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Like Letters Written on the Sand Part Seven Revised
Anna-leis struggled to make sense of what had occurred during this frustrating period. Sometimes she experienced severe phantom pains, as if the leg she no longer had had trapped her legs in a vice. Throughout all of this, Clarence held Anna-Lei’s hand through the pain, and it broke his heart that he could not ease her suffering. Physical suffering was not as heartbreaking as the pain she felt deep within. Both Clarence and Anna-leis were aware that Anna-leis had not allowed herself to grieve.
When she felt the most vulnerable and weak, she would attempt to push Clarence away on those days. Whenever she needed support, he was there to provide it.
“The truth is that I do not understand why you wish to marry me. I am a broken person.”
Clarence would gently place his fingers on her chin, and she would face him. You are not broken, Anna-leis, you are beautiful. My sincere wish is that you could see it for yourself.
A week and a half later, I woke up in a hospital bed to learn that I had lost both my legs above the knees due to severe damage, and I had succumbed to sepsis.”
You should let yourself grieve, let yourself cry, and let yourself think about what happened, but do not bury it so deeply that you become a biter Anna-leis.”
