When I open my eyes, the black void is what surrounds me. I rise from the ground, which is also pitch black, and observe my surroundings. As expected, I am in the middle of the hibiscus garden, all alone and dreaming. I hear the sloshing of water, calm and heavy behind me. It stops. I jump up straight. The floor I am standing on is wet, but not a single string of my dress is drenched. Preparing myself to see the same faceless figure again, I turn around slowly—body first, head last. Eyes that are cast down lift themselves with a wry smile dancing on my lips and a sarcastic remark on my tongue. But all thoughts and concerns die down at the sight before me.
His eyes are what draw me in—almond-shaped, contemplative, with a depth that shifts between soft detachment and sudden intensity, like light glancing off dark glass. His nose is slender with a smooth bridge, while his lips are drawn close in a manner that seems aloof or delicate, depending on the moment. There is harmony to his features—not cold, but like a marble sculpture lit up by a candle. His thoughts that he holds back at the moment make him seem almost inhuman. Something in my senses forbade me from getting close, but the human in me is curious. I take a step forward.
The closer I am, the brighter and more angelic his visage becomes. And it is only when we are close, inches apart, that I realise his eyes are not brown or blue or even green, but plum coloured. I gasp, and his lips part in surprise.
“Who are you?” I ask. “Why do you keep coming in my dreams?”
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