Restitution
“He can’t be real. I must have conjured him up. He moves towards me and I shrink back. If he’s dead he mustn’t touch me. He must know how scared I am because he halts in front of me. When we met here unexpectedly the last time he terrified me so much I couldn’t speak. His reappearance now is almost as traumatic.
‘Alix?’ Same eyes, alert and almost amused. But soft, too. ‘It’s me.’ I put out a hand and find the courage to touch his arm. The linen jacket feels smooth and warm. ‘But how did you... know I’d be here?’ ‘Alix!’ Michael strides towards me and puts his arm round me. ‘Are you all right?’ He shoots Gregor an accusing stare. ‘Who is this man?’ ‘It’s all right,’ I tell him. ‘He’s a friend, an old friend.’ ‘There’s an old bench in the garden.’ Gregor’s eyes haven’t left mine. ‘Let’s go downstairs. I’ll explain when we’re im Freien.’ Michael looks confused at the German.
‘He says we should go outside,’ I mutter, starting to follow Gregor down the staircase.MoreLess
‘Alix?’ Same eyes, alert and almost amused. But soft, too. ‘It’s me.’ I put out a hand and find the courage to touch his arm. The linen jacket feels smooth and warm. ‘But how did you... know I’d be here?’ ‘Alix!’ Michael strides towards me and puts his arm round me. ‘Are you all right?’ He shoots Gregor an accusing stare. ‘Who is this man?’ ‘It’s all right,’ I tell him. ‘He’s a friend, an old friend.’ ‘There’s an old bench in the garden.’ Gregor’s eyes haven’t left mine. ‘Let’s go downstairs. I’ll explain when we’re im Freien.’ Michael looks confused at the German.
‘He says we should go outside,’ I mutter, starting to follow Gregor down the staircase.MoreLess
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