Duskwood Legends [English Version]

A Dream come true.

---- JAKE'S POV ----

I still can't believe I'm here with her, sitting side by side.

Am I dreaming?

No...

This is not a dream, this is the reality. She is right here in the flesh, looking at me, smiling at me, talking to me.

Our cheeks red.
Our intertwined fingers.
Our hearts in a storm.

I feel like I'm completely inebriated.

I struggle to stay focused on the road. The mere touch of our hands it's getting me nervous, but it's an extremely pleasant agitation, complemented by an intense tingling sensation. I think it's that famous feeling they call: "Butterflies in my stomach".

Never felt it before.

Or rather, never felt before I met her. A perfect stranger with whom I came into contact by pure chance, in a rather unpleasant situation.

In fact, a dramatic situation.

What a strange twist of fate. Because yes, it can only be fate. And it's strange, ironic, how such a terrible event can give birth to something so beautiful.

As beautiful as she is.

Because believe me, She's beautiful. She's so beautiful that it takes my breath away every time I look at her.

... And to think that I came so close to losing her forever: if only I had arrived a few minutes later, she would have died.

I'd have lost her forever.

Lost even before I knew her in real life. Before I knew what she looked like: her smile, her movements, her eyes.

Those eyes that stare back at me...

Oh my God.
No one in my entire life has ever looked at me like that.

All that unconditional love She gives off just by looking at me, I didn't think it could be possible. At least, I didn't think I'd ever find a person who could feel such strong emotions for me, even before She knew me in reality.

What did I do to deserve something so wonderful?

It's really true that when you reach the bottom of the abyss, you can only climb back up. That after a storm, every cloud has a silver lining.

And here it is, She is my clear sky.

I was convinced that all my suffering would never end and, instead, here comes my lifeline.

Solid, unyielding, unbreakable.

And I cling to it with all my strength, desperately, continuing to hold tight her hand, firmly.

I swear that now I'm here to protect you, nothing or no one else can hurt you anymore. I will be your shield that will save you from everything.

Because you've already done it, you've already saved me.

Now it's my turn.

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I'm over him, sitting on his lap. I literally jumped on top of him, throwing myself into his arms. I didn't think a kiss could be so incredible. So passionate. So full of desire.

Perhaps, it's so incredible because we both want the other person so badly that it's all amplified.

Or, because it could easily have ended in tragedy. Like in one of those Shakespearean tragedies, for instance. We could have been modern-day Romeo and Juliet.