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truly had only existed , because the things he knew nothing of are what make a life.
I thought, my eyebrows scrunching down as I tried to decide the best way to answer him. "It's wonderful." I stared into his eyes, knowing I could never make him understand it the way I wanted him to. "Never having to be alone. Always having someone there you know will help you, love you ... no matter what horrible things you do."
"I see," he said , and once again directed his gaze back down to the water. "And death – how do you find joy in life knowing that at any moment it could cease? I always found it peculiar that humans did all this," he motioned his hand across the horizon, pointing out all of the man-made objects surrounding us. "All this is made, knowing that, for you, an end is inevitable."
I'd never thought about it like that and for a moment as I glanced arou nd at all the buildings, looked at the people in business suits out for lunch, as I watched all the traffic whizz by on the street behind the park, it did seem rather foolish. Life was brief and really, in the grand scheme of it all, my own existence was nothing more than a blip. Man spent his entire life building things, making a way for himself and, within the moment of death, all he could hope for was to leave a legacy behind.
"I never thought of it exactly like that. I guess we just ignore it. If I walked around all day wo rrying about when I would die, I don't think I'd really enjoy life much." Pulling my bottom lip under my teeth I thought, and the words came out of my mouth before I even realized it. "Deception. I've always let myself be deceived that death wasn't really real. It just always seemed like it would never happen to me, because... how could this end? What would happen to me, how could I just stop existing? I just pretended like death was something that I could avoid." Pausing, I glanced up and locked my gaze on Gavin. "I think man really has become a master at making himself believe that he's untouchable. When things happen to other people, they aren't as real. So, really, until we have death breathing down our own necks, it's easy to believe it won't ever happen. End. That word, it just doesn't seem possible."
Gavin placed his arm around my shoulder, kissing my forehead gently. "For me, it's not possible. And I'm beginning to think that may be the worst part of this curse. If I were to lose you..." His eyes studied my face, moving to each small detail and devou ring it with his magnetic gaze. "I can't fathom something crueler than to lose the one thing you truly love." Pulling me in the direction of the gardens, he said, "How man endures death is beyond me."
We walked tow ard the entrance of the gardens. Buckingham Palace rose in the horizon, creating a contrast against the grey sky.
"This could very well be your last day to be out in the world. How shall we spend it?" Gavin said.
In casual conversation I’d been asked, "If you knew you only had X amount of days to live, what would you do?" and I’d always have a random answer like go to Tahiti or go see aurora borealis. Here I stood in the middle of London being asked that very question, but unlike any other time I'd contemplated it, this time it was very literal. A light breeze blew, sending a chill over me as I thought. "I have no idea.”
A soft smile shaped Gavin's mouth. "Really? No idea? Anything at all. I'll buy you whatever you want."
I turned and watched a family sitting on the green lawn. A little girl with an adorable purple dress twirled around, the air sending her skirt fluttering around her; her long dark hair flying carelessly in the wind she created. The mother sat watching her, her eyes glistening and an adoring grin molding her lips. The little girl stopped and her giggles floated over in my direction. She suddenly ran to her mother, wrapping her arms around her neck and planting a kiss on her check.
Facing Gavin , I said, "Anything?"
"Anything, love. I'll give you anything
I thought, my eyebrows scrunching down as I tried to decide the best way to answer him. "It's wonderful." I stared into his eyes, knowing I could never make him understand it the way I wanted him to. "Never having to be alone. Always having someone there you know will help you, love you ... no matter what horrible things you do."
"I see," he said , and once again directed his gaze back down to the water. "And death – how do you find joy in life knowing that at any moment it could cease? I always found it peculiar that humans did all this," he motioned his hand across the horizon, pointing out all of the man-made objects surrounding us. "All this is made, knowing that, for you, an end is inevitable."
I'd never thought about it like that and for a moment as I glanced arou nd at all the buildings, looked at the people in business suits out for lunch, as I watched all the traffic whizz by on the street behind the park, it did seem rather foolish. Life was brief and really, in the grand scheme of it all, my own existence was nothing more than a blip. Man spent his entire life building things, making a way for himself and, within the moment of death, all he could hope for was to leave a legacy behind.
"I never thought of it exactly like that. I guess we just ignore it. If I walked around all day wo rrying about when I would die, I don't think I'd really enjoy life much." Pulling my bottom lip under my teeth I thought, and the words came out of my mouth before I even realized it. "Deception. I've always let myself be deceived that death wasn't really real. It just always seemed like it would never happen to me, because... how could this end? What would happen to me, how could I just stop existing? I just pretended like death was something that I could avoid." Pausing, I glanced up and locked my gaze on Gavin. "I think man really has become a master at making himself believe that he's untouchable. When things happen to other people, they aren't as real. So, really, until we have death breathing down our own necks, it's easy to believe it won't ever happen. End. That word, it just doesn't seem possible."
Gavin placed his arm around my shoulder, kissing my forehead gently. "For me, it's not possible. And I'm beginning to think that may be the worst part of this curse. If I were to lose you..." His eyes studied my face, moving to each small detail and devou ring it with his magnetic gaze. "I can't fathom something crueler than to lose the one thing you truly love." Pulling me in the direction of the gardens, he said, "How man endures death is beyond me."
We walked tow ard the entrance of the gardens. Buckingham Palace rose in the horizon, creating a contrast against the grey sky.
"This could very well be your last day to be out in the world. How shall we spend it?" Gavin said.
In casual conversation I’d been asked, "If you knew you only had X amount of days to live, what would you do?" and I’d always have a random answer like go to Tahiti or go see aurora borealis. Here I stood in the middle of London being asked that very question, but unlike any other time I'd contemplated it, this time it was very literal. A light breeze blew, sending a chill over me as I thought. "I have no idea.”
A soft smile shaped Gavin's mouth. "Really? No idea? Anything at all. I'll buy you whatever you want."
I turned and watched a family sitting on the green lawn. A little girl with an adorable purple dress twirled around, the air sending her skirt fluttering around her; her long dark hair flying carelessly in the wind she created. The mother sat watching her, her eyes glistening and an adoring grin molding her lips. The little girl stopped and her giggles floated over in my direction. She suddenly ran to her mother, wrapping her arms around her neck and planting a kiss on her check.
Facing Gavin , I said, "Anything?"
"Anything, love. I'll give you anything
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