They used to come from war, who ever won the war used to rise their beer glasses and make small but loud toast to the war they have won. Their were kings and queens who used to reward the soldier who fought the best.But in between all these, there are stories that might not matter that much. And now I shall tell you a story like that. Bought from Africa, a slave maid named Maria. She was bought by a man named Joseph. He addressed her to be the maid who worked for his sick mother. But while she was doing her job, she met a slave named Thomas. They fell in love.
But one day their master sold Thomas to his friend. Before leaving Thomas wanted to exchange something from Maria. So Maria gave him her ring. But Thomas didn't have anything so he checked his pocket and found a halfpenny. So he drew a flower on the halfpenny with ash. Maria took it and kept it close to her heart.
2 years passed by since that happened. The halfpenny that she got was a change for her love.
But one day she was working really hard. And at night she found out that she had lost it! She couldn't go out that night. So she thought all night how to look for it. And the next day, she was going to buy medicines for her masters sick mother. That's when she escaped.
For days she struggled. She suffered from hunger, thirst and cold. And she was in need of a place to sleep. But nobody helped her because she a black person. Most of them wanted to make her their slave! But the worst experience was on the 17th day of her journey, she was walking past the streets when suddenly a few drunks spotted her, she became terrified as they were coming closer. She tried to run, but 3 of them surrounded her. She begged for mercy. But they wouldn't listen to her. What happened to her was terrifying story to tell.
She woke up the next day, her cloths were torn. Her hair was messed up. She had bruises all over her body. She cried for hours. But nobody heard her. She got up and started to walk. She wanted to die. So, she went to jump into the river Rhine. But, suddenly she saw something in the bushes. Could it be!? She picked it up. She saw a little bit of ash on it. And as she connected the dots of the ashes, she saw they make a flower. She was really happy to see it all her sorrows vanished. Tears of joy fell from her eyes. All her journey now made sense.
Suddenly she remembered, that when she disposing the garbage, it might have mistakenly fallen into it. The cart goes to many places. Maybe it fell from the cart. And suddenly she saw Thomas. He was on the other side of the river. He was planting a tree. She felt very happy seeing him. And suddenly he also lifted his head and he saw her. Two hearts united as united, once again.
Though it might not be a story which is very exciting, but its a story about a persons life. And thus, it's
!!!THE END!!!
