Classification: Prose
The rules were:
1. Fairies could only visit the real world once a year, and if they
fail to do so, once they reach the real world for the second time, they would
no longer be able to find a portal on their way back home.
2. They won't have any right to pick a fight with other fairies
especially if they were involved in their political team, or else they would be
giving them punishment and what was worse was that they would be facing their
death.
3. They could only give three wishes to the person they would choose in
the real world. If they fail to do so, the person who asked for more than three
wishes would experience hardships in life.
*23rd of December, Fairaniahn World*
The sun shone in the brilliant atmosphere of Fairaniahn World, the
fairies' home. There were different types of houses there; the tall ones were
where the King and Queen stayed. The structure of the cabin they had was
slightly different from what people had in the real world, the garden was full
of flowers that were pleasing in their eyes, and the fresh air they would feel
when the wind touched their skin.
"Christmas Eve is almost here and so is your birthday,
Fizielyka!" her mother said as she combed her daughter's hair.
"Yeah... and today's the day where I will visit the world of
humans," she said as she released a small sigh.
"Why? What's wrong? Don't you want to grow your beautiful wings
and to have a high position so that you can protect yourself?" her mother
asked her.
Fizielyka refuses to answer those questions. Meanwhile, her mom gave
her instructions since it was the first time that her daughter would be far
away from her side. She gave her kisses and hugs, reminding her daughter why
she had to do it and what was her real purpose to motivate her.
"Please, have patience. Humans are different; their perception of
understanding is different from us, darling. You just need to accomplish three
wishes and you're heading home," her mother said. She gave her mom a nod
and a warm tight hug.
"PLEASE ALL OF THE ASSIGNED FAIRIES THAT WILL GO OUT TODAY, FALL
IN LINE TO YOUR RESPECTIVE TEAM!" the announcer said as he counted the
number of the registered fairies in the system so that they could monitor all
of them on how many wishes they would grant.
"See you on Christmas Eve, mom. I love you." Fizielyka said
as she entered the portal. Her mom bid her goodbye as well as she waved her
hand while she was leaving and entering the portal to the human world.
*8:00 am*
*23rd of December, Human World*
“We’re here!” the announcer shouted as he helped the fairies come out
to their vehicle that called *fittcar*.
Fizielyka moved as she went down on *fittcar *as well as her team and
the other teams. She helped herself to carry her backpack. The announcer bid
them goodbye as he went back to their world. Fizielyka and their team started
to work to find their person. After a while, her other teammates already found
theirs, while there she was, still looking. She flew and tried to entertain
herself while she was looking for the right person.
A breeze of the wind commanded her to look on her right side, there
were different people she saw. There was a kid who was playing with her
friends, there was a guy who was smoking and catcalling the girls that walked
in front of him, there was an old lady selling his fruits but she was getting
the little girl’s money then if the girl refuses to give it to her, she would
hit her with her hand. And, lastly, there was this man standing in front of the
pole that crossed the pedestrian lane. He looked so decent with his clothes. He
was wearing a polo with minimal colour and some trousers. He had dark brown
hair, an eyeglass, and a simple silver necklace on his neck.
“Is he my person?” she asked herself.
She just shook her head and came closer to that guy. His scent becomes
comforting and maybe a source of a positive feeling. As she entered his
backpack, she stayed close and found a comforting place wherein she could rest.
“You disappoint me again, Marcus!” a deep voice of a man crushed on her
ear as he shouted to a guy named Marcus.
She got curious so she peeks and saw an old man standing in front of
her person.
*So, my person’s name is Marcus…*
*But why did he shout at Marcus? What did Marcus do that disappointed
this old man? And who was this old man?*
*Could it be his father… or uncle?*
“Go home and pack your things. You’re leaving tonight!” the old man
said.
Marcus didn’t hesitate and he started to walk out like he didn't even
care what this old man said to him. He started to walk fast, and she could feel
the tension inside of him. He was so frustrated and afraid at the same time.
She could sense his feelings; it was heavy inside.
