A young woman was sitting on a stone seat at the far edge of the garden. With the light behind her, he could see through the linen dress draped over her shoulders, a fine form defined in haloed silhouette.
She smiled with recognition, as he made his way to her side.
“Come lie beside me Jacob”, she said taking his knobbled hand, and placing it in her lap.
He could see now that she resembled the marble statue of a young woman reclining over the tomb that she and he was sitting upon. It was not a garden seat after all, but a slab that covered a coffin.
“Maria? my Maria?”
“Heaven is good and kind, dear husband. And I have waited now so long for you. Step out of your decrepitness and come to me now, as you have done before.”
He pulled away. He wanted to be with her, yet he was frightened. The wraith took up some of the morning light and became semi transparent, her presence was thinning. She looked at him lovingly before vanishing completely.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Finding Self - Second Guesses- Azlander Series
She smiled with recognition, as he made his way to her side.
“Come lie beside me Jacob”, she said taking his knobbled hand, and placing it in her lap.
He could see now that she resembled the marble statue of a young woman reclining over the tomb that she and he was sitting upon. It was not a garden seat after all, but a slab that covered a coffin.
“Maria? my Maria?”
“Heaven is good and kind, dear husband. And I have waited now so long for you. Step out of your decrepitness and come to me now, as you have done before.”
He pulled away. He wanted to be with her, yet he was frightened. The wraith took up some of the morning light and became semi transparent, her presence was thinning. She looked at him lovingly before vanishing completely.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Finding Self - Second Guesses- Azlander Series
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