Waiting
When Valin woke up the next morning, he felt renewed. Then he thought about the events of the previous day. He sat up quickly and looked around. He was back in his palace. He looked at his hands, pulled on his face then moved his hands all over his body. He was back to normal. He jumped out of bed and looked in the mirror. He looked a few years younger too. He was missing a few wrinkles that had started to form next to his eyes and his lips. He was happy to be alive and human again. Then her face popped into his mind. The only thing that hadn’t changed was that Sueli was still dying. Cofer said they would announce her passing on the fifth day. “That will be tomorrow.” He whispered to himself. Thinking about it made his chest hurt. He found himself with his face in his hands and crying
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