Marcus walked towards his car and took off his backpack to place it on
the passenger seat as he went to the driver's seat. Fizielyka couldn’t stop
herself from being curious about the things she saw in her environment, it
overwhelmed her. She stared at Marcus' side profile, she was mesmerized by each
corner of his face, even the mole on his jawline caught her attention, however,
she tried to sneak out on his bag, but she couldn’t since she was too afraid
that Marcus might see her and freak out.
She was about to go back to her hiding spot but then the car speed
became slower than how it was a while ago and as she looked up, she saw a big
hand coming inside through the bag, she stood up and immediately flew and went
out of the bag but then Marcus glanced at her.
*It’s not the time yet… But he already saw me*
“I will not hurt you please don—” before she could finish her sentence,
Marcus tried to hit her but luckily, she dodged his hand.
Marcus lost his focus on the road as he tried to hit Fizielyka with his
hand but still, she was dodging every time that he hit her.
“Who are you?! How come you’re inside of my backpack without me
noticing it?!” Marcus shouted all his questions to Fizielyka, and he started to
pray like a desperate man who was not yet ready to face the King of Death.
“THE ROAD!!” Fizielyka shouted as the truck came in front of them.
*This is not a good idea…*
*He seems so shocked, well yeah, I understand that it was his first
time to encounter a creature like me so he really has the right to react that
way *
Marcus was able to avoid the truck, but they almost got into a car
accident. For her, she could easily fly but her person could not, so she must
stay by his side until he completed his three wishes and then after that, he
was no longer her responsibility. He stopped the engine as he parked it on the
side of the road, still looking at her. She could tell that Marcus was so ready
to hit her once she moved her wings.
“What are you?” he asked.
Fizielyka looked away, trying to dodge his question and his hand.
“Promise me first that you won't hit me if I move or even talk,” she
said.
Marcus slowly lowered his hand but also secured himself to make sure
that the fairy wou
ld not hurt him. Fizielyka came closer to him and sat on his car's
steering wheel and directly faced him, she stared into his eyes for a second
before answering the question he asked.
“I am Fizielyka, and I am a fairy. I came from Fairaniahn World, it is
a world wherein we fairies called it home. It’s been a decade since my
ancestors introduced and made a portal to where we can visit the humans, you,
your world and grant people's wishes," she said.
“Why? Why did you want to grant people wishes?” Marcus asked.
“We visit your world once a year, specifically in the Christmas month.
I am here because it’s almost Christmas, Marcus! And not only the humans who
can grant wishes, but we also could too,” she stated.
“Oh! Y-yeah. What is the date today?” Marcus peeks a glance at his cell
phone.
“C’mon, don’t tell me you didn’t notice that it's the 23rd of December
today?” Fizielyka chuckled as she flew through his hair but then Marcus almost
hit her, fortunately, she dodged it, again.
“Oh… shoot!”
“I did forget it! How come I forget that it’s almost Christmas… I guess
I'm being too hard on myself and didn’t pay much attention to what's happening
around me. My focus is on how I can make my daddy proud of me,” Marcus stated
every word with a pessimistic tone and frowned his head.
“That’s why I am here. I am sorry but when I was about to find a safe
place in your backpack to hide a while ago, I heard what your daddy said,"
Fizielyka said.
Marcus released a soft sigh and looked at Fizielyka while she was in
awe of each corner of his car. He told Fizielyka that he needed to go home
immediately, she just nodded off and remembered what his dad said a while ago.
“You only have three wishes to make,” Fizielyka said
“Why me?” He asked.
“To be honest, when I first saw you, I had this feeling that pushed me
towards you and helped you. I trust my instincts, Marcus,” she said as she
smiled.
“Will you grant anything that I’ll wish for?” He asked.
Fizielyka smiled as she held a strand of his hair. Minutes passed, and
they finally got home. She was so captivated by his enormous house; she
couldn’t take her eyes off it. The glass structure had taken her soul out from
her, she felt like she was in an unusual world, the houses of humans are indeed
different from what they have in their world.
