Farewell

I'm back at the lagoon once more, a lonely man sits by the remains of the burned down hut.

'Sepheron?' I call and the man looks back at me, his eyes are full of tears.

'Hello Silesius.' he greets me.

'What you doing here? Why do you remain in this place?'

'I made a promise... I promised I would always be here till the day she came back'

'Look around you, there's nothing here anymore and she isn't coming back. Stop holding on all on your own.'

'She said she would...'

'How many more years have to pass? How many centuries? How much longer will you wait for a shadow? This place doesn't even exist anymore. It is time to let go.'

'And go where?'

'Anywhere... There's so much to see out there in the new world. Come with me and I'll show you.'

'I can't... I can't forget her, she is all I ever had.'

'And you should not forget, it is however time to let her become just a memory.' I held out my hand 'Come, let us go, take my hand.'

He began sobbing, tears fell down his face. 'I've waited for so long... All alone... Sometimes she came back you know? Sometimes she showed up and things seemed to grow brighter once more. But she never stayed. She never stayed and I am so tired.'

'Then it is time to rest you old wolf, you earned that much.'

He grabbed my hand and stood up, his form started to fade away and all around the place faded with him. He smiled at me 'That girl, Mirkalla... You should take good care of her. You always seem brighter around her.'

'Yeah... She is special isn't she? Not sure she is the one but I sure hope she is.'
'And as long as you hope she can be. Farewell Silesius, I'll always be there if you need me. After all, I am you.'

 

I woke up in my bed in the middle of the night, by my side Mirkalla was sound asleep. 'Farewell Sepheron.' I spoke softly into the darkness. I kissed Mirkalla gently on the forehead and held her closer to me, a smile crossed her lips. And then I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.