There was only one window in the room from where the fragrant breeze embraced her every day. The light from that window kept her soul alive and gave her hopes for further progress in her life. One day, someone, whom she loved the most asked her to close that window for a while because that someone loved her too much and didn't want her to be attacked by any predator from the outside. That someone was afraid of losing her and seeing her become the prey of any savage that were anticipated to be there if the window remained open at that time.
She never wanted to close that window, but she did; not because she was afraid of savages but because she didn't want to make that someone sad because of her. She was told that she would be able to open that window again when the time is right and safe. However, it never happened. The window was blocked and there was a wall now. She was now closed. That room was like a prison for her. The stale smell started rotting her soul. She wanted some fresh air. She scratched some parts of the walls with her nails. Doing this, she got her hands injured. Nevertheless, the little light she started getting through the small holes gave her some hope but it was not enough to save her soul from rotting though it had slowed the process of her soul corrosion.
One night, she saw a little firefly coming in the room from one of the small holes that she created in the walls. The firefly sat in front of her and told that she was a fairy and could let her know some magic words that would help her get out of her imprisonment, but the magic would work for one day. She has a limited time to do her efforts. She was happy for this chance of freedom and impatiently asked the firefly to tell her the magic words .
The firefly told her the magic words and disappeared
”EL EE TE WHY O YOU AAR EFF EE AEY AAR JEE O.” She spelled the magic words. Suddenly there appeared a big hole on the floor. She started digging it. The magic words only showed her the way to freedom, but it was not easy to pave her way. She had to struggle hard within the limited time else the path would be closed again. She dug deeper and farther. The tunnel became darker.
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She was so tired, ravenously hungry and extremely thirsty but she didn't stop. “I may die of this hunger and thirst,” she had thought. “But what would be the benefit of life without freedom,” her self-talk continued . Her hands started moving faster to dig the tunnel farther.
She had started feeling breathlessness. “I may not be able get out of here,” she thought, “but at least I tried.” Out of tiredness her hand were performing the job slowly, yet she kept on digging and suddenly she found some rays of light entering the tunnel.
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She was just there. She gave a few punches to the ground with her full strength and it was broken. She came out. Her eyes couldn't bear this much bright light. She closed her eyes for a while unintentionally.
She slowly opened her eyes. A paradise-like land was present in front of her with fruit trees, brooks of clear water and fresh fragrant breeze.
This post is in response to the prompt "ravanously hungry" given by @dreemsteem for the contest arranged for dreemport staff.
I am thankful to my team members @ayesha-malik and
@jessicaossom for supporting me in this journey.
Proud of you, ladies ❤