The ruined Mango Tree

An 8 year old Madeline wakes up from her sleep, she looks outside at the ‘Courtyard’ from the crack in the door 

She realizes it’s a misty morning and tries going back to sleep

Turns out she isn’t sleepy anymore and leaves her room

She sits on the rooms threshold and watches the old mango tree in the courtyard, smitten by it’s beauty and presence

The wind blowing cold on her face, she gently pushes a strand behind her ear with her tiny hands

That’s when she sees a birds nest up high on the tree,

Days pass by and she still kept looking at the tree everyday in hopes of seeing the birds fly alas they don’t

One day she comes back from school to find that the nest has fallen to the ground due to heavy winds , she along with her family places the baby bird in a box she tends to care for it every other minute unbeknownst to her the heartbreak she’s about to face

She later checks on the bird to her shock the baby bird has already passed away, she stands away from the box taken aback and numb so as to her first time witnessing something cruel and yet beautiful.

Whilst everyone around her cried,

Madeline looked into nothingness trying to understand if the birds free from the pain now or if she was dead due to the cruel act of nature.....