Short story 101

Blessing in Disguise

As the sun sets and creates a very mesmerizing view, the overflowing emotion continuously flows around the cold atmosphere.

"My son! Why did this have to happen to you?!" someone shouted from nearby.

"In this great catastrophe, many are injured, hundreds are missing and dead-cold body is scattered all over the place. And--"". 

Reporters everywhere, police all around, ambulance in every corner and people of sorrow in all places. The place is full of loud cries, shouts, and deadly scene.

"Have you found Eunice?" my brother ask me weakly.

I heavily shook my head and let out an exasperated sigh. 

"No, not yet. The rescuers are still searching" I answered him.

We lost our youngest sister in the middle of the big disaster. We were too panic to pay attention to her while she was playing with her little doll. And before that disaster my sister and I were having a fight. And I really regret that because I haven't got the chance to say sorry to her.

"It's my entire fault!!" I cried out loud, I ran as fast as I can, I don't know where my feet brings me, until I got tired and rested near a river.

The moment I open my eyes I was in state of shock upon seeing the environment around me. I gasped and shook my head; this is all just a nightmare. I pinch my cheek as hard as I can and close my eyes. Breath in, breath out-- after a second I opened my eyes and a tear dropped from my eyes, I'm not dreaming. I'm just blinded by the fantasy which I created on my own. The river was filled with dirty trash, all the trees were cut! What have we done? The palace of nature was destroyed by our own deed because we kept our eyes close and ears shut from the cry of the nature. Now the nature had its revenge and to be sorry is too late. Tears keep falling from my eyes. We didn't know that all along we didn't just lose our loved one; we also lose a great gift from above.

"There you are! I was searching for you whole day!" someone shouted at my back, I turn around and saw my brother.

"Let's go home, the search will be continued tomorrow, we need to eat" he said.

He started walking away and I followed him, but before I got far away from the damaged kingdom, many thoughts had flown in my mind. If this continues, what are we going to drink, eat and use in "the near future? It's not too late if we will work together in rebuilding the destroyed nature. And that moment I decided that I'll help in bringing back the beauty of nature.

Disasters are not just nightmares, disasters can be an eye-opener when we are blind and deaf of the truth. I ran back to the place where I become conscious in the damage we have done..

"I promise, I will help in creating back the nature we have destroyed, I promise" I said aloud. I slowly turn my back and walk back to my brother but for the last time I look around the place, and I realized that disaster are not just nightmares, disasters are eye-opener when we are blinded by the blessings we commit.

Blessings can turn into disaster but disaster can be a blessing....

---Created on February 10, 2013

Thinking about it, where's her sister? HAHAHAHA k