Marcus took himself out of his car and walked inside of the house,
holding his backpack where Fizielyka stayed. When Marcus stopped walking,
Fizielyka took a glance at the zipper of his backpack, and she saw a minimal
colour of his bedroom, and the bed size he had was good for maybe five people?
“I heard you’re leaving tonight," Fizielyka said to break the
silence. She went out on his backpack and stayed on his table on the right
corner of his bed.
“Speaking of that…you say you’re willing to grant any wish that I will
ask you to, right?” Marcus asked while wandering beside his bed.
Fizielyka nodded, “Yes. Why? Do you already have your first wish?” she
asked.
“I want to change my dad’s mind. I want him to let me stay here in the
Philippines, can you do that? Please, I don’t want to be far away from my mom.
We became a broken family since things between them got complicated and got
worse day by day. They say they’re not happy with each other and that they
can't understand each other anymore until this dream house became a part of our
memories and I’m keeping those in my arms up until now, I don’t want to leave
my home…” Marcus stated as he wiped his tears that kept plummeting down on his
eyes.
Ain’t playing, just loving,
Sorrows are leaving,
In their soul that’s living,
Do the sparkle, stop the beating,
Fizielyka’s dust will swing!”
Fizielyka chanted as her pixie dust shined inside of Marcus' bedroom.
Every corner of his bedroom was gleaming because of the light that Fizielyka
was releasing on her hand and Marcus seemed so fascinated by all that Fizielyka
was doing in his bedroom, it was so relaxing. The light was just like the stars
in the magnificent sky.
“Don’t expect something because, in the end, you’ll get nothing,” Fizielyka
stated.
“We should wait for your dad, any minute now he’s going to change his
mind. But I am just curious… why did he want you to leave the Philippines? What
did you do that make him so disappointed?” she asked.
“I failed to convince my mom to celebrate Christmas with us in New
York,” he said.
“He wants me to leave the Philippines whenever I disappoint him because
he thinks that I’m just an unworthy son who can’t give him his hoping for...a
complete family on Christmas,” he added. “I tried my best to convince my mom
because that’s what I’m yearning too, but she still refuses to meet us. She’s
always saying that she couldn’t join or accept our invitation every Christmas
because her friends already invited her first, but I know that deep inside she’s
just not ready yet to see my dad after all that happened to them,” he
continued.
“It doesn't require a great deal of work to track down bliss, Marcus,”
Fizielyka said.
Marcus’ phone rang. “Is that your dad?” she asked. Marcus showed a fake
smile as he nodded and answered his phone.
He walked through his terrace to talk with his father, and he looked
like he wanted to talk to his dad privately, so Fizielyka didn’t bother to
follow him on the terrace. She patiently waited on what would be the news. She
wondered that what if it was about on Marcus’ wish a while ago. She peeked a
glance at him, he looked calm and peaceful while talking to his dad, minutes
had passed, Marcus walked inside to his bedroom again with his comfortable
smile. He looked happy.
“He changed his mind!!” he shouted and jumped on his bed just like how
a young child would do if they were given a pack of candies.
“H-how? How did you do that? Is this for real? Oh, my goodness!” The
joy in his face tells it all how is he feeling right now. “What did he say?”
she asked him.
“He says that he cannot handle the business alone, he needs me to guide
the company,” he said. “That’s good! He trusts you, maybe he’s still in pain
whenever you talk about your mom or if your mom crosses his mind. Knowing that
she wouldn’t come back home hurts him a lot that’s why he said those things to
you,” Fizielyka explains.
“Yeah, about that…”
“Can I have my second wish now?” he asked as he caressed his nape.
Fizielyka giggled as she saw the expression that Marcus made. He looked
like a child who was asking for permission to play outside. She barely
remembered that they must go back to their world by tomorrow afternoon before
Christmas Eve. So, she must hurry by granting her person’s wishes.
“Sure,” she answered.
“I want my mom and dad to be with me on Christmas, I want us to be
complete,” he said.
Fizielyka repeated her chant as her pixie dust sprinkled again all over
Marcus' bedroom. She needed to balance the energy she was releasing from
herself so that she won’t lose the power that was coming from her wings.
