Seven Times I Came, Seven Times You Didn't
Word by word, I told him, "The first time I went down the mountain, there was a heavy rainstorm. The road was slippery, and I fell all the way down the slope. I was covered in blood.
"But you promised you'd marry me in town. So, I held onto the wooden hairpin you gave me and crawled all the way there. I thought you'd be waiting for me at the city hall, but you were still in the mountains.
"You told me Gemma's hut had collapsed in the rain, and you had to fix it. You told me to wait for next time."
Joseph's eyes widened. His lips parted, but no words came out.
I continued, "The second time, there was a snowstorm in the village. I crossed freezing rivers and fell into an ice hole. If a village