As he slowly approached us, his eyes still fixed on Sidra, he spoke in a calm voice as if his words were coming out with difficulty: “Sidra… I didn’t expect you to be this beautiful.
Sidra looked at him shyly, and smiled that gentle smile that revealed a new side of her personality that I had never seen before. She replied in a low voice: “I have been locked under an ugly curse for a long time.”
I was standing next to them, watching the silent dialogue taking place between them. I knew Phoenix well, and this was the first time I had seen him act this way. There was something different in his eyes, as if his heart had found a new pulse.
As the days passed, I began to notice that Phoenix and Sidra were spending more time together. He was paying special attention to her, talking to her and
