“I think I have what you’re looking for” I feel the box where I’ve been placed move and roughply deposited in a hard surface. The box is open and I am staring into the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.
“It’s perfect.” Excitement is radiating from him as he picks me up and examines me. “Lila is going to love you.” He sets me down again and discusses prices with the owner. Finally, they agree on one that doesn’t seem all that favorable to the young hearted man, but he doesn’t care. He carefully closes the lid on the box and smiles. Along the way I feel him juggling with the box inside his coat pocket and randomly sneaking glances inside as if to check if I’m still here.
The next time he let’s me see the world I am again looking at a beautiful woman with long, dark hair and the happiest eyes. It takes me a moment to understand that this is not Sarah from over half a decade ago, this is a new woman, a new story. She has the same feverish look Sarah had when Victor gave me to her. The same light illuminating her eyes and a smile that makes happiness possible. I have been blessed with a new companion, a new owner. I am here to remind her, every day the deep affection he has for her. As I am placed in her finger I know Lila is beauty, she is love, she is my future.