The Vanishing Choice: Frolic of Survival

Into the Depth

[After they went some distance, Prince Zythorax looked at Elisa's back.]

Prince Zythorax: My Lady, what is in your back?

Elisa: Oh, this is called a backpack.

Prince Zythorax: Ba...h... What?

Elisa: It's a backpack. We can keep anything in this.

Prince Zythorax: You mean bag?

Elisa: Yes Prince (laughed).

[They both laughed together.]

Prince Zythorax: Ok ok.. Can you tell me what is in your bag?

Elisa: I can show you Prince (smiled).

[Elisa opened the zips of her bag and showed her stuff one by one to him. Prince Zythorax was shocked to see her modern pen.]

[Then he noticed the last chain.]

Prince Zythorax: What is on that last chain?

[Elisa opened the last compartment of the bag and became stopped for a minute.]

Prince Zythorax: My Lady, what happened? Show me.

[Prince Zythorax tried to grab her bag, but she pushed him hard.]

Prince Zythorax: What happened My Lady?

[Elisa brought out a blue check shirt and continuously stared at it. Prince Zythorax tried to hold her hand, but she shrugged him away.]

[Elisa left her bag and it fell on the ground. She slowly touched the shirt and thousands of tears rolled on her cheeks.]

Elisa: (whispers) Cyrus...

[Suddenly, the Prince Zythorax's body started dissolving into the air.]

Prince Zythorax: (screaming) Elisaaaaa...

[Elisa looked at him, but meanwhile he totally disappeared.]

["When an earthly lover lurking on the Belinda's heart,/ Threatens the charms that Nature could impart."
'The Rape of the Lock', Alexander Pope]

[When an earthly lover took place in Elisa's heart, all lust, pomp, pride and greed became powerless.]

Elisa: (whispers) I'm sorry Sir. I am...

[Suddenly..]

Person: It was just a test for you girl.

Elisa: (looked back) Lysander, you!! And... And what is all these?

Lysander: (smiled) Did you forget that it is 'Moonlit Glen'? These all were an illusion to test your determination. Always remember that lust can destroy your life. Now get up and go straight.

[After these Lysander also disappeared.]

[Elisa wiped her tears and put the shirt into the bag. Then she walked straight to the forest.]

[Gradually it became dark as the Sun sets. But it was not dark for her at all. She noticed that the forest was filled with the sparkling light of glow-worms.]