Chapter 16 A New Beginning

The fireworks dissipated and what was left was the stars up in the sky and this feeling of satisfaction that covered us all. Finally, when the invited people started to exit, Kai and I were the last ones to take a final turn in the almost-finished community. I felt like I was dreaming; I would see houses that I once saw in blueprints and now they were built completely and ready to house families. On the walk we took later I tried recalling the events of the day we first met Kai. Both of us had been in the search for something; he was looking for a meaning in life other than the power and the wealth; I was in the search for a way to save my mother and to escape from what people wanted me to be. On the way, we met, and creating a new life as one is like a beautiful love story. Kai suddenly stopped in front of two houses and his hand was sketching the curtain of the window. “You know, Vanessa,” he started and there was such gentleness in his tone that the cool night breeze felt warmer