I stood not far away from her. Despite that, there was still quite a distance.
I looked up at her and let out a breath. After stabilizing my emotions, I slowly said, "Nina." I spoke very softly, afraid that I would disturb her.
Nina finally reacted a little when she heard my voice. She turned and looked at me with a smile on her lips. "Wanda, you’re here too?"
"Yeah, why won’t you come down?" I tried my best to keep my tone steady. I did not dare let my breathing fluctuate.
She turned around again and closed her eyes as if she was enjoying the wind on the roof. Nina pursed her lips and smiled. Then, she said, "The wind up here is so cool. It feels like it can blow away all the unhappy things and calm my heart."
"Unhappy things, what do you mean?"
"Wanda, do you think my child is looking down at me from heaven? Will they be laughing or crying when they see me like this?”
She was really depressed because of the child.
Nina continued before I could say anything, "They must be laughing. They won't cry for me. They must hate me and want me to join them quickly. I deprived them of the right to be born. They went without seeing the world."
A tear fell from the corners of her eye as she spoke, and it was obvious in the dark night.
I did not dare to breathe too heavily when I looked at her. I was afraid that Nina would jump straight if I did not pay attention. I parted my lips and said to her in the softest voice, "Why would they? I believe they were a sensible child. They won't blame you. They would be able to understand what you were feeling at the time.”
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