History has a way of twisting things. It twists and unravels mysteries, accommodating them to our beliefs. That's why humans have created legends; to explain things we don't have any other way of saying. We don't know the characters that made things happen, but there sometimes is a bit of truth mixed with legend.
According to history, on the night of April 17th of 1797, Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Abercromby, after easily conquering the island of Trinidad, decided to overtake the Spanish-colonized island of Puerto Rico, attacking the city of San Juan with an armada of more than 60 ships.
After a 12-day battle with Spanish forces, the Lieutenant General forced a surprising retreat, leaving the Spaniards shocked at this twist of fate. The British Armada sailed away, leaving some prisoners and weapons behind.
Legend has it, that when the British ships arrived, the catholic devotees organized a procession around the fortified city. When the British soldiers saw all those people and the lights from the candles that led their way, they thought that they were Spanish reinforcements and, overwhelmed, they fled the city.
The civilians and faithful called it a miracle.
Throughout the centuries this is a story that has been told to all kids, and the memory of that fateful night was long forgotten.
They forgot the real story. The story of how a fierce man with jet-black hair and a kind and smart red-haired woman from very different upbringings met and fought as one entity. Together, they will experience pain, euphoria and, most importantly, they'll learn how to love as strong as their bonds. Men and women joined forces to drive-off a darkness that threatened to overtake an island in the form of soldiers.
Because it was not a miracle that scared them off. It was practically magic.
