I stared into the crackling fire, trying in vain to picture my dear Flora. I had loved her with all my heart — that much I remembered. But with incr...dible sadness, I realized that the image of her beloved face had faded from my memory with the passage of time. The face of my creator, however, remained clear in every detail — her every feature etched on my mind in such a way that she still haunted me. Haunted me to such a degree that, over the centuries, I thought I had occasionally glimpsed. . Once settled, we decided to go for a short hike in the forest.During the walk, Jake was engaged in a heated discussion about soccer with Matt. Laura, being adventurous by nature, was farther ahead leading the group. Clara and I were walking in the back, talking about everything. Finally, she broached the subject first: "Do you want to talk about your separation?" No," I replied. "No need, I'm fine, don't worry. We didn't really love each other anymore, and the separation was the best. My teeth were fuzzy and I had to take a leak. I was brushing my teeth with my left hand and taking a piss with my right. I washed my hands and went back to bed. I didn't want to wake the girls so I didn't flush.In the morning, Darcy waked me up. "Britt, Britt. Are you OK?" What, I'm fine," I said."Did you take a piss in the middle of the night?" she asked.I knew I lifted the seat. I didn't know what was wrong. "Yeah I took a piss and brushed my teeth." You were pissing blood," she said.We. I breathed in so deeply and tried to hold it in, to savor it- but more over to keep from blowing her away when I exhaled. I had closed my eyes to keep it for a second, and was shook back to reality by the clerk calling me. My mind reeled at finding her absence so quickly, and I cursed myself for wasting my time with scent when for the moment I had sight and possibly an accidental touch. Although I could go on forever about the air that surrounds her, for now I won’t. I’ll descript more about.