Solomon cannot explain why, but when he rests, he dreams of Rena.
It is the first time it's happened in a while, making everything he sees all the more jarring.
He relived their last night together. When they lie in bed, talking and catching up.
Her lips are moving, but he cannot hear her.
Nonetheless, she seemed content.
Peace looks good on her. It makes her glow.
She closed her eye after giving him a small kiss.
As she rested her head on her pillow, her body turned ghastly. Translucent.
She is fading fast. Solomon could feel his mouth moving, but he could not hear his own voice just as he couldn't hear hers.
He had no clue if he was even saying the right thing to her.
He hoped that, at the very least, she heard him apologizing for his greed, apologizing for being unable to save her.
There was so much he wanted to say, but he was running out of time. He could already see the other side of the room through her.
Rena finally opened her eye again.
