Vague memories form in Maria's head as her eyes met Jacob's. It swirled around... blurry images, clear ones... then quickly blurred her eyesight... and clearer images popped up.. happy times.. sad times.. her death....
What are these images... what is this feeling?
Maria was confused... really confused.. Jacob.. was also feeling weird. These feelings, attacking each other. His renewed feelings for Maria and his current feelings with Othello. Was it even the same Maria he had known? How these feelings contradicted each other.. canceling each other out...
Othello felt the tension in the air... how she was being excluded in a universe she herself cannot enter... she slowly backed away... and stepped on a twig.
Snap!
Maria and Jacob's attention turned towards the noise but all they found was a tree branch... they stared at each other again and memories flowed from Jacob into Maria... clear pictures popping into her head...
Smiling, Maria went over to Jacob and took his hand... somehow... Jacob still felt this wave of guilt over him occasionally but... what could you call it? Side effects of the love potion? He had always loved her? Who knows... but they know that if they keep this tree branch, it will always remind them of her.. The person who actually became their red line... that connected them through their life... A last parting gift... for... she had a disease that disabled her from ever flying again.. but what was it called? Heartbroken? No one knows either because no one ever saw a beautiful hummingbird such as Othello ever since.
The End. By Etsuko Sohma. Copyright October 27th, 2008 10:00 P.M. ©
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