Her Spectral Eyes

Aleksander observed, "You seemed stunned..."

Izabella had a severe frown. "What do you expect me to learn from such a ridiculous notion?

Aleksander remarked coldly, "You sounded like you despise my kind of race."

"Oh. Please, Aleks. You should know I don't...now," she replied with a shake.

"Well, I remember that day. We started on the wrong path. But let's not go there. I want to explore the secret of your eyes," he smiled