I nod politely to Alba at the room door and decline her offer of dinner. I just want to be alone. To wallow in my self made misery.
I throw myself onto the bed and cry into the pillow. I just want to be at peace to wash away all of this emotion. Eventually I feel sleep start to pull at my consciousness and let it take me.
I smile as I emerge at my lake, instantly it soothes my pain. I walk into the cool refreshing water letting it envelope me. Peacefully I swim and feel connected to nature, I flip onto my back and float allowing the sunshine to dance on my face.
An out of place noise has me on alert and I flip around treading water to find it. My breath catches at the sight of him, he stands by the edge of the water, naked, confident, smiling.
He starts to walk into the water towar