She finished her chant as she slowly touched Marcus' hand with her tiny
ones. Marcus smiled at her. He seemed so comfortable now, unlike what happened
in the car. Marcus looked excited to know what would happen, he knew that it
was too much for the normal wishes of the other children but it was very
understandable that he treasured his family so much. He could’ve just let their
fates continue, but the love for his family was unconditional.
Time checked: 11:11 pm
It was almost midnight and things looked so lightly weighted than what
it was before. Marcus’ aura has become more delighted and happier while
Fizielyka got a second hand of happiness. She appreciated the feeling of
helping other people to make their wishes come true, Marcus was just too pure
and deserved to have his wishes granted. Midnight had passed, Marcus and
Fizielyka fell asleep.
24th of December, Human World
6:00 am
“Marcus!!” a woman shouted while knocking on Marcus' door. Fizielyka
was alarmed by her knock on the door that was why she also tried to wake Marcus
up. It looked like it was important news.
“Marcus...” Fizielyka whispered in his ear. He felt the small breath
she released.
“Hmm?” he muttered.
“There’s someone knocking on your door, a girl,” she said.
“Could be
our maid. Stop panicking, it’s 6:00 am in the morning and you’re freaking out.”
He whispered.
“Duh, what
if it's your mom?” she confidently asked him.
“Okay,
fine. Chill out!” Marcus said.
Marcus got
off of his bed and walked towards the door to check the woman who was currently
knocking on the door. She followed him but hid in a corner where they couldn’t
easily see her if ever there was a person who would enter his room. Fizielyka
watched him as he slowly opened the door, he was about to scold the person who
kept knocking on his door but he just stood there like a wall and didn’t do
anything but stare at that woman. He looked at Fizielyka but she only gave him
a shrug because even she didn’t have any idea who was that woman was, not until
she said something.
“Marcus,
baby!” she shouted.
“M-mom...
is that you?!” he said and jumped to his mother's open arms and gave her a soft
warm hug. “Of course, who else it could be? Are you expecting someone today?”
his mother asked Marcus shook his head. “Please, come in. But, how? Why... why
are you here mom?” he asked his mom while holding her hand and walking towards
his sofa.
“Don’t you
like it when I’m here?” she asked.
“No... no,
mom! It’s just...” he said, trailing off. “You feel strange?” her mother asked
him again. “No mom, I’m just...shocked but at the same time happy!” he beamed.
“I came
here to celebrate Christmas with you... and your dad,” she calmly said while
caressing Marcus’ hair. “But, mom... are you really okay about this?” Marcus
asked her. “Of course! I will think of this as your birthday gift. I can
separate my personal feelings just to make you happy and feel complete,” she
replied, smiling at him.
*Wait...
birthday? Marcus and I have the same date of birth?*
As time
went by Marcus and his mom went to the grocery store to buy some foods that
they would be having later for Christmas Eve and her clock was also ticking in
this world, she was also excited to meet her mom. Patiently waiting for his 3rd
wish. Meanwhile, when they got home Marcus talked to her.
“Thank you.
How can I pay you back? This is more than what I expected!” he excitedly said
to her.
“I want to
give you a hug, but I couldn't,” he said.
“Did you
forget that I’m a fairy? That’s our job and you, the people just have to say
your wishes!” Fizielyka said.
“I would
like my third wish to be about myself,” he confidently said with a big smile on
his mouth. “That’s good to know! I’m happy for you also. You got your family
back before Christmas,” she said.
Before
Marcus said his last wish for this Christmas, someone called him. Fizielyka
looked away and started to be enthralled again by the sky, it looked calm but
somehow it felt like the sky was holding heavy feelings that in any second it
would release its tears and cause cold weather, perfect for Christmas.
“Fizielyka...”
Marcus called me. She looked at him and gave him a big smile. “You ready for
your last wish?” she asked. “No. My father called me,” he said.
“Then?” She
muttered.
