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An unforgivable mistake

A misunderstanding , an irrevocable mistake

By Cheng MinPublished about a year ago 7 min read
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Bharat and Shaya both love the sea , So they decided to take their honeymoon to sea .

The day after the wedding , they boarded a cruise ship for a romantic getaway .

What many people consider to be a dull life at sea , they feel happy and warm under the ornament of love .

No one knew that a disaster was coming to them......

On the eighteenth day of the journey , the day was calm , but in the evening , in the blink of an eye , the sky suddenly clouded over , the wind was strong , the sea set off a dozen meters of waves , the huge cruise ship became a boat at the mercy of the ship . People hid in their cabins . While they were still in shock , they suddenly heard a loud noise and the ship gave a jolt . Everyone understood that the ship had hit the rocks !

Sure enough , a few moments later , the ship's PA announced that the ship had hit the rocks , and the captain told everyone to stay calm ; Next thing you know , the ship came to a halt because of the devastating impact on its power system , the gap holes in the hull that were pouring into the water , and the ship listing .

The captain and the crew began to allocate escape equipment to the passengers . The announcement repeated that children , the elderly and women could escape in lifeboats , while the young men could only get a life jacket or a life ring - - meaning that Bharat and Shaya would be separated !

The boats sailed away , but Shaya refused to get on them . She said she would die with Bharat . After much persuasion , Bharat finally pushed Shaya into the lifeboat with the help of the sailors .

Shaya was gone , and then a desperate pain came over Bharat : In this area of the sea , life vests and life belts such as rescue equipment is virtually nothing , if you can be rescued , it is simply a miracle or God's presence , so many men have given up escape , they are very calm standing on the deck , or silence , or for the departed relatives singing , showing a kind of death-facing spirit . But Bharat could not do this . Bharat cried . He was not afraid to die , he was afraid to lose Shaya .

Shaya also pained , she finally decided to ship the reason is that her belly has two people love crystallizations , for the sake of the child , she must live .

One day , six months later , Shaya was in labor . As she lay in her hospital bed , tears streaming down her face , because , according to the investigation , no one survived the shipwreck except those who boarded the lifeboat , and she had to admit the fact that her reunion with Bharat would be in the afterlife !

One day , the weather was surprisingly fine and sunny . Suddenly , like a gust of wind , someone rushed into the hospital room and threw himself at Shaya's bed . Shaya froze in disbelief and exclaimed , "Bharat , is it really you ? "

Bharat laughed . 'It's me , my Dear ' Bharat told Shaya that after the boat sank , he drifted off the cold water for who know how long before fishermen on a nearby island rescued him . He went with the fishermen to the island where they lived , but was unable to communicate with them because he did not speak the language , So he never made it back to land . It was only two months ago that he boarded a cargo ship that passed by the island and made the journey home .

When Shaya heard this , she hugged Bharat tightly and cried , " My God , this is a miracle ! "

News of Bharat's success spread throughout the city . People rushed to see him , reporters rushed to interview him , and the newspaper asked experts to calculate the odds of his survival . In that case , the odds was one in a billion ! Bharat has had such good fortune that many people have urged him to buy lottery tickets , but Bharat is unconcerned about his miracle . He is focused on Shaya and the new baby , and he has to make up for the feelings he owes to his absence .

That evening , when Shaya came back from outside looking very unhappy , Bharat asked her what was wrong . She coldly threw him a newspaper and said , 'See for yourself ! '

Bharat opened the newspaper and saw the headline : " Was Bharat's Escape a Miracle ? " The newspaper said that when Bharat came back , many people did not believe that it was a miracle , so a detailed investigation was made into the shipwreck . According to the records , there were 689 people on board , 317 of whom were children , old people and women . The lifeboats were for these three types of people , but 318 people were rescued by lifeboats . That is to say , there was a young man who took advantage of the chaos and got into the lifeboats . How did he fool people into getting on the boat ? He was Mr. Barratt , the famous masquerader of the city .

" Nonsense ! Bharat's face was red with anger and he said to Shaya , 'You must believe me . I am telling the truth . '

With tears in her eyes , Shaya said , 'I believe you , but I know that you are really a masquerader , and that even I wouldn't recognize you in your masquerade - - you know , Bharat , that you have made an unforgivable mistake ! '

At these words , Barratt was at a loss for argument .

The next day , Shaya divorced Bharat . She could not let her child live in disgrace ; When Bharat go out of the house , he was met with scornful looks . The children threw stones and rotten eggs at him , Shouting at him : " Bharat coward ! Bharat coward ! " He wanted to go to the bar of a drink , but they kicked him out , saying they wouldn't sell him anything .

On the third day , Bharat killed himself . He died in the river in the center of the city . After his death , the newspaper carried another story , in a sarcastic tone : "See , how can Bharat survive the sea when he can't even manage the river ? "

One afternoon after Bharat's death , a haggard middle-aged man came to Bharat's house . He rang the doorbell and knelt down . When Shaya opened the door , the man burst into tears . " You are wrong with Bharat . That coward is me ! "

Soon a newspaper reporter arrived , and the man told him that on the day of the shipwreck , Bharat had dropped Shaya off and returned to her cabin . When she reached the landing , she heard a man crying . He went to comfort the man , who said that he grew up poor , his parents were sick , he had been out of home for ten years , just want to make some money so that his family can live a good life . For ten years he had not seen his parents , his wife and children , and he longed to see them , if only for once . Bharat was silent for a moment , then disguised him as an old man and put him in the boat again . The man who was rescued after disguising himself was the one in front of him ! In order to prove his identity , the man also showed his current ticket .

The truth came out that Bharat had been wronged .

That night , all the people of the city gathered spontaneously by the river in the center of the city to light candles and pray for Bharat ; The newspaper went out with an extra statement : "Bharat , we have made an unforgivable mistake and we sincerely apologize ! "

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