Silence.
That was the first thing I noticed after her declaration.
It wasn’t because I didn’t know what to say, but rather because I was worried if I said anything, it would destroy the moment. I wanted to package it and savor the moment in time.
After being alive for over a hundred years, I’d learned to stop and smell the flowers. Time went by in the snap of a finger, but this was a moment in time that I didn’t want to just go by.
“I know you might think I’m just saying it,” she continued slowly. “But I really have thought about it. I don’t want to be scared anymore, I don’t want to be worried. I trust you, and I really love it here. Besides, if I say no, it isn’t like I have anywhere else to go.”
She chuckled awkwardly.
“That isn’t to say that I’m doing this simply because I don’t
