THE MATRIX


AFTER


It's been a long time, he says, and it's true. It seems as though it's been nearly too long to remember, but how could he forget?

I've missed you, she tells him. In his dark coat and dark glasses, he looks exactly the same. She wonders if he thinks the same of her.

Zion is safe, he says, emotionless as always. The war is over, did you know that?

She nods, and a rare smile spreads across her sharp face. As she's longed to do, she embraces him, this man, the One. Yes, she whispers. Yes, I know that, Neo.