Missing Entry

This entry was the original ending to the Happy Daze post - and was meant to come as the eighth paragraph. Thankfully things changed.


Of course, Nidge has lived a considerable number of years. In the back of his mind he understands the way of things. In the back of his mind he understands that he is cursed and happiness can never really be his. The once again proud physician closes his journal and settles back in his chair grinning broadly. The joy he feels is almost tangible. He rises from his seat and heads up to the palace. As he climbs the steps he hears the sound of an argument within. He listens closely to the angry words being exchanged. Horrified by what he hears, Nidge runs from the palace and out through the city gates. Wandering across the dunes in a daze for a little while, he comes to the waters of the oasis. The physician bends down to take a handful of water and splash his face to wash away the tears that are now streaming down it. The sun glints on the surface of the water and blinds him for a moment. A moment is all it takes. He stumbles. For the briefest of time there is a sharp pain on the side of his forehead as it strikes the rock - and then there is no more pain. Unconscious, he slumps in to the waters of the oasis. No one is around. No one sees him fall. The physician had finally found love, peace and a place to belong. Fate is cruel. Nidge Darkfold dies alone.