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That night, i sat in the master bedroom, flipping through old photos of Noah. Reik had raised him well. Reik came out of the bathroom and sat down on the bed next to me, lifting the covers.
Merev
were photos documenting every year of his life, from birth to age ten.
I instinctively pulled my legs back, but he had already wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me into b
“Do you know when I was sure it was you?”
I turned my head to look at him.
“The 23rd of last month. Midnight You were outside the bookstore, feeding that dog.” Reik said. “The car drove past, and I only saw you in profile. I haven’t felt a single strong emotion in almost ten years, but in that instant, my heart was pounding so hard I thought it would burst out of my chest.”
He rubbed my hand. “But the System is a restless thing. For ten years, I’ve made its life hell, and it’s constantly laid water. So even though I recognized you, I didn’t dare get close. I was afraid that if I did, you would disappear.” Reik’s arms were long and strong, circling my waist. I leaned against his shoulder, my head turned to look at him. “So, I said softly, “that night in the stairwell at the office that was deliberate.”
ps for me. I was afraid it was just a beautiful dream, a reflection in the
Reik didn’t deny it for a second. “Yes,” he said “I knew it was you, but I was too afraid. These ten years, these countless long nights, I’ve had so many dreams. In the dreams, you were real, but when I woke up, there was nothing was afraid this was just another beautiful dream. Sol watched you, I followed you, I made you appear before me again and again untill finally had the courage to reach out and grab you”
