LILAC AND THE WHITE BEAST

"I am sorry," Jedrek repeated his words.

I am sorry for not knowing that you have suffered a lot…

I am sorry for not knowing that you have gone through so much alone…

I am sorry for not choosing you…

"There is nothing to be sorry for…" Serefina replied weakly. She snuggled more in to Jedrek's warm embrace, relishing every single moment with this man. "We choose our own paths and all we have to do is to walk through them until the end."

There was a comfortable silence that ensued between them, as no words were said afterward.

But just like before, when the time was right for both of them all those centuries ago, they didn't need to voice out their thoughts to be each other's safe haven.

Though this situation and time were relatively different, still it was something that remained the same til now…

Serefina hoped that she could be selfish enough to stop this moment for eternity…