As soon as the haze of light cleared, Zach could see a clear picture of Iris standing in front of him and Miley, who was sitting with shut eyes. “Iris!” His voice faltered. He was neither able to accept what he was looking at nor deny it. He had been wanting to see Iris for centuries and now that she was finally in front of him, all he did was peer silently at her. Emotions too overflowed for words to flow, even in his thoughts.
Iris drooped her eyes and turned to Miley. Zach understood she was about to enter her body again. “Wait! There is something I wanted to tell you…” Zach’s voice trembled. Iris didn’t look at him, but waited to hear what he had to say. “I… I… I am sorry!” Zach snapped his head low when he said those words out loud. Iris slowly glanced at him, shutting her eyes in a
