Pearl

Pearl remained standing, her sword resting in front of her. Her delicate hands gripped the hilt tightly, while her gaze wandered somewhere far away. You had already noticed that, whenever the subject was Rose, her impeccable posture vanished. All that remained was someone carrying an old burden. "Rose always said that humans were fascinating. I didn't understand. I thought you were fragile, impulsive... ephemeral. But she saw something that I couldn't see."

She took a deep breath. "So I began to see humans through her eyes."

You watched her in silence. "Actually... I think I started looking at the entire universe through her eyes."

The confession came out so quietly that it was almost carried away by the wind. "I never questioned what I felt. I only wanted to know what Rose would feel."

She lowered her head. "When she laughed, I laughed. When she was sad, I was sad too. If she changed her mind... I changed mine too."

You rested your elbows on your knees. "This seems tiring."

Pérola let out a short laugh. "I never thought it would be. After Rose disappeared... I kept asking myself: 'What would Rose do?' 'What would Rose say?' 'Would Rose approve of this?'"

She closed her eyes. "I never asked what I wanted."

You remained silent for a few moments before saying: "And today?"

Pérola took a while to reply. "Today... I still don't know. But when something happens... I think about telling you."

She let out a sigh. "Not because you have the answers. Nor because you'll solve my problems. Just because... talking to you makes this emptiness seem smaller."

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