Sam, having recovered from his initial shock, eagerly approached the hospital bed, fixating on Casiano's eyes with fervor.
Those dense eyelashes seemed to tremor as if battling the phantoms in a dream, fluttering incessantly...
He was striving to open his eyes, but no matter how hard he tried, they remained closed...
He was trapped in a beautiful dreamscape where Alla, cradling their child, shared a life of bliss and joy with him.
Immersed in such a wondrous dream, he was reluctant to depart, yet one day, another Alla, hollow and spiritless, reached out to him.
She caressed her belly, night after night, gazing into the distance at him, weeping, "Casiano, I miss you so much. When will you come for me?"
He turned back to gaze upon the Alla who, holding their child, bestowed upon him a radiant smile, then to the Alla who was so blurred by tears that she was obscured by mist.
