A Second Chance
My head snapped up when I felt her fingers twitch in my hand. I watched, incredulous, as her eyelids fluttered open. Her eyes locked onto mine, and I felt my tears return.
"Karasuma . . . !"
Eyes meeting for the very last time
Nothing in my heart means sublime
But now that you are really here with me
I can't seem to get the words I want free
"Sakaki . . ." her voice hushed through the still room, like water over smooth rocks.
"Karasuma, I ----"
"Wanted to tell me something?" she asked, a little amusement in her voice.
"What . . . how . . . ?"
"I heard you," her eyes softened. "What is it, Sakaki?"
"I . . ."
I hesitated. Now that she was actually listening, it was suddenly difficult to get the words past the hard, painful lump in my throat.
"Karasuma . . . I . . . I . . . I l- . . . I love you."