"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." -Crowfoot
A Flash of Life
When I saw Joy and Kendrick yesterday walking down the street I felt like crying. I just wished I could have gone over and given them hugs and kisses. But I know I can't which shatters my heart into pieces. I just miss my children so much, but when I became Virgil Vox I had to give my family up for their safety and mine.
I often sit here in my studio wondering what life would be like if I had never taken Aveneri offer. Would my husband still be here? Would Parvin still be alive? So many of those questions run through my mind that it can be hard to perform my duties sometimes. But then I think of the fractured crew of the Andromeda Ascendant and what they've given up. It's then I realize they have given up so much more than I have. Their friends, families and the Universe as it was presented to them.
Ah, I must get back to work.
"Once, when our hearts were singing, I was with you," a female voice sang as the song ended.
"Fallen Embers by Enya was for all those who miss someone."