A Girl in My Life

I stretch my wings and fly out of the recovery room. Finally, I was confined inside for two whole days, without any break.

I feel anxiety running through my whole body, I know that it’s been two years for Elisa, a long time. But still I am dying of anxiety to see her.

Flying to Suriel’s room, I knock on the door of her office.

– You may enter – he shouts from inside.

I enter and greet him with a smile.

– Good morning my dear coach, how is your day? – I ask as I sit in the chair in front of him.

– Good morning, Anael. Very good to see you excited like this, something tells me that this has to do with the earth, doesn’t it?

“It has to do with Elisa!” – I correct him in thought. I say nothing to him, I know he knows the realm of my joy, I just open my smile even wider.

– Who would say, the angel that used to run away from the classes now came personally to ask me the authorization to come back to earth – he says leaving the papers on the table and looking at me – I am happy, I knew that sooner or later the judgment would fall on your head and you would see that you do not fail.

I agree with the coach, if it was about twenty-five days ago I would be averse to any idea where I was going down there on earth. But now, after this girl has come into my life, things have changed, I can’t wait to see her again. I still don’t like the earth, but for her, I feel able to even my life give.

– Do your best Anael, I am counting on you for Elisa’s safety! – she speaks and gives me the authorization.

– I will protect her with my life if it is necessary! – I say convinced and I leave his room.

I fly as fast as I can, how good it is to feel the wind beating strongly on my wings, literally flying freely is so good.

I arrive at the portal and hand over the authorization, one of the guards looking at me tells me.

– You have to be careful,” I said, “you have to be careful, you have to be careful, you have to be careful. And good luck Anael – says Gaiel smiling at me.

I smiled back and closing my eyes I go through the portal. I sniff the air and smell food. I open my eyes, Elisa’s new house is very small, it seems that I’m in her room, I pass through the open door and find the kitchen, she’s standing on the cooker frying eggs I think. And she’s not using her crutch, I’m so happy to see her standing up and supporting herself on both legs.

– Glad you’re back, now I’ll be going – the understudy says.

– Thank you – I speak out of politeness, I have my doubts if he really did a good job.

I watch a little more, she starts to hum a song that I don’t know, but paying attention to the lyrics:

“Know that you were made for me

So can you stop trying to hide?

I wanna get it right this time

Wasn’t out looking fo’ love

But you came into my life

So unexpectedly

I thought I was in a dream

Baby, is this real?

The feelings that I feel?”

“She’s in love… – I feel my heart tighten in my chest – My girl…. Why? And by whom? Wasn’t to know that I was looking forward to come here…”

Her voice sings so soft, the music is quite beautiful It came out of my resting place when she stops singing and starts talking:

– Reynard Silva, what a beautiful song you made, you described me well now – she gives a pause and turns off the cooker, I walk closer to her and see her close her eyes, and just moving her lips I see her repeat my words – If you close your eyes well, and concentrate only on me, when you open them you will be able to see me.

I can’t show myself to her, I’ve already broken too many rules.

After about five seconds she opens her eyes and the disappointment in her gaze saddens me.

– I don’t know why I still do it, it’s been two years and nothing happens… – she puts her fried eggs inside the bread with salad.

So… Is she in love with me? It’s not possible, she shouldn’t even remember me… But as soon as she sang the song she tried to see me…

I feel my heart race and without wanting to, I feel a euphoria go up my spine, I’m being loved, the foot of my belly freezes… But what is this feeling, I do not know how to define, thinking about her makes me happy, I want to stay all the time by her side, feel her smell and be embraced. I want to have her only for me, but I don’t know what is that… And maybe I shouldn’t even…

“Why is this happening to me?” – I ask myself in distress, I don’t know what to think, let alone what to do.

– Iai gat… Why are you still wearing those clothes? – a human enters the flat and looks at my Elisa from head to toe.

– I won’t feel comfortable there, you know Joyce… I’m not very sociable – Elisa says while biting her egg bread.

– But let’s get our resumes today! It’ll just be a celebration on the beach, it’ll be a lot of fun, it’ll be the last event we’ll have with our college classmates,” Joyce says, sitting down on her chair.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

– Okay, I’ll go, staying there for half an hour or so won’t take a bite out of me – she says tired.

– That’s the spirit girl! – blinks at her – I brought it for you, it’s my present, after graduation I’ll leave and I want you to have something to remember me by.

Joyce gives Elisa a bag, she takes it and inside it she takes out a blue dress, it doesn’t have any ausas and it’s very long. It will certainly look beautiful on my girl.

– Thank you Joyce, I will keep it with all affection, I’m sorry, I did not buy anything for you, but I also want to give it to you! – she says and gives her friend a hug.

– Go with her to the graduation, and don’t forget the bikini. I’ll wait for you there.

She gets up and leaves Elisa’s house. She hugs the package and goes back inside her room.

– The graduation will start at fourteen o’clock in the afternoon, and it’s still ten o’clock in the morning, I’ll spread some resumes to pass the time – she says while she picks up her equipment and goes to the bed.

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– I need to hurry – Elisa says walking from one side to the other, getting ready.

I’m glad, I can be by your side in one more conquest.

She finally stops with the hurry and looks at herself in the mirror, her look is very strict and sad.

– I wonder if I’m dressed up so I won’t be embarrassed. – she turns around in front of the mirror – I wish I was pretty.

– You are beautiful! – I can’t resist and end up talking and she listens.

She looks around astonished, but I hide my presence before she sees me.

– Well… It’s about time.

She says and leaves her room, flying and I follow her. She gets in a taxi and goes to the place where her ceremony will take place.

And once again she looks beautiful, now her look is no longer the same as two years ago. She must have got over her mother’s absence.

Everyone throws their hats up and soon they’re off to the beach. Loud music and humans with few clothes. Elisa also has only a few small cloths that hide only her intimacy and her nipples. I don’t feel comfortable seeing all the stares she gets.

She walks on the sand and I, like a good guardian angel, follow her. We get to a rock isolated from the other trainees and there she sits down, I sit beside her.

– You know … For many nights I’ve dreamed of you… – Who is she talking to? Is it just another one of her ramblings? – I miss your kind eyes, all these years I knew you weren’t here… I kept waiting for you… I don’t know your name… But I want you to know I love you!

My heart skips a beat upon hearing her declaration, I think nothing but reveal my presence and tears flood my girl’s eyes.

– I knew it was you! – she says and comes closer to me.

Her eyes are closing, and I end up doing the same, all the sounds around us simply stay in silence, it’s as if there was only me and her, nothing else, I feel as if time is being frozen, my heart hammers hard in my ears, I feel the palms of my hands freeze, my mind thinks of nothing else. I feel our breaths mingling, and when we almost collide our lips I feel myself being pulled away from there. I open my eyes and I see her looking for me, my presence for her is gone…