Born a Queen by Benjamin Medrano

Author:Benjamin Medrano [Medrano, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-21T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Saturday, November 30th, 2030

Warden’s Home, Oakland

Letting out a long sigh of happiness, Gina took a step back to look at the painting critically. Despite several missteps, the painting of Lilith was done. It’d taken her far more time to finish than she’d expected, but the results sparked a hint of pride as she looked at it and smiled.

The past few days had given Gina time to think about her encounters with Lilith, even with the holiday in the middle of it. She’d enjoyed visiting her father for Thanksgiving, as well as her Wednesday dinner with Rachel. The time talking to family and friends had helped her bring things into perspective, and her pity for Lilith’s upbringing had grown stronger because of it. In the end, both she and Rachel had tentatively agreed that allowing Lilith into their social circle, at least peripherally, would be for the best.

Beyond those decisions, Gina’s discussion about artwork with Lilith on Wednesday had revealed new aspects to her personality, little by little. It was only after Gina had returned home from her father’s and looked at her painting of Lilith, half done as it was, that she realized it was wrong in ways she couldn’t explain. In the end, she’d made the decision to strip the paint from the canvas and completely redo her work.

Somewhat more disturbing to Gina was how every night over the last few days she’d dreamed of Lilith. She rarely remembered her dreams, so the details were sketchy, but she could remember Lilith’s gentle smile that sent warmth through her body, and the simple contentment that Lilith revealed a few times. It was that look, that sense of contentment and happiness, that Gina was trying to capture with her painting.

Biased though she might be, Gina thought she’d finally managed to get the look that she’d wanted. To her eyes the picture was beautiful, and while others might not agree, that didn’t matter. What mattered to her was that the picture showed what she wanted it to show. Lilith was sitting with an elbow on the table, her chin resting in the palm of her hand as she smiled gently, listening to some story with a twinkle in her eyes. In many ways the painting wasn’t complicated, and it certainly wasn’t perfect or a world-class piece, but even so, it made Gina’s heart tremble to look at it.

It was only then, as she looked at the simple beauty of the woman in the painting, that Gina realized that something had changed for her. It dawned on her that what she was feeling was deeper than mere physical attraction, and she whispered softly, “I never expected this, Lilith. And I hope… I hope you feel the same way.”

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