Seeing him in front of her was like waking up from her worst nightmare, full of fuzzy figures and pain, to come to reality and see pure clearness and light. At first, it was hard to believe that he was really present, but after feeling his safe embrace around her and hearing him say her name with such care and relief, she began to believe.

Crying silently she looked up at his face, he looked almost the same, if anything his jawline got sharper. What really got her attention, were his eyes. They looked as if they had lived surrounded by pain and darkness for a long time. She started to think that it was all her fault. ‘I made him like this’ is what went through her mind.

“I’m sorry… I’m so sorry” she said with her voice barely above a whisper, but he heard her.

“Don’t apologize.” He said with teary eyes while looking up to prevent her from seeing them. “You know it’s not your fault. It could never be… and look at me, I’m okay, nothing’s wrong.” he told her as she silently cried in his arms.

“But I hurt you. I made you suffer for a long time, I d