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I had assumed the Distant Vision I had seen since my earliest days would no longer come true after I had been caught and sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment in this hellhole.
But here she stood, the beacon and light of my life.
The one thing that gave any indication that a different future was possible, where I would not have to be incarcerated in this place.
Of all the locations I could have found her, where she could have appeared, why did it have to be this place?
It was difficult to turn around and leave her standing there after she had put her foot back down in the light.
She should not come anywhere near me, I knew.
She should remain in the light and I in the dark.
Perhaps if I ignored her she would go away, the future we were destined to share would fade away too.
I returned to my cot and lay down facing the wall.
Although sleep beckoned, for once, I could not bring myself to succumb to it.
Not with her in the cell.
I peered over my shoulder in her direction and saw her laying in the same position I was, folded up and facing the wall.
And still, that question kept repeating itself:
How could it be her?
Was I mistaken?
Had I only thought she had the appearance of my fated mate?
And that was what we were, wasn’t it?
That was what our ancient texts told us:
That the one you saw in the Distant Vision was the one you would love for the rest of your life.
The Distant Vision came to me again.
It was always the same.
The female was curled up in my lap while I lay back on a wooden chair.
We lounged on the coast of some distant and unknown planet, watching as the twin suns set — one yellow, one red — on the horizon.
Soft waves lapped at our feet in gentle strokes as if the sea were breathing.
I held her, clutching her tight while her fingers played over the hairs of my forearm.
I had seen the vision so many times I could recall every last element of it:
The curve of her cheek, the smile that played across her lips as she looked up at me, her hand resting on her belly.
I luxuriated in the unknown alien feeling of complete and utter bliss and happiness.
That scene had kept me going for many years.
No matter how dark my days had become, no matter what state I was in, it was always there.
