The beautiful black and white flower! Part 2

Sequel to “The beautiful black and white flower” part 1.

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Eva opened the door and was shell shocked to see Louis standing at the entrance of the home. She was speechless and could not speak anything. The looks of Louis was totally changed.

Louis kissed Eva and Arthur since he is seeing them after 14 years. Arthur had become a teenage boy exactly looking like Louis. Louis was surprised to see Noah in the home.

Louis narrated the story of his captivity as Prisoner of War [POW] and being in the German Prison. After many years he managed to escape the prison and came to see Eva, the love of his life. Eva told the story about Noah and how she was living with him.

Eva was in now confused state to choose either Louis or Noah. One man loved him so dearly and another man helped and saved her life. Both were in love and there should be only one knife in the cover and two knives cannot stay in one cover. There was silence in the home when all three were present. There were lot of thoughts going in each of them. Even Arthur was thinking of how to get an answer to this mystery.

Eva went to the church and asked the help of God since she could not decide whom to choose. God has the answer but we come to know only after some period of time. Noah could see the smile of Eva but beyond the smile he could sense that Eva is struggling inside. Seeing her struggles, Noah said Eva “With a heavy heart, Iam taking a decision to part you since I could see you in distress and you are the woman who belong to Louis first and it is me second in your life. I can understand the pain you are undergoing and I love you Eva. It will be difficult for both of us but it is the better decision that would be correct for you. Pls carry on your life with Louis. Whenever you want me in your life, my doors will always be open for the lady with the beautiful heart”. One wish, the last meal between us would be my preparation of your favorite Corn bread. Noah prepared the corn bread which was Eva’s favorite dish and left the home with a heavy heart.

Few days later, Louis could see the black and white flower turning pale and then into yellow. Day by day the intensity was keep on increasing clearly indicating Eva’s bad health. They took her to the hospital and it was not getting subsided. Jaundice was not getting cured by treatment indicating the underlying health condition. Later it was diagnosed as pancreatic cancer. Louis told Arthur that “let us not inform her that she has cancer and she will be heartbroken”. So both of them did not inform her but her pain began to increase day by day. One night in the hospital she had a terrible dream and woke up. She called Arthur and told him about her love stories. She kissed his hand and told that “I may not live for a longer period”. Take care of both Louis and Noah. Iam blessed to have been loved with two great gentlemen in life. Iam happy to be in both their hearts. One proposed her, admiring her beauty and other saved her from the misery of life. Arthur traced Noah in Belgium and told him all that happened. All three now knew that the days of Eva are numbered.

Eva began to lose her eye sight, hands and feet becoming dark and Doctors advised the family to take her to home since the dextrose solution which was injected reversed back. They took her home and on reaching home, Eva asked Noah, “Can you give me corn bread?” Noah prepared corn bread and when he brought to her, Eva had closed her eyes permanently.

Eva was buried under the magnolia tree which she liked very much.  She was rested under the fragrance of the magnolia tree.

Though the flower might have been buried under the soil, the fragrance of the most beautiful black and white flower is still there in the house of Eva, where Louis, Noah & Arthur started living together and wetness of Eva’s kiss on Arthur’s hands never gets dried.

Disclaimer-“This is a fictional story. Any names or characters, businesses or places, events or incidents, are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.”

Note-The images given for representation in this blog are taken from Google / Unsplash Images. Many thanks for Google & Unsplash.