Blizzard

She wakes up in the morning and sees the scenery in front of her eyes. A new one every now and then, and each beautiful in its own way.

She opens the window and breathes the city air, it's cold and crisp after yesterday's blizzard, all trace of pollution gone. She's naked and the cold makes goosebumps appear on her skin, however she likes it. It makes her feel alive. It makes her feel free and glad of having left everything behind for this job opportunity.

Sometimes, she misses Mark, she can't deny it, and she still loves him in a way, but it is not as it were before. She had never stopped to think about their relationship until she was offered this new job. When she realized that she wanted the job more than she wanted him, she knew that it was over. Their children had taken it as a personal offense, but they were still of an age when you can believe that love can last forever. They still didn't understand that love sometimes finishes out of boredom, that there's no need for big fights.

She closes the window and gets into the shower, she is happy with her life now, but it still hurts to think about the children. She lets the water run down her spine, scalding hot, and she closes her eyes while the water washes away the sweat of the night. The shampoo smells of flowers. She likes it, high class hotels always have the best shampoos.

She hears the bathroom door opening behind her and she smiles remembering last night, and how they had loved each other. She hears him getting in the shower and turns around, her mouth searching for his. Her hands running down his back, discovering that young body that was hers for now. It is doomed to be a short lived relationship and she knows it, but she has decided to make the most out of it.

It is a foolish love, and it makes her feel young again. It makes her feel beautiful. She is grateful for the blizzard that has them confined in her hotel. She is grateful for these hours they've spent exploring each other, getting to know each small flaw of their bodies. But she knows it will soon be over, yet she is grateful for being able to experiment it yet one more time.

He kisses her again under the shower rain, vanishing all her worries and her fears. Reminding her that the only thing that matters the now and here. And she embraces him as she embraces his new life. A life where her only goal is happiness.