Chapter 42
Opening my eyes, the expressionless face was left unchanged.
Only the path our tears left made a difference on it.
I lifted my right hand and slowly wiped the trace with a caress.
Nothing is certain, so, even if right now we can’t become one and only soul...
’Let’s keep trying, okay? Just... don’t go anywhere I can’t reach you, Marianne.’
Our cold body began to warm up, welcoming my request. Looking into the eyes reflected in the mirror, I could recognize that the gaze was not mine, but hers.
This made me the happiest I’ve ever been.
A gaze full of love and hope, assuring and comforting to see, one that expressed her desire to stay with me, was looking directly at the me inside her. I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear at such a marvellous view.
I kept on staring at the original Marianne for as long as I could.
Driven by the thought that this could never happen again, I avoided blinking, frightened that after I did... she would not be there. Recording the picture forcefully in my memories, my eyes looked at all the details, even the little glints on her grey eyes were registered in my head.
Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted us.
My head turned a bit, out of habit, I would always watch the maid enter the room. But this time, the instant I looked away, I came right back to look at the mirror containing her.