“Our
business is losing money; the suppliers won’t allow us to pay monthly and we’re
also losing our customers. That’s my dad’s dream, he gave his effort and time
just to build that business. I don’t want to see him losing it now, Fizielyka.”
Marcus
looked so frustrated about the things that happened.
“Marcus
please—” A notification from Marcus’ phone made Fizielyka stop talking. Please,
be the good news. Fizielyka starts to worry because when he looked at Marcus,
she saw him crying over the phone. It looked like he was reading something over
the phone.
“No, not
now. Please, take back what you said. It’s not me! Don’t do this to me,” Marcus
saidto himself while sobbing over the phone. “What’d you got?! Why are you
crying?” Fizielyka asked. What happened? Why is he crying like he was carrying
the world?
“Tell me
what happened.”
“I got...”
He added, “I got suspended from school...” he burst down into tears as he sat
down on the sofa. “I don’t want to do this alone,” he said. “You have me... for
the meantime,” Fizielyka said. “And your mom...” She added. “You still have
your last wish, Marcus,” she said.
“Yeah? Good
thing, because I’m torn between my dad’s business and me being suspended,” he
said sarcastically to her “Hey, don’t give that tone! You have your options,
Marcus,” she assured. “What? Do you think that being torn between those is easy
to be decided on what should be my last wish? You don’t have any idea what’s
going inside my mind, right now!” he shouted “You need to choose. Choose your
best shot, you are just suspended for three days, think of it,” Fizielyka
rolled her eyes as she said those words to him.
“But I
don’t want to disappoint him again, what if some of my friends set me down on
him?” he asked. “Marcus, I—”
“No... I
need some time to think,” he said.
A
lightning-struck out on his window as a raindrop kept falling down, she turned
her head away and looked out his window, where it had gotten dark and shiny
with the lights glistening off the rain. Meanwhile, the rain came steady and
cold against the windshield and rattled on the roof of his house.
His eyes
were prickling with tears and his face is clouded with a mixture of disapproval
and disappointment.
“I’ve already decided, Fizielyka,” he sighed deeply. “Are you sure?”
She asked. What would he choose? Himself or his dad’s business? What would it
be? “I don’t want to lose them both but I have to make a decision,” he said.
“Yes, Marcus. You can’t have the two of them, because in life it’s possible that
you will have two or more options but you can’t get what you want always,” she
calmly said.
“I want to save my father’s business. I want to take back what we
deserve,” he confidently said. What about him? Why was he so selfless? Why was
he so hard on himself?
Fizielyka got so worried about the decision of Marcus, even though he
only got suspended for three days. They didn’t have any idea how his father
would react. However, Fizielyka performed her chants along with her pixie dust
just to save Marcus’ father’s business from bankruptcy. The clock was ticking,
and, at any time, she would have to return to their world, but she was still
worried about Marcus and what face he would show when his father found out.
A few hours later, his father returned to their home. He happily met
his wife and son Marcus who later calmed down when he heard the news from his
father that they had found another potential supplier and he was a friend of
his father when they were still in college, so it was just too much, and Marcus
was thrilled to know that. He looked at Fizielyka and she gave him a gentle
smile, but Fizielyka’s face showed concern for her person Marcus. On the other
hand, Fizielyka also felt happy because she was one of the reasons why they
would be together again to celebrate Christmas.
Marcus first left his father and mother talking in the kitchen and
first stopped in his room to see Fizielyka. He caught her peeking out the
window and watching the rainfall.
"Thank you, I'll admit at first I really wanted to thrash you with
my hand, but I just felt like I was comfortable with you," he added,
“Maybe God has a reason why I‘m the person you chose. It's a pity because I
didn't have a wish for myself but that doesn't mean I'm not happy, it's enough
for me that we'll be together this Christmas after all these years, and I will
never forget it especially you, Fizielyka. You made the impossible things
possible in my life,” he said.
“People like you who always put themselves first, just deserve to be
given grace. At first, I really had no interest in going to this world but I
remembered that I would do it for my family so I put aside my personal interest
and thank you because you became a part of it. Because we have the same desire
this Christmas,” she said.
