Prose · 2026

Sweetness

Dulzura

I can barely remember her face. Angular beauty, a blue dress, sun-warmed skin, black hair. But her smile and the way she moved remain with me.

She was sitting there in my dream, inviting me to join her from the other side of the street. Sunset, warm weather. The warmth on my skin.

I walked toward her, crossing the street.

She stood, lifting her purse from the outdoor table on the sidewalk, still smiling, still watching me. Something in her dark eyes. She made a move toward me when, unexpectedly, another girl appeared from nowhere, crossing between us. Her hand closed around my wrist. “No,” was all she said.

I looked back at her.

Where am I?

My senses are no longer common. I look around for an answer that could save me from the darkness. Sunset. Warm air. The street.

Why is sweetness always carrying an invisible bodyguard?

There are forces unknown to us, but nonetheless surrounding us. They are here. They’re everywhere. There’s no place to go.

There’s no revelation.

We are on our own.

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