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“Igor's residence”

Mona Her own Hero

By DarkosPublished 6 months ago Updated 6 months ago 6 min read
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During the luncheon, Mona remembered to lose her favourite bracelet. She thought it might have taken legs and walked away from her, just like that, from her to a new owner.

She shouldn't have been so distracted when she left. Her dog was whining pitifully, and she couldn't put him down. Her brother told her to take him for a walk, maybe she would see the dancing bracelets in the park near their residence. Ha-ha-ha-ha, Mona exclaimed and gave her younger brother a playful look. You'd better prepare for your upcoming exams.

You haven't been doing very well lately.

That's just your opinion, sister. Overall, I'm doing pretty well. No one is complaining. Of course no one is complaining. You should take care of it yourself.

Everyone has their own problems to deal with, and this season the situation is not improving, especially for the hard-working class.

Your teachers are busy preparing for the opening of the new school, so they won't pay attention to such minor nuances in your recent grades.

Mind your own business, Sister Mona, and please take care of your noisy dog and your bracelets are waiting for you outside. He might take you to the movies, because it looks like Igor has completely lost his mind in order to achieve all his professional goals and probably won't have time for you for the next 14 years.

Pablo, Mona's younger brother, laughed and ran away before she could respond to his provocative predictions.

Suddenly, Igor entered the room. Honey, I've been waiting all week to hug and kiss you. Mona was worried. She didn't want Igor to notice that she had lost her expensive bracelets.

Mona? Igor looked at her strangely.

Don't you like wearing the bracelets I gave you?

You should have told me, I would have bought you a necklace or a ring. Don't worry, sweetheart. We'll find the right jewelry for you to wear every day. You're my princess, remember that.

Mona looked at him in disbelief. Igor, what happened to you? I don't recognize you! You've never been so loving and understanding before. I wanted to tell you the truth after your words, if they are true, do I feel like I can do it without fear? I hope so.

Oh, Mona, please stop, they're just bracelets, nothing more. You don't have to like them, I understand. No, Igor, it was a gift from you. I wore it and loved having it with me every day. Yesterday I felt so lost, I lost my mind, and when I got home, I couldn't find it and realized I had lost it.

Did you lose your bracelets? We can't exchange them, go back to the store?

Exchange them? Mona wondered.

Igor, I'm sure I lost them.

It seems she couldn't stay with me any longer.

The bracelets didn't want to stay with you anymore? Igor couldn't believe what Mona was saying.

Mona, what happened to you? It was an object without feelings. We're talking about a material thing?

No, Igor. It seemed like it wanted a different owner, so it left me. You mean it left on its own?

That's absurd, Mona.

When, Igor? You're always busy, you're never home!

You never care. You buy me bracelets to replace love and time spent together with material things.

So I lost it, okay, it's gone.

Mona, okay, I understand. You lost it because it's not what you need.

You need love, support, and connection, and I always come when I can, when you've already lost yourself in waiting.

Igor, I didn't lose myself in waiting, I lost myself in this mansion with my immature younger brother, isolated from real people and normal life. Social gatherings, cultural events.

You keep me in the cage of your perfect dream of having a good princess, not realizing that it's not even love. I'm not materialistic.

I am walking away as this braceletes She showed me what to do

Your material gift showed me the way to a freedom

Thank you :) !

Mona! Mona!

Igor screamed, but he couldn't move, he couldn't do anything. He was exactly like the controlling, possessed, egocentric maniac of materialism.

Maria was unable to love in this way without real conversation and the kind of life that adults lead.

Her brother was angry with her because he had become accustomed to Igor's luxurious treatment, and the prospect of living in poverty again without Igor's support terrified him.

For Mona, it was a new stage in her life—freedom of choice in everything and everyone.

She left everything behind and took only her old clothes and her dog.

You can dress up your next charming princess, Mr. Igor. I'm leaving, arrivederci.

Igor was completely immobilized in one place, still unable to move. He was in such shock that he was too exhausted to be angry with her. He knew that he had forced her to act like someone she wasn't for too long, depriving her of all the freedom that true love gives, and seeing her now in full power turned him to stone. Just as Mona had felt throughout their relationship, Igor now stood like a stone with his jaw open in front of his residence, and that sculpture remains there to this day.

No one questions whether it was real or not. His carved stone figure still stands there.

The place is called “Igor's residence” and people visit it to spend a short vacation or holiday there. Couples fear separation and divorce when visiting this place, claiming that the haunting spirits of Igor and Mona can cause discord between them. To avoid this, everyone leaves brooches or other material objects to ensure happiness and unity in their relationship. All guests are therefore asked to leave a few important or less important coins in the fountain. In the center of the fountain is a statue of Mona, who blossoms like a beautiful lotus flower from the mud she went through while loving Igor. Most couples claim that leaving even a few coins brought them happiness and understanding in their relationship, but many people question this story, claiming that it was invented to encourage visitors to leave more tips for the owner. And what about you, dear reader? Do you believe it? Where did the stone sculpture of Igor come from, and how did Mona's sculpted body end up in the lotus mountain? Only believers can say.

Many guests decide not to stay for long, claiming that Igor's ghost haunts them, preventing them from sleeping and enjoying breakfast and dinner, as if he has never come to terms with the fact that love can be a happy moment spent together, something he himself could never give or achieve, still haunting others to bring chaos into their lives. Some guests complain that Mona and Igor's nightly arguments are too disruptive to enjoy a pleasant night's sleep. All in all, people complain, but there is something magical about it that draws them in to check out the atmosphere and meet the ghosts of Igor and Mona. Some other guests enjoy the thrill and revel in the nighttime noises and disturbances during dinner. They say that's why they came here, regardless of whether it's reality or just their imagination. Everyone has to discover this for themselves. There was even a couple who extended their stay during the ghost month and admitted that Igor's ghost must have moved with them to their home because they couldn't stop arguing, which almost led to divorce, but when the ghost month was over, their life returned to normal. Some single women claim that staying at the residence helped them avoid a bad relationship and gave them the strength to start over.

Another reason why so many visitors come to the mansion is that some of them truly believe that they can still find the lost bracelets in the park near Igor's mansion. They are often so engrossed in their search that they stay for more than a week, haunted by the ghosts of Igor and Mona. The residence has become a real mystery for those who love nighttime thrills.

Hope You enjoy it :) Thank You for reading and I invite for more ! :)

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Darkos

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