Ugly

Untold Truth

Once upon a time, there lived a sad and lonely man who resided inside an old castle. He was the lovechild of a duke and a gardener, and was casted aside since he was young. He had never felt love and all he knew was sorrow all his life. His only joy in life was tending to his flowers in his garden, and hoping that one day, someone would mend his broken soul.

One particular evening, a young lady in threadbare rags jumped over the fence and sneaked into the man's garden. She quickly grabbed and stole a few flowers from the garden.

While the man was on the way to his garden, he caught the lady in the act. The man was enraged. A thief in my garden?! How dare she?

"Who are you?!" called out the man, his tone clearly not happy. The girl fumbled and scrambled away as fast as she could. Shit, I've been caught! "Sorry! I need these!" she said, as she hurried off into the distance, with a handful of flowers of course.

Wretched brat. Running off with my hard work.....

As days passed, the girl kept returning and stole more flowers, despite knowing the risks of being caught again. But she needed those. It was her only hope for survival.

However, the man actually knew of her presence. But instead of anger, he was intrigued by her. Soon, without realizing it, he began anticipating for her. And everyday, he was waiting and hoping for her to come. He felt something he had never felt in a long time. Useful...

One day, he decided to follow the girl back to her village. He wore a cloak and a mask to hide his identity, and kept a low profile. He discovered that the girl was selling his flowers to earn what little money she could get. The man, touched by her will to survive, desired to help her.

Alas, the man went back to his castle and tried something never done before. He decided to grow a new unique flower, something out of this world, something the girl could sell for an expensive price. He poured his blood, sweat and tears into it(yes, its a bts reference) and finally, a miracle happened.

An extraordinary blue flower bloomed. Its petals shining streaks of blue and lavender, beautiful enough to awe every person whose eyes met it.

And so, the man waited for the girl, hoping to witness her awestruck reaction. Days passed,then weeks, then months...But the man still waited for her.

The flower began to wilt along with its fluorished beauty. The man decided to visit the girl's village, wondering what had happened to her. But this time, he had nothing to cover up his grotesque appearance.

The villagers were horrified at the man's face. They even called him names. Despite his pride dwindling, it did not stop him from finding the girl. "Hey there, have you seen a girl around her 20s here?" "Excuse me, is there a girl who always brings back a bunch of flowers?" He asked and asked and asked but it was all in vain. The answer was all the same: "No."

Where could she be? I thought she lived in this area?

Finally, the chief of village came to confront him of his problems.

"What may seem to be the problem sir?" asked the chief, obviously trying to hide his disgust of the man's outlook.

"Have you seen a girl in her 20s who always brings back flowers?"

The chief was surprised at the man's question. Soon, his eyes got watery.

"I-Isabella? Thats my daughter. Unfortunately, she had an uncurable disease and had died last week." The chief could not hold back now as his tears flowed down his cheeks.

The man stared at the chief blankly, trying to digest his sorrowful words. Dead...?

The man walked back to his castle, leaving tear tracks along the way. Ever since then, he resented himself. What would have happened if I confronted her earlier? What if I had the courage back then? All these thoughts filled him. Now, he had nothing to lose.

And so...he decided to perish in his garden along with her.