INKWELL PROMPT #44: THE TALE THAT WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ELVES

Once upon a time in a land so far away, there was a story told for generations and generations about the power of the elves, the tale spoke about how magical the elves were and how seeing an elf could lead to your wishes being granted but after a few generations this story faded out and turned into a myth in the heart of most.

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Jackson and Jane were considered a love envied by all, they met when they were children and from friends, they gradually became more and even though their parents hated their union, they fought to be together and succeeded.

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On the 10th anniversary of their relationship, Jackson proposed and it was a fairy tale story worthy of the magazines, they got married, started having children and their life was peaceful, well until Jane fell sick.

It was a beautiful morning as usual in their home filled with music, Jackson was cooking while Jane braided the hair of their kids and it was going fine until Jane decided to use the restroom, she had been gone for quite a while before Jackson sent their first daughter Jillian to go check on her mother and on getting there, Jackson heard a scream.

“Mummy, Mummy, please wake up”

Jackson immediately rushed to the restroom and found Jane on the floor lifeless, he tried checking for a pulse and realized that it was very faint so he knew that the only option would be to get her to the hospital.

The drive to the hospital could have been easily tagged as the longest drive in Jackson’s life, from his daughters crying to him silently praying that his wife would be alright.

They got to the hospital and the doctors took over, tests were run and they discovered that she had lung cancer, and treatments were recommended.

They continued these treatments for years but instead of Jane getting better, she got worse day by day and because of this, the joy in their home gradually faded and their home started smelling more and more like a hospital daily.

On one fateful day, Jane woke up feeling way worse than she had ever felt before and screamed out to Jackson to come to her aid.

“I am so tired of living this way Jackson and I am finally ready to let go”

“Please don’t say this, you know we cannot live life without you”

He told her to get some rest and decided to go on a stroll to clear his head, and while on his walk, he decided to take a breather in the park, he had stayed in the park for just a few minutes when he saw a group of men harassing a young-looking boy, most people decided to ignore the situation but he just couldn't.

He rushed to where they stood and started fighting for the boy making the group of men run away, he carried the boy to their home after questioning him, catered for him, and offered a place for him to stay.

The boy stayed with them for a few days and one day, he stood up, bid the family goodbye, and told them that he was going to head out, they became confused but he assured them that he needed to leave and that he would be fine but before he left, he turned back at them and said

“I hope all your wishes come to pass”

They tried to convince him to stay but he walked away and soon couldn’t be seen, they silently hoped that he would be fine and went about their normal lives.

In no time, their lives began to turn around, Jane was automatically cancer-free and even her doctors couldn’t explain the drastic change, their home gradually became filled with joy and happiness and often they would wonder about what happened to bring these changes to their lives.


THE END.


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