The Floral Palace

Flower Tears

Flower cries until flooding the town. Flower asks to God. ‘How can I make them realize? Don’t get such a sin to them!’ Orchid asks, ‘How can you cry through 1 year?’ Flower hugs Orchid. Flower cries again. ‘How the answers come? It’s sick for me!’ Orchid answers, ‘Don’t be friend again with human! All of them are bastard.’

                People complain about the flood. They anger. ‘How can the river make us so sorrow? Why don’t we declare the ghost ritual?’ The leaders of the region agree. ‘Come, declare again the ritual! Attend at the light moon!’

                In the moonlight, Yafe, the leader of the region A block, presents a goat. ‘You can take the goat as your meals.’ Orchid appears, ‘Stop do it! My husband won’ stop crying now. You all must talk to him. Come, follow me at once!’ Flower appears. ‘Take home again this sacrifice!’

                Yafe sees Flower tears. Yafe orders to Flower. ‘Stop crying, you sink us!’ Flower begs to them. ‘Repent your bad thing now!’

                Yafe knows someone. ‘Guess, you would find Nofa with us!’ Flower orders to Yafe. ‘Bring Nofa to me!’ Orchid just agrees. ‘Come, as fast as possible!’ Flower gives Nofa address. ‘Find him at Causeway Bay apartment! I need to talk with him.’

                Nofa meets Yafe at Causeway Bay Street. Yafe asks. ‘How come your fate be friend with ghost?’ Nofa answers, ‘It’s none of your business. Don’t get in to disturb my business!’ Yafe stops him, ‘You’ve to be responsible. Remember, the cause of flood’s you!’

                Nofa comes to the river. ‘Come to me, Flo!’ Flower comes to Nofa, ‘I’m happy to see you here. There’s some cookie for you.’ Nofa asks, ‘What are you doing to the people?’ Flower answers, ‘I’m so sad because of your sin.’ Nofa drags him, ‘Isn’t clear for you I say? I never make any sin. You must understand me. What kind of sin you mean? Realize, you’re too imaginary!’ Flower cries when giving the cookies. ‘I’ve no choice again to advice you. You must stop to pay the wrong witness to God. Eat this cookies, please!’

                Nofa eats the cookies. ‘My head’s so dizzy.’ Flower explains, ‘It’s called the truth cookies. It would help you to be humble. You must eat it every day.’ Nofa confuses, ‘I’m too humble. I pay the wrong witness because for you. I gonna make you happy then. I don’t wanna see you crying till flooding the city.’ Flower gives Nofa red beverage, ‘It’s my blood from belly. Drink it! Come on, you gonna be humble then!’

                Yafe is waiting up. ‘I think Nofa gone. The ghost takes him as sacrifice. Where’s him?’ Nofa shouts to them, ‘I’ve lied with you about the witness. Please, forgive me!’ Yafe confuses, ‘You’ve lied to God. Your holy stadium isn’t right. Forget your fault’s none for us! You must clean up the flood. You make us so sorrowful.’

                Nofa learns to repent his fault. He cleans up the flood recid slowly. ‘I feel regret now!’ Flower helps him. Flower hugs him. ‘Regression appears after fault! You must repent!’ Yafe helps him. ‘Lemme help you!’

                Nofa works a day whole. ‘I feel tired now!’ Flower gives him drink, ‘You can drink some water from river. I gonna make icy for you all. I’ve some cookies to have. Let’s enjoy together! We work in the God field.’

                Elle comes to the river. ‘Our children are sick.’ Nofa shocks up, ‘I gonna drive them to hospital. Come on!’ Flower follows them, ‘We gonna deliver them together. Lemme accompany you! Are you ready?’ Yafe wants to accompany them, ‘I follow too. Come, so fast!’ Nofa drives faster, ‘Come, then we want the best!’ Flower prays, ‘We can do the best by praying!’

                Reaching hospital, they come up through the doctors. Nofa asks the doctor. ‘Tell me about their condition!’ The doctor says to Nofa, ‘Your babies in the critical condition. You should be patient. Are they any other family member?’ Elle comes out, ‘I’m their Mom. How about their disease? I won’t make them more sorrowful. Let me connect with my first daughter!’ Nofa calls his first daughter, Lisa. ‘Dear, your twin sick!’

                Lisa comes to the hospital. Lisa confuses. ‘I’ve been from school. Pay the bus now!’ Nofa pays the bus, ‘I feel so heartbroken.’ Flower asks the doctor, ‘What about the babies?’ The doctor gets down, ‘The boy one died. The girl saved. Come, you can see them from faraway! The baby one would be in the corpse room.’

                Nofa sees the result. ‘There’s a small tumor in the brain. How come so difficult?’ Lisa orders to Nofa, ‘Dad, stop your manipulation now!’ Nofa asks back, ‘What kind of it? Am I manipulate people?’ Yafe tries to remind Nofa, ‘Remember, you’ve paid people for giving and delivering the wrong holy speech! Note, this a warning from God for you!’ Nofa shocks out, ‘A warning from God to me. I’ve been working so far. How to stop the disaster? I can’t stop the disaster. I just a small human.’

                Flower helps Nofa to find the solution. Flower breaks up his tears. Flower asks Nofa. ‘How about you can use this tears for paying the hospital fee?’

                The tears turn to gold. Nofa asks. ‘How come the gold can be paid?’ Lisa asks Nofa, ‘How about Gennie?’ Elle sells the gold for Gennie, the baby girl. ‘I gonna sell it to trader. We can pay the fee then. Come out, what waiting! We should accept the reality.’

                Flower tears helped Nofa family. A month again, Nofa asks thank you. ‘How can I thank to you?’ Flower advices Nofa, ‘You must repent from your fault. Remember, never repeat the similar fault!’ Nofa promises to Flower, ‘I promise to you. You’re a good friend for me and ghost. I never forget your bless to us. Come, enjoy some ice cream!’