Chapter 111: Near Breath and the Shadow of Love in the Garden of Loneliness
The Philosophy of the Detached Soul: The Earthquake Named Love
Do you know that in no law of physics or the universe is it mentioned how two souls, separated by thousands of miles without hearing each other's voices, can feel each other's vibrations? The most unexpected secret of love is not that two people love each other, but that when your heart breaks, your feelings become a radio wave, searching through the whirlwind of silence to find that lost "half" that has turned away from you. Many think separation is the end point, but in reality, separation is like a "winter sleep" for love; on the surface, everything is frozen and silent, but underneath, a suppressed fire burns that no cold rain can extinguish. Separation is not just a test of distance, but a measurement of the depth of loyalty.
Rina: A Sorrow Within Glory and Expectation
Rina was inside that old house where the walls smelled of memories. Although sorrow sat like a black seal upon the page of her heart, she had decided to preserve her dignity and the dignity of her love. She knew she had only one month (30 days full of suffocating seconds) before she would belong to Diari again. Therefore, even though her eyes were red from nightly tears, she began to reconcile her own body and soul.
She slowly combed her honey-colored hair, which was like strands of sunlight, and said to herself:
"I must be beautiful... When Diari returns, he must see the spark of love in my eyes, not the dust of despair. He loves this hair; he loves the scent that comes from me. When he sees me again, he must not find only the traces of a 'slow death' upon my face."
Standing before the old mirror, which stood like a silent witness, Rina looked at herself and said:
"This one month... Oh God, it is as if my entire life has been condensed into this room. Every second passes like a wheel of pain. But Diari... listen, O you who are within my heartbeat and my veins: for the sake of one moment of life with you, I would wait not just a month, but until the end of time. If necessary, I will become a stone statue in this loneliness, but I will never turn my back on you. I understand now how my jealousy cut into your soul like a dagger. Endure a little longer... just a little longer."
Diari: A Journey into the Breath of Strangers
Diari, with that cold and broken heart that felt like shattered glass, could no longer remain within the four walls of his house. He had hidden a small photo of Rina between his eyelids and the pocket over his heart. He decided to go to a distant garden, a place where only the trees would be listeners. When he arrived, a strange feeling overcame him; the air there was cold, but it smelled of Rina, as if her breaths had been searching for him.
He wept bitterly, saying: "I am going mad... I feel as if her breaths are on my neck. Rina... where are you? Why did you leave me only your ghost? Oh, this grief that circles around me like a noose and chokes me." Diari pulled out the photo, kissed it with a tremble, and placed it back against his heartbeat. He did not know that only a few meters away, Rina was watching him from behind the window of that old house, with eyes full of rain.
The Sight that Shook Rina's Heart
Rina saw him from a distance... she saw how her Diari had grown thin, like a half-burned candle. She wanted to break the window and scream, but her promise to her mother held her hands like a chain. At that moment, a little girl with an innocent laugh went up to Diari. Diari, despite his heart being drowned in blood, gave her a kind smile and stroked her head.
When Rina saw this, her sobs reached the heavens. In her heart, she said:
"Look... he is still the same angel I knew. That heart that I wounded still knows how to give kindness to a stranger child. How could I doubt him? I am the guilty one... I am not worthy of that vast expanse of your heart, Diari."
The Ruby Necklace: A Sign of Bloody Loyalty
While Elara was busy knitting white clothes for the festival of her daughter's return, Diari, on his way back, saw a deep red ruby necklace. The color of the ruby was exactly like the blood that had spilled from his heart. He gave all the money he had saved for that necklace.
He said to himself: "This is for that neck full of affection... if you allow me to return, this is the sign that my heart will be a sacrifice for you."
A Mist-Filled Ending:
That night, Diari fell asleep to the memory of Rina's scent, clutching the necklace. On the other side, Rina, with the tip of her pen, writes a letter in which she has gathered all her "I love you's." Life is sometimes written in water and quickly erased, but the love of these two was written in pain, so it may become a legend that history will never forget.
Written by: Dlin_myth