Till Death Do They Part

When I was in high school way back in the province, I remember a couple. I already forget their names but I wouldn’t forget their story.

They were newly weds and they were as sweet as newly weds could be. As far as I can remember the boy works in the farm and the girl sells rice cakes. In the afternoon when their tasks were done, they would walk hand-in-hand in the farm. They did it every day that it became a common sight.

Then one day, the girl was in her 6th month of pregnancy. They were walking down the road they usually take when it suddenly rained. It was only a drizzle but the boy got worried for his pregnant wife so he decided that it was time to go home. He held his wife’s hand and was walking faster than usual when he saw a blinding light and heard a deafening sound, then BLANK. When he regained consciousness he was lying down the wet and cold earth, beside him was the lifeless body of his wife. She was buried after a week.

The first few months were the hardest for the boy. He went on with his usual farm chores as if nothing has changed. But the scary part was, he was living as if his wife was still with him. He was often found sitting by the tomb of his wife at the cemetery singing her songs he used to sing to her. He was always seen walking in the farm talking with no one. His family worried for his sanity but they did their best to help him cope up. They succeeded.

After a few years, the boy led a normal life. Last time I heard he remarried and was living in the province together with his family.

“LOVE NEVER DIES but PEOPLE DO…”

(Blog author’s Note: I still do not know how the girl was struck dead by lightning while her husband only suffered slight burns. I did not study science much but I have too much respect for nature so I do not question its power, still, this case left me curious.)