bedroom. She lay
sleeping. He walked over to her and sat on her bed. From his
pocket, he produced a glittery powder and turned to the sheer
canopy hanging from her four-poster bed. Gently, he blew the powder
from his open hand onto the material. As a result, little lights
appeared throughout the material as if sewn in, illuminating the
bed and Gina’s peaceful face. After awhile of silently observing,
Leyance slowly leaned down and very lovingly did what he had been
unable to do that night. He kissed her lips. This awoke Gina, and
her eyes opened slowly. Seeing him on her bed, she sat up
quickly.
“ What are you doing here?”
she began but suddenly stopped as she realized what he had just
done. Leyance continued to gaze at her with love in his eyes.
“Wait, did you just…you did, didn’t you?” Then she saw the lights.
“What did you do to the canopy?”
“ Just a little trick I
know,” he replied. “Gina, you can’t keep avoiding me like
this.”
“ Why not?”
“ My feelings for you are no
secret. I’ve felt this way about you for our whole lives. I know
you’re feeling something too. Please, let’s just talk about
this.”
“ You barely know me…” Then
realization came over her face. “Oh, my God. We were in love,
weren’t we? We were engaged…”
“ You remember!”
“ No.” Gina shook her head.
“I read about it in the entries about the prophecy, but how can
that be? You would be dead by now.”
“ Not exactly. Because of
our diet, we live very long lives. We basically mature until about
twenty-five or so and then age very slowly for about hundred years
before we continue to grow old normally.”
But Gina wasn’t paying attention. “How could
I have been so blind? It was you all along! I should have
known.”
“ I knew it.”
“ Knew what?” she
demanded.
“ You love me,” he stated.
“Well, I mean your heart remembers loving me.”
“ No, I…”
“ No, Gina, I really think
it does. Darling, I’ve been without you for so long. It’s been the
hardest thing in the world to have the one I love return to me not
remembering that she loved me.” He came in closer to her and held
her close in his arms. He rested his forehead against hers. “Not
being able to tell her how much I love her, how I never want to
leave her side again. Just talk to me. Let yourself
remember.”
“ I…I…I don’t know what to
do…Leyance…” Gina stuttered.
He looked deep into her eyes, captivating her
gaze. “I love you.” Gina quickly shut her eyes.
“ I…I don’t know…Leyance,
please…” Gina’s heart was racing, and she couldn’t say anything
that would make sense. She was close to falling into his arms. She
had so many butterflies in her stomach that she was beginning to
lose all control.
“ What? What is it?” Leyance
asked. “You want to let yourself love me again, don’t you? It’s
okay - I love you. I love you.” With that he cradled her head as he
passionately kissed her. Gina finally gave in and embraced their
new romance. They held each other close for a long while as they
kissed tenderly. Their lips parted for a second, but it was enough
of a break for Gina to regain more composure. Leyance leaned in to
continue kissing her, but she didn’t return the romance.
“ I can’t,” she
whispered.
“ Why not?”
“ Because I just can’t,
alright! I don’t know how to react to this. I feel hurt that you’ve
had to go through this pain, but I don’t know how to make it
better…”
“ It’s easy,
just…”
“ No,” she
interrupted. “It’s too much - it’s all just too much. How can I
tell you I love you when I don’t know who I am? I don’t know who I am.
Would you after what’s happened? What if I’m not her, what if I’m
not the queen? If that’s true than you don’t truly love me – or
worst you’ve fallen in love with me and have to deal with the
conflicts that arise when she returns and remembers. I’m just
filling a role. A
sleeping. He walked over to her and sat on her bed. From his
pocket, he produced a glittery powder and turned to the sheer
canopy hanging from her four-poster bed. Gently, he blew the powder
from his open hand onto the material. As a result, little lights
appeared throughout the material as if sewn in, illuminating the
bed and Gina’s peaceful face. After awhile of silently observing,
Leyance slowly leaned down and very lovingly did what he had been
unable to do that night. He kissed her lips. This awoke Gina, and
her eyes opened slowly. Seeing him on her bed, she sat up
quickly.
“ What are you doing here?”
she began but suddenly stopped as she realized what he had just
done. Leyance continued to gaze at her with love in his eyes.
“Wait, did you just…you did, didn’t you?” Then she saw the lights.
“What did you do to the canopy?”
“ Just a little trick I
know,” he replied. “Gina, you can’t keep avoiding me like
this.”
“ Why not?”
“ My feelings for you are no
secret. I’ve felt this way about you for our whole lives. I know
you’re feeling something too. Please, let’s just talk about
this.”
“ You barely know me…” Then
realization came over her face. “Oh, my God. We were in love,
weren’t we? We were engaged…”
“ You remember!”
“ No.” Gina shook her head.
“I read about it in the entries about the prophecy, but how can
that be? You would be dead by now.”
“ Not exactly. Because of
our diet, we live very long lives. We basically mature until about
twenty-five or so and then age very slowly for about hundred years
before we continue to grow old normally.”
But Gina wasn’t paying attention. “How could
I have been so blind? It was you all along! I should have
known.”
“ I knew it.”
“ Knew what?” she
demanded.
“ You love me,” he stated.
“Well, I mean your heart remembers loving me.”
“ No, I…”
“ No, Gina, I really think
it does. Darling, I’ve been without you for so long. It’s been the
hardest thing in the world to have the one I love return to me not
remembering that she loved me.” He came in closer to her and held
her close in his arms. He rested his forehead against hers. “Not
being able to tell her how much I love her, how I never want to
leave her side again. Just talk to me. Let yourself
remember.”
“ I…I…I don’t know what to
do…Leyance…” Gina stuttered.
He looked deep into her eyes, captivating her
gaze. “I love you.” Gina quickly shut her eyes.
“ I…I don’t know…Leyance,
please…” Gina’s heart was racing, and she couldn’t say anything
that would make sense. She was close to falling into his arms. She
had so many butterflies in her stomach that she was beginning to
lose all control.
“ What? What is it?” Leyance
asked. “You want to let yourself love me again, don’t you? It’s
okay - I love you. I love you.” With that he cradled her head as he
passionately kissed her. Gina finally gave in and embraced their
new romance. They held each other close for a long while as they
kissed tenderly. Their lips parted for a second, but it was enough
of a break for Gina to regain more composure. Leyance leaned in to
continue kissing her, but she didn’t return the romance.
“ I can’t,” she
whispered.
“ Why not?”
“ Because I just can’t,
alright! I don’t know how to react to this. I feel hurt that you’ve
had to go through this pain, but I don’t know how to make it
better…”
“ It’s easy,
just…”
“ No,” she
interrupted. “It’s too much - it’s all just too much. How can I
tell you I love you when I don’t know who I am? I don’t know who I am.
Would you after what’s happened? What if I’m not her, what if I’m
not the queen? If that’s true than you don’t truly love me – or
worst you’ve fallen in love with me and have to deal with the
conflicts that arise when she returns and remembers. I’m just
filling a role. A
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