Kiss me 2.1
But as the promised wife, as a sister.
The elderly brother who blessed us steps forward, his trembling hands raised, and declares in a vibrant voice:
— Let heaven and earth bear witness: a new joy is born among us.
Applause erupts. The church, usually so wise, so restrained, resonates like a village festival. Laughter, tears, songs, everything mingles.
I turn to Gabriel. His eyes shine with a fire I have never seen.
He murmurs, for me alone:
— We are no longer alone.