115 Sakuras Tale (2/2)
Sakura lifted her head into the night air and allowed giant droplets fall from her eyes.Her form started to turn more solid as the tears gently rolled down the side of her face and onto Olivia's hair.The moment the droplets touched the ends of her hair they ruptured into tiny, twinkling pieces of glitter that lit up where they stood.
Once Sakura's cries started to turn into sniffles Olivia released her from her embrace. ”Will you talk to me know?” She asked sweetly. Sakura nodded her head. ”You are correct... I am your grandmother.” She admitted ad she raised her hand. She called forth two stumps then waved her hand onto the air and brought for the moon.”Do you regret it? Is that why you started warning the women in our family?” Olivia asked as sat on top of the log.
Sakura sighed as she sat herself down. ”Yes and No.... in truth I just want all this nonsense to end.Too many young ones are left without their mothers and .... and your poor mother and uncle were left without both parents at such a young age.... my heart is bleeding more than I can take.” She said remorsefully as she allowed her head to drop and her sleek hair lightly tumbled downwards. Olivia sat there quietly as she watched Sakura wallow in self pity.
Unable to take to silence any longer, Olivia stretched out her hand and placed it over Sakura's. ”I want to hear your story.” She whispered.Sakura pulled her hand away and placed it on top of Olivia's, making sure she had a firm grip as she held it.”I was young, stupid and innocent.I can't remember my real name anymore but I do remember my past.You see the night before my wedding ceremony I broke the tradition in my clan and snuck out to see my future husband.”
”I was so infatuated by him, he was strong, confident, handsome and brave... there was a problem though, he was an outsider with no backing. My parents did not approve and I forced them to let me marry him... sigh... I was really stupid.You see my parents were not people who discriminated buy they had strong intuition, they sensed something wrong. So when I snuck out I couldn't find him.I searched and searched and searched until I found a glimpse of him.” Sakura let out a heart breaking laugh.
”He was acting so... strange. So I followed him that is until he reached the forest. I had to use all my courage to keep following him.” Sakura started stop wrap her arms around herself as she trembled. ”He was a monster, a blood thirsty monster that lead a group of thugs to pillage and destroy my village. I hide and watched as those men savagely killed the men, raped the women, some were left for dead while others were abducted.They enslaved the children and burned my clan and homes down.”
”I couldn't take the guilt.It was my fault... all my fault... if I didn't pressure my parents then all of that would have never had happened. So I left, I wondered for so long wanting to die, wanting to live that is until I found the nymph. I offered myself to her and in turn she offered me a sanctuary. I thought only of myself and not of others, so when your grandfather found me I readily gave myself to save me beloved sisters.”
”Who knew that I would be stupid again and lose the love of my life, toss aside my life and curse my descendants just because I let jealousy take over reason.You probably figured it didn't you little one?” Sakura asked as she finally lifted her head and let herself go. Olivia nodded. ”She tricked grandfather and was already pregnant with another's child.”
Sakura started laughing at herself hysterically as tears started to gently roll down her cheeks. ”I was betrayed for one night yet he did so much to lift the burden of his heart, even after I passed her did his best but for what? It was too late.” Sakura finally calmed down and looked at Olivia sympathetically.
”You must know pick up where your mother has left off. To break this curse you must do what I failed to do and that is find love for my reincarnated sisters then and only then are you allowed to live your life to the fullest.You see after I died, I ruined a part of their hearts. Each and every single one of them wished to be reunited with me and live a blissful life but because of my rash decision my soul has no chance of standing before the wheel of life.You my dear granddaughter, a child with a drop of my blood flowing threw your veins is the key to granting their desires and setting me free.”
Olivia shook her head. ”I don't understand.” Sakura cocked her head and gave her a gentle smile. ”My sisters have made their souls go through endless tortures by reincarnating everytime one passes away.Your mother was able to associate with two of my sisters but Dhara passed away young.She had reincarnated again, you have met her and second but was able to find her true love first.You have been moving along so well that I have such high hopes for you.”
”I don't understand, I thought you would tell me who they were so I can break this curse!” Olivia cried out as she clutched the night gown's fabric. ”Yedda, you have met the moment you were born and found her love second.While Vaidehi will prove to be your challenge.” Sakura said indifferently.Olivia couldn't take it anymore she stood up and grabbed Sakura by the shoulders. ”Please I beg you tell me who they are!”
Sakura placed a gentle hand onto Olivia's cheek and her eyes twinkled. ”Fate is helping you, you do not need my help. You will be the one to break this curse.” She said gentle. Olivia felt that she was being called back as the ground beneath her started to crumbled. Olivia tighten her grip and refused to budge. ”No! Please grandmother! I need your help!” Olivia pleaded as the earth gave way. She hung on to Sakura keeping her gaze locked with hers.
With a sad smile Sakura removed one hand from her shoulder and watched as Olivia desperately clung to her with just one hand.As she removed the other hand from her other shoulder she started to say something. Olivia strained her ears but couldn't hear anything but the sound of everything collapsing. Sakura smiled at her one last time before she released her hand and watched her fall down into the black pit.