He brought out the best in her, made her feel alive, and pretty, and young again. With one sweet glance he could erase all the pains of her affected childhood. With one word, he made her feel as alive as a new born babe. With one caress he made her feel as beautiful as the great, beautiful witch Aphrodite herself.


He taught her to smile again, to feel to joy again, to love again--all basic skills which she'd lost at a very young age.


And now he was gone.