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Chapter 2: An Open Cage
The canary and the swallow soon became close friends.. there is nothing that they won't talk about. No matter what the topic is, the swallow never fails to cheer up the canary and put that smile on her.
A special bond between them was magically created over time. Their distance.. unknowingly grows closer and closer, the only thing in between them is the cage.
The swallow soon realized this distance and went on to confess his love to the canary.
The canary too admit having the same feeling.. but she is unable to accept the love from the swallow, as she still has some feeling for her owner.
Though disappointed by this setback, the swallow never give up and continue to visit the canary everyday.
One day, the owner came out of the room to replenish the food in the cage, without a word, he rushed out of the house, leaving the cage door open.
Both the canary and the swallow saw it happened.. whether is it accidental or on purpose.. The swallow sees it as an opportunity for the canary to regain her freedom, while the canary hesitate..
The canary was worried of 2 things..
1: Her owner had accidentally left the cage open and will be furious or upset to see her gone when he returned.
2: After being caged for so long.. will she be able to fly again? or will she fall?
Her wings are feeling kinda stiff, and she has long forgotten what it's like to fly. The swallow assured her, that she will be able to fly, as flying is a natural thing for a bird. And even if she were to falls.. he will be around to catch her.
Despite his assurance, the canary still hesitated and stay rooted in the cage.
The owner didn't return home for a few days.. the cage was left open, and each day.. the food in the cage gets lesser and lesser.
The canary remains in the cage, not even stepping 1 foot out of the open cage.
Each day.. she prays for her owner to return home and replenish her food.. but as each day passed by.. she gets more and more disappointed..
The swallow patiently waited outside her cage to keep her company and encouraging her to take the step out for her freedom. But still.. she refused, holding on to the belief that her owner will return and change for the better.
The owner did returned eventually and was surprised that the canary didn't fly out of her open cage. he rewarded the canary with a special treat and took her out for a day.
This made the canary very happy for that instance, but the happiness was short-lived as things didn't improved much and life went on as before.
The swallow was upset at how the owner was treating the canary, but there is little he could do about it. All he could do is to stay around the canary and cheer her up when things are going down and low.
Hopefully.. things will change for the better.. or so he thought..
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End of Chapter 2
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To be continued..
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