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Nicolò, if you ever gonna read this entry in my diary, you should know that I'm almost out of ink for the first time in five hundred years, so sorry for the bad calligraphy. And don't deny it, my love, because I know you have been reading my diary ever since you found it back in Constantinople, where I left it in plain sight because I wanted you to read it. I'll tell you the reason why when we see each other again. I don't even know if you're still alive. Oh, God, I hope so. And speaking of Constantinople, it's a city; I hope we'll see again together. And you can eat all the figs you want without me complaining about it.
Today's day 10, no, uh, 11. You know, if it wasn't for the existential terror of the thought of you might be gone forever, I'd say I'm feeling a little better today. I finally healed up, thanks to Nile, who might only be a tiny bit stricter than Andy when it comes to bed rest.
So, we're down on our last can of fuel, which can only bring us so far. Nile keeps on saying that once we reach civilization, she will force someone to build a gas station in every desert in the world.
Something else, Nicolò, I've been thinking about. I know we had a stupid fight before we parted, but that doesn't mean anything, right? We have fought before, but we have always taken the time to talk things over, so why didn't we do it instead of hurrying off on a mission? I know you said you needed your space, which I have always respected because I was always sure that we would come home to each other no matter what, and I'm hoping, no, I'm praying, that you're waiting for me in Malta, so that I can kiss your lips and hold you tight while telling you that fight didn't mean anything at all. All that matters is the promise I gave you in the desert a long time ago: that I'll love you until life runs out of my veins.
I should probably lie down for a moment. Go rest my eyes, as Nile keeps on telling me, but please know this as I drift off: it be like every night since I fell in love with you. That I'll dream about you because it has always been you who roams by dreams for all eternity, Nicolò.