Two Lovers

             ::This is a very short story written in the Winter of 2014 called Two Lovers::



Two Lovers moved from the city into the deep woods- miles away from civilization. They resided in a small log cabin, and tended daily to a voluptuous garden of fruits and vegetables. After years of reconnecting with nature, the Lovers decided they were ready to have a child.

Eight years have passed, and the Two Lovers were raising a boy named Malikai. At Seven years of age, he was fast and strong, a proficient reader, and had a knack for writing short stories, as well as composing his own music. One day, Malikai took it upon himself to venture deeper into the wood in which he lived, alone, and had not returned for days.

Upon his arrival on the sixth morning of his absence, he could feel the tension in the air as he drew closer to home. For a good 30 seconds he watched his parents work before his father who caught eye of him. His eyes brimmed with fury, and Malikai reacted by standing completely still. His mother- once having realized why her Lover was rushing towards the woods- had dropped to her knees at the first attempt to move and became hysterical.

Once Malikai's father reached him, he grabbed him by shoulders, and slapped him hard in the face.

"Do you have any idea how worried we were?" yelled the father.

-and before Malikai could reply, he was told to go inside. He receded into the log cabin, passing his mother who was drowning in tears. The Two Lovers remained outside for the rest of the day tending to the land.

They entered the cabin at Dusk, and Malikai stood up from his chair at the kitchen table. He looked to his parents, and as his eyes welled up with tears, he asked; 

"Why do you so fear that I will do wrong?"

The Two Lovers looked to each other, and knew not to dismiss him, but rather answer his question fully and attempt to enlighten him. The father spoke;

"So many have stolen when hungry, lied when threatened, and cheated when prideful. We fear most in life that you could harm yourself or be harmed."

Malikai replied without hesitation;
"But would you not teach me to stave off hunger, rather than to fear poverty? Would not you teach me to be humble, rather than fear anonymity? Would you not teach me to know the truth, rather than fear deception? Wouldn't you teach me not to be consumed by fear, but to know the difference between the fear of doing something wrong, and the fear of doing something right?"

The Two Lovers stared in marvel at their son, and both walked to him, knelt down, and hugged him as hard as they could.