"Ethan!" Natalie's voice was filled with uncontainable excitement and trembling. She tightly covered her mouth with her hands, trying to suppress the sobs that threatened to escape. Tears flowed like a burst dam from her swollen eyes, sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto her clothes.
"I thought I would never see you again, Ethan! You're alive! I'm so happy—this makes me happier than anything in the world!" Natalie cried, her body shaking with sobs, her eyes sparkling with the joy of survival and a deep longing for Ethan.
Ethan's firm and steady steps came to an abrupt halt the moment he heard that familiar voice that haunted his dreams. His body seemed frozen in place as if under a spell.
"Natalie? Is that you, Natalie?" Ethan's voice was filled with disbelief and urgent desire, hi
