75.What hides in the river

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"When god closes a door

He opens a window"

The death of his wife Grace pulled him back to where he always was.In the deep dungeons of hell.Tommy had isolated himself yet again

No source of happiness

No source of peace left in his life.

He sat under the pale moon by the river that ran behind his house.Tommy had his elbows resting on his knees as he quietly stared down at the water

All he could hear was the soft bubbling sounds of the water.

He stared at that one point only.Bubbles coming up to the water like someone was breathing underneath it

Soft eery air blew by his ears,his head feeling lighter than ever.Tommy breathed out softly,his ears ringing with music

His eyes blinking softly in dizziness.

"Upon one summers morning"

His breathing starting to become more shallow.Tommy furrowed his eyebrows to listen more closely

"I carefully did stray"

The sweet sweet voice of that music made him crave for more.

"Down by the walls of whopping..I met a sailor gay"

Tommy opened his eyes staring back at the water,the bubbles seeming more vigorous now as to someone was coming up from there.The waves changing there state in disturbance from underneath the water

"Conversing with a bouncing lass...who seemed to be in pain"he saw it.A figure of a woman coming from down the water

"Saying William when you go,I fear you will never return again"

His hand left his knee to rest on the grass.He leaned down closer to the water,his face right above it.

The creature below could see him.

"My heart is pierced by Cupid"

His beautiful face precious than even the moon.His tired eyes,his stress,fears all that she had the power to take away

"I disdain all glittering gold"

He saw her.Her face.It was blurry under the water but it didn't hide her beauty.

"There is nothing that can console me"

"But my jolly sailor bold"she erupted out of the water,staring up into her loved ones eyes.Her face inches away from his own

She examined the man's beautiful features.High cheekbones,freckled skin,eyes bluer than any ocean she saw,plum lips like she had never seen

Tommy was taken away in awe,her singing didn't even compare to her beauty,the captivating eyes that held all the answers to his questions and those eyes told him they could help him out of his misery

"Come to me soldier"she whispered leaning her head onto his forehead.She closed her eyes and so did she,he took in a breath of her scent,the misty ocean scent with the smell of flowers.

"I'll take your worries away"she kissed his eyes.Tommy felt calm here.Like her kisses were healing medicines,she kissed his eyes first,then his cheeks and then she looked at his lips

Tommy opened his eyes,his eyelashes hitting her cheeks that's how close they were

"Who are you"he mumbled.His voice sounding like it was in slow motion.He saw her face light up a little

"The answer Tommy Shelby"

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