Chapter 69

• Gael
• Entering the room and finding her asleep in bed greatly calmed my heart. Evy always had this power to bring me peace, make me smile spontaneously, make me say things that I always kept to myself, even though I imposed limits on my words and actions. At the same time, she would throw me into hell when she made me feel things I didn't want to feel. In fact, I couldn't feel. It was something forbidden for me. There was a thin line I should never cross, but I crossed it, and now there's no turning back. I approach the bed calmly with unspoken words screaming inside me. They struggle to come out of my mouth, but at this moment, she won't be able to hear me, not yet. So patiently, I just sit in the armchair beside her bed, hold her hand, and start kissing her gently.
• I have so many things to tell you, and one of them will surely be my sincere apology. Yes, even if I have to kneel at your feet for it, she needs to forgive me. Then, I'll let that feeling speak louder for me, proclaim how much I love her, and finally, I'll kiss her like I never have before. With love, with desire, with emotion, hungry and full of longing. A few minutes later, the door of the room opens again, and two nurses enter, bringing our children. I watch them carefully place them in the acrylic crib on the other side of the bed and comfortably settle them there. One of them looks at me, smiles with closed lips, and after finishing her work, she comes near the bed and looks at the document on the clipboard.