Pandora’s Box
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He turned to settle on his back, not letting go of her entirely but gazing up at the ceiling, avoiding eye contact. Sofia waited, recognising the signal that he was about to make a disclosure.
”Have you ever had the feeling that the world’s shifted on its axis? That everything’s the same, only it’s not.”
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- Part 1 of Pandora’s Box
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Sakari exhaled deeply, and lowered his head to rest his chin on top of their hands, in a gesture of supplication. She reached her free hand across to touch his forehead. It felt like a blessing.
”I am truly sorry for what I said.”
”I can’t change who I am, Sofia.” He attempted a smile.
”I don’t want you to change. It’s just… It doesn’t get any easier.”
”Why would it? We’re still the same people we always have been. You have to trust me, too, you know.”
”I’m so used to being on my own. At least when you’re on your own you know where you stand.”
”I’m standing by your side. Remember?”
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- Part 2 of Pandora’s Box
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Letting go all else, cling to the following few truths. Remember that man lives only in the present, in this fleeting instant: all the rest of his life is either past and gone, or not yet revealed. This mortal life is a little thing, lived in a little corner of the earth. (Marcus Aurelius)
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- Part 3 of Pandora’s Box