- I didn’t worry about Jesse. Sam and I drove to
- Tibet.
- Lucky wasn’t afraid of the car. He peered out
- the window, curious.
- “Your cat is adorable.”
- Sam and I were closer now. He started joining
- in my jokes, sharing interesting things.
- His mild autism seemed to be healing.
- “Lucky is my friend’s cat, his treasure.”
- Sam knew a little about Ethan. He felt sorry
- for the boy who loved the sun. He changed
- the subject, afraid of upsetting me.
- Entering Tibet, we both shouted in
- excitement.
- Sam reacted even more strongly. He pulled
- out his easel and began to paint.
- <
- I took pictures and started painting Ethan.
- I worked on the portrait for two weeks,
- constantly revising, even tearing it up seven
- times. I wasn’t satisfied.
- In my memory, Ethan was gentle, a boy
- bathed in sunlight. I painted our first meeting,
- his kind smile;
- I painted his smile when he took me to the
- hospital;
- I painted his weak smile, basking in the sun.
- But I wasn’t satisfied. Something was missing.
- Sam praised my discarded sketches, saying I
- was too hard on myself.
- I firmly told him, “I can’t compromise on
- Ethan.”
- I was the only one who remembered him; I
- couldn’t compromise.
- He didn’t argue.
- Two weeks later, we waited for sunrise at the
- Potala Palace.
- <
- The Tibetan night was cold. Sam gave me his
- extra coat. “You can sleep. I’ll wake you when
- the sun rises.”
- I shook my head. Waiting was boring, even for
- Sam. He told a joke.
- “Why did Jesus never read Buddhist
- scriptures?
- Because he didn’t speak Chinese.”
- It was a bad joke, but his hopeful expression
- was amusing.
- We became closer. He called me “Sister
- Sarah“; I called him Sam, but treated him
- more like a younger brother.
Vanished Lover Chapter 13
Vanished Lover Chapter 13
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Vanished Lover English Novel
Status: Completed Native Language: English
