Traveler - The Price (Book 3)

CHAPTER 28

Ivy:

"I always hoped that when I told you to be careful, to call me when you get home, to put something on you, even if I've been saying these for a short time, you would understand that was my way to tell you that I love you. I wasn't the type that exposes the true feelings, but you made me discover the beauty of the real feelings. These words started stealing the meaning of everything I was saying, but I know that you understood them well. The truth is that Jo has changed me, she made me the person that I am today. She made me stay, and you know why? Because when I saw her for the first time, in that cave, I felt that inside of her is an unbreakable will. She fought until the very end, and she never gave up. She taught me that life punches you in the face often, but you have to stay focused on what you want and never give up. Never! Always be with who makes you happy. She taught me that today could be the worst day of my life, but this is not an excuse, that I have to get up and fight because tomorrow can be the best day.

Aaron made me realize that a man can love a woman more than his life. They both had that spark of madness in their souls, which made them perfect for each other. Every time I talked to him, he was telling me how tiring it is to love a woman like Jo, but that he couldn't imagine himself loving another woman." 

I squeezed in my hand a bracelet that I took from her jewel box. I wiped my tears, and I thought that she had gone through this moment a lot more times than me. She lost many people, and she continued to live, to keep them alive in her soul.

Andy: "As I said some time ago, I won't lie. I have always loved her, I still do, and she will remain in my heart. She put her print on me in an extremely odd way. I came to Vals to hunt her, but I ended up falling in love with her. She had that spark that made everyone to love her. You just couldn't hate her. This is what Kate used to say. I know that Jo was meant to come into my life and to change it, from the first moment I had met Kate. She was a warrior, an active person, and not anyone deserved her. This is why Aaron was the best for her because he shared her temper. He accepted all of her, he loved her madness, and he jumped every time into the fire for her, without thinking twice. Even if he knew all that time what had been between Jo and me, and that in a moment of weakness I admitted I still loved her, after all that time, he still didn't change his behavior besides me, but more, he always encouraged me to stay around. This is why I appreciate and respect him."

Deborah: "She taught me that, most often, people don't change, but their mask finally falls. She made our masks to fall, made us who we truly are. I know her since childhood. We lived together, and we shared food, the bed, the toys and the home. She was practically my sister. Her energy was contagious, and she was always thinking of the good of others. She used to tell me not to be so hard on myself, but she never applied that advice to herself. This is what real people do. They are like the fire. They burn to give others light. I knew she was an extraordinary person, but she shocked me once again when we arrived back in Vals, and I was with Aaron, under uncomfortable circumstances. She let us live under the same roof with her, even if I know now that it was painful for her. She was an amazing person, a forgiving person, and her soul was that big that she couldn't let go of the people she loved. She saw the good in others, and she made them see it too, and the best example is Aaron. And about him... I have always wanted by my side a man like him, and maybe that's why I landed back into this world in a relationship with him. I saw their happiness, and I was craving for a little piece of what they had. I can't deny that I felt excellent in that illusion, as long as it lasted. It felt remarkably good, and I had the impression I had everything I wanted. Then I remembered, I felt embarrassed, and I knew I had to do the right thing. This is why I am here now, and I know it will come the day when I will have what they had."

James: "It comes a time when you start knowing a person, and you realize that in her are lying the same feelings and wishes as in you. It's like meeting a stranger, who you seem to know for a lifetime. This is how I felt when I truly knew her. I had heard stories about her, and when I saw how delicate and fragile she was on the outside, I couldn't imagine all those things that were said about her were real. This until I got to know her better. A few days were enough for me to realize that I can't trust the appearances. I learned from Jo that for you to be happy sometimes you don't have to listen what others say.