Veil — Vol. 3 - Chapter 26

Graceful white

Graceful white

Whether they be holding your wrist, watching the city from above, nestled against your chest close to the heart… "Watches and clocks have the right to be whatever they want, wherever it may be." In fact, the watch that would be around my wrist is now around my ankle. It still counts the seconds down as seriously as ever.

Enchantée

[Emma]: Do you mind if I touch it?

[Emma]: Your face.

[Aleksander]: May I ask why?

[Emma]: Or the grand- mother, perhaps...

[Emma]: It's rather embarras- sing...

[Emma]: I still don't know your face, mind you.

[Aleksander]: Ah...

[Emma]: So... May I?

[Emma]: Stand up straight.

[Emma]: Where- abouts are you?

[Aleksander]: Uhm...

[Aleksander]: Your shoulder, if I may?

[Aleksander]: Oof!

[Emma]: Your nose is so different from mine.

[Emma]: You're certainly a man.

[Emma]: Be- cause...

[Emma]: ...you cau might be a wolf after...

[Aleksander]: Hehe...

[Aleksander]: That's right!

[Aleksander]: I get it now.

[Aleksander]: of course...

[Aleksander]: By all means.

[Emma]: Ah... Your eyes...

[Aleksander]: Have I been cleared?

[Emma]: Many thanks.

[Emma]: Indeed.

[Aleksander]: I'm often told I have a mean glare...

[Emma]: No big teeth...

[Aleksander]: Ah, about my eyes...

[Emma]: Alright.

[Aleksander]: Of course.

[Emma]: To be continued, okay?

[Emma]: Your turn now.

[Aleksander]: Sorry...?

[Aleksander]: Let's see...

[Aleksander]: Can I touch your left cheek?

[Aleksander]: Alright...

[Emma]: No big ears...

[Emma]: And no large mouth either...

[Emma]: Defi- nitely not.

[Emma]: Any who say that have never truly looked at you.

[Emma]: You should know my face properly, too.

[Emma]: But before that, do tell me...

[Emma]: ...where you'll touch first.

[Emma]: Oh...?

[Emma]: Done already?

[Aleksander]: Mm.

[Aleksander]: "To be continued", right?

[Aleksander]: Well, same here.

Scene 26; Enchantée Scene 27; Your colour Scene 28; My eyes Scene 29; Man and woman, wind and cigarettes Scene 30; In the cage Scene 31; The world isn't so big Scene 32; Unravelling string Scene 33; Looks good on you Scene 34; The stone cake was eaten by a fork Scene 35; Razor and braids Scene 36; Under the canopy of stars Afterword

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