Reflection

She switched on the lights and looked at me with a huge smile on her face.
That beautiful smile that makes everything brighter.
"Am I not beautiful?" She asks.
"Oh, yes, you are. Always and every day" I smile back.
"..But you are not fooling me." I add.
"Well, who said I was fooling anyone?" That smirk.
"You are scared.. your eyes are red.. don't you think I can see that?"
Silence.
Her smile fades.
"This is the ... night?" I asked.
"Third, or second," she answers. "I'm not counting" she adds.
"They are slipping through your fingers?"
Silence.
"You know you can't keep everything forever."
Silence.
"Fate is fate, you can't stop it"
"But.. I prayed for that future, I prayed a lot. I prayed so much"
"Fate is fate, you can't stop it"
She cries.
"Why?"
"What why? Why doesn't fit in here. Fate is fate, you can't stop it"
Tears, I hate tears.
"They say prayers can stop fate?" She asks.
You can sense the sound of hope in her voice. She wants me to give her hope.
"Prayers do help."
She smiles.
"but they can't stop fate..."
She is losing track.
She looks at me "But they do help, you said.. just tell me how."
"I don't know much" I smile.
She smiles.
"You are smiling."
"I like it when you smile. Smiles give me hope."
"Everything gives you hope" I smile again. "Prayers do help, but why would you want to stop fate anyway?"
"Because I'm scared and my eyes are red. And it won't be long before they all realize that."
"Why do you want to stop fate?"
"Because I'm scared."
"That is what prayers are for."
"What?"
"Prayers help when you are scared however they don't stop fate.. I personally have no idea, why people assume that fate will always bring them evil.. Fate is not evil. Fate is fate, can't be stopped. Fate is fate.. can't be stopped. Can't be stopped."
She turns around.
"You are right, it can't be stopped. Fate can't be stopped. But it can be changed."