The time had come for Fizielyka to say goodbye to Marcus. Fizielyka
didn't want to waste any more time to see her family while carrying the news
that she succeeded in her mission in the world of earthlings.
“Goodbye and thank you, Fizielyka. You fell from the sky in my life,”
Marcus said, while Fizielyka smiled and wave her hands.
“MARCUS, YOUR MOTHER!” Fizielyka was about to leave when she suddenly
heard Marcus’ father’s cry. They hurried to the kitchen and found Marcus’
mother unconscious in her father’s arm.
Marcus quickly helped his father to get his mother in the car,
Fizielyka followed them and when they arrived at the hospital his mother was
immediately rushed to the emergency room. A few minutes later, the doctor also
came out.
“The patient inside is seriously ill and needs to be operated on
immediately, but in the operation we will perform, she only has a 50/50 chance
of surviving. I am truly sorry,” the doctor announced. “Do everything you can,
we don't have a problem with money, just save the life of my wife. I can't
stand if I lose her for a second time,” Marcus father’s said.
Marcus became emotional with what he found out because just now they
were together again and then, something bad happened to his mother. He also
became so desperate to ask for another request from Fizielyka, but Fizielyka
also repeatedly refused him.
"It's not good, Marcus!" she shouted.
"Something bad will happen to you when you exceed three wishes, do
you understand me?!" she added and flew away from Marcus, but he was still
chasing her. “I don’t care what happens to me, my mom is more important!” he
shouted repeatedly.
“But no mother wants to see their child suffer because of them, Marcus.
I hope you learn to put yourself first, you can't let yourself always be the
second choice,” she sighed.
The signal that Fizielyka had been waiting for has arrived, her
bracelet shone, and she needed to return to their world because at any moment
the portal she would enter would open.
“I need to leave, Marcus,” she said hesitantly. “Please, even if there
is a replacement. I just really love my mom so much and I will do everything
for her,” he desperately said. “I swear to our God, it will be your unlucky
wish this year,” she said.
Fizielyka wondered if she would do the chant, but she tried to put
herself in Marcus' position, and she thought that this was also what she would
do if something bad happened to her mother. She couldn't think straight anymore
because she didn't know if she was going to do it right, she was having a hard
time but she was running out of time, and she needed to decide right away.
“Please, I want my mother's surgery to be successful,” he whispered,
pleading her.
“I’m sorry, Marcus. Thank you and goodbye,” Fizielyka flocked her wings
away from Marcus. The portal that Fizielyka would enter had opened when she
suddenly stopped.
“Manifesting, wishes are coming
Ain’t playing, just loving
Sorrows are leaving
In their soul that’s living
Do the sparkle, stop the beating
Fizielyka’s dust will swing!” She saw that the hole in the portal was
shrinking, and it was about to close so she does everything she could to speed
up the chanting. “I’m truly sorry, Marcus but you asked for it,” she said as
she blew the pixie dust out of her wings and successfully entered the portal.
Christmas Eve
12:15 am, Fairaniahn World
Fizielyka was happy to return to their world and she could see in her
mother's eyes how happy she was with what her daughter had accomplished.
“Happy birthday, darling. I love you,” her mother said and give her a
warm tight hug.
Christmas Eve
1:00 am, Human World
Marcus was very grateful that his mother's operation was successful.
They happily celebrated Christmas at the hospital together, but after his
mother came out, he felt something strange in his throat, so he ran to the
comfort room of the hospital.
As he approached the sink a lot of pixie dust came out of his mouth as
if he was vomiting them. He remembered what Fizielyka had told him, he didn't
expect that she would give him even a chance to have a fourth wish.
Since that happened, when the time strikes at exactly midnight on
Christmas Eve, he would be vomiting pixie dust and it was also having a bad
effect on his body because it would hurt his throat when he continuously vomits
them. Unluckily wish, indeed.
Published by: Imbat, Aliyah Margareth C.
Date Publised: November 29, 2021
Time Published: 8:20 PM
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