Infinite love

We continue with the publication of the micro-stories of the FOURTH edition of the competition: High Altitude Storieswe let you enjoy with "Infinite love", by Maite Pariente Aylagas. SECOND prize. 🥇

Infinite love

-by Maite Pariente Aylagas-

I don't know how long I had been in that beautiful place surrounded by the highest mountains in the world. Every awakening was a gift.

I don't know how long I hadn't slept, your loss had changed my life. Every awakening was hell.

I loved having all the time in the world, enjoying the little things and watching mountaineers try to realise their dream, as I used to do.

I hated having all the time in the world to try to wake up from this nightmare. I still didn't understand how mountaineers ventured into these mountains, unaware of the possibility of disappearing into their slopes.

I knew I had my life back when that step, after ten years, gave me the answer and brought you back into my arms at last.

I knew I had lost my life when, after hearing footsteps, my father's embrace filled me with infinite love.