Chapter 14: What The Heart Desires
"You’re enjoying this aren’t you?" I said with a stern look, staring daggers to his face.
"Of course, I have never been more pleased," he said firmly.
A tear fell from my eye, more came as I sobbed, I looked away, now he saw me cry, he must think I’m weak.
"Seems like you don’t have much time, Sylvia," he said.
My fist tightens on the gem, my tears falling more.
He rose to his feet walking to the bed. My teary eyes turned to the window seeing the full moon. Maybe this was it for me, maybe it’s my fate to die after a few days of marriage, I weakly leaned on the chair. I felt myself fading but I still raised the gem to my face holding it tightly with my two hands, is this it? Has death come to claim me? I lost consciousness as a memory flooded in my head.
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The skies were pitch black illuminated with stars.
"Tell me, papa, why do my hair glow during the full moon?" 5-year old I asked.
My papa and I were lying in the garden near our small cottage house, watching the stars, one of the many things we did together.
My father smiled.