Fan Fiction |
by geeky girl
The boatman stared at the shore with disappointment. He had so many questions to ask the maiden but he knew that it was time for him to go home. Once he dropped her off, he needed to leave immediately to make it back safely to home, especially since he promised his loving and lonely wife that he would return that evening. For all the years that they had been married, he had never once abandoned her and left her to sleep by herself. But how interesting the maiden’s past was to him. He itched to know how she ever escaped the valley and what happened to her friends.
As he docked the boat, he wanted to get as much information as he could from her before he set for the mainland again. But he did not realize the burning question in his mind until he blurted out, “So is that why you and Fung separated for all these years?”
Yeung Yi gave him a mysterious look before she carefully answered, “Sometimes, it is better to be ignorant. Elder, consider your debts paid fully. I will no longer burden you with my story, for I too prefer a happy ending.”
“Happy or not, I would like to know the truth.” The boatman requested sincerely.
Yi grabbed her belonging and stepped off the boat, “The truth is I wished I have never met him.”
The boatman knew he had to leave. As much as he wanted to stay to listen to her continue the story, he had to leave, for his love for his wife was much greater than his curiosity. As he sailed away, all he could think about was how it really was better for him to be ignorant than to find out the truth. At least he could have been happy for her, but now, as he rowed back, he was filled with so much pity for his favorite passenger.