Shira Pov:
Mother you are still going to be around for ages, so why do you always want me to go with you whenever you enter the sacred garden. I already know how to water the garden. What else is there to know? Instead why not teach me how to practice my magic so I will be powerful like you.
Little girl, if you grow more powerful than you already are at this your age, you will explode. You my baby are already powerful, even more than you should, I know you are capable of welding greater power but in due time my girl. What you need now is to spend more time in the sacred garden. it will help you stay in tune with your power, shape your edges and make them flow into your core.
Mother do not play on my intelligence, we come in here ever morning and stay for hours while I watch you do whatever you do, I can do all these even with my eye close. Please Mother I feel ready, tell me what to do so I could be powerful like you. You know whenever you make the water in the garden flow in any pattern you shape it, that is when I really feel this place sacred. I want to be able to do that Mother. I could only still make it flow in a straight line, there is nothing powerful about that.
You are really too stubborn, my sweet sweet girl but I guess you got that from me. Have you heard of this phrase "Mother knows best" Listen to Mother because she surely do know best. I tell you that one day you will be more powerful than I ever would have dream of.
Memories. I know entering this place, will surely bring back memories. I could still hear her laughter echoing all over the garden like a melody. I could see her ethereal face as she meditate. I could still see her body move gracefully in an out-worldly pattern, while her magic weave the water in the air to move and water the garden. It is always a beautiful sight, I always feel myself special to be the only one that could behold such magical sight.
The garden now seem desolate, as though they mourn her absence. Why do I feel this sudden anguish, I thought I already bury this pain deep down to avoid this suffering, being here is bringing all of it to the surface, I do not like this. I feel like fleeing. But if I could not even face my pain, how am I suppose to overcome my adversity.
I do not know for how long I cried, but there is this calmness I felt after, I feel like the garden is patting me on the back and telling me everything is going to be alright. I feel like am in my mother's arm and she is hugging me. I stayed like that in the warm feeling, just bathing in that warmth that felt like a soothing balm. Mother truly is always right. I needed this garden even much more than the garden needs me.
Mother I miss you so much. The days do not seem as bright without you here with us. I feel lost without you here with me. I always thought I will always have you in my corner, so when you left so suddenly, I do not know how to feel, I do not know what to do with how I feel. So I ran from the feeling. I do not know any better.
I have this demon inside of me, I could always feel it lurking, looking for a way to reign dominant. I almost let it loose for it promise sanity.
Mother I need your guidance. I need your warmth. I need you to come teach me how to be in control.
I know me saying all that will change nothing. but I have this urge to just vent. I know I have to water the garden, it's been too long now.
So this is how the whole watering of the garden process goes, Zozo have to channel with me and then I have to do a dance, it's usually taught to every girl touched by the goddess. The dance makes us be in a state of harmony with the water element, we will then be able to gather enough water energy to water the garden. I am not able to move as gracefully as mother but I try. After I am done with the whole ceremony of watering the garden, the whole place looks more alive now than how it is when I entered.
I look at my Mother's favorite spot, she always love to sit there for whatever reason when she meditates. I decided to sit down there too, maybe it will help me concentrate better when I meditate.
Master I really don't like this your sullen energy. look at this place, you just make it look so alive and here you are looking dead in it. Master the garden is so beautiful, I feel like being a butterfly right now. Oh! Wait I can actually be a butterfly.
Master see how beautiful I am, doesn't that put a smile of your face? Have you ever seen a beautiful butterfly like this. Now let's be sincere, aren't I so beautiful you just cannot get enough.
Master will you please come back to earth, I even turned myself into a butterfly. The least you can do is smile.
Zozo is trying too hard to put on a stern face but why did she look more adorable right now. Zozo you look so cute right now, I suppose you deserve a smile. Is this smile big enough for you and I try putting on the brightest smile I could muster at the moment.
Master now that you are putting on such a beautiful smile, don't you feel more alive? You look so better than before. You were looking all gloomy earlier as though you just lost a husband, it does not suit you. She said giggling.
Zozo I think you should join me and meditate. You don't have to stay in that dark space of yours all the time you know.
I suppose I could do that, being in this garden also feels the same as my dark space. I prefer my space though but if you could just ask more nicely you know I might just change my mind.
Zozo can be extra sometimes, but I get why she is doing all this, she is trying to make me feel better in her own way. Zozo love, the most powerful and beautiful companion anyone could ask for, May you kindly grace me with your company, so we could meditate together.
Master that is so.. well you are only stating facts but common that is way over the top. I love it. Now because you have asked so nicely, there is no reason to refuse you. I will gladly accept your request.
I am highly honored my lovely companion. Now sit and let us get down to business.
I feel lighter being here in the garden. I had dread entering for fear that it might be too much for me to handle, as I had spent most time in here with my Mother. but now being here right now makes me feel closer to her. I feel like am in my mothers embrace once again. I hope there is a place like this for my brothers as well where they could also get closure.