I asked her when we first met.
I didn't mind. She was like my voice mirror. Whatever I say, she says it back to me.
"Narcissus looks good today."
"Narcissus looks good today."
"Always have been."
"Always have been."
But she can alter the echoes she makes. And she forms sentences with those alters.
Until one day, she confessed to me.
She altered my words and said, "I love you, Narcissus."
I was surprised at her sudden confession. And was also disappoint.
"I thought I could treat you as a friend. But it seems as if you're just like all of them, infatuated with me," I told her. "Leave. I never want to see you again. I have no intentions of sharing my love to anyone but myself."
She sobbed in front of me.
"Don't you understand? Leave!"
She did what I told her to do and I saw her figure running away from me.
I scoffed. "What a disappointment."
Just then, I saw a glimpse of a woman glaring at me.
How dare she glare at the most beautiful man?
I raised an eyebrow at her and passed her.
But before I could leave, I heard her say something. "You are too arrogant and too in love with yourself. You could actually drown yourself with your self-love."
I didn't mind what she said and shrugged it off.
What does she know, anyway? I don't even know her.
I went to a pond to relax myself.
"Ah, what a beautiful day!" But I'm more beautiful, of course.
I stretched my arms and looked around until I caught sight of something beautiful.
"Why, hello there." I saw my own reflection in the water.
Was this really me?
Ah, I am too beautiful for this world. I should marry myself.
I reached for the reflection. My hand dipping into the water. I was too mesmerized that I wanted to join my reflection. And so I did. The water reached my arms until I fell in the water.
When I was underwater, I realized I couldn't swim.
I tried to rise back up but I couldn't.
I was running out of oxygen.
Until I finally drowned myself to death.
So much for being in love with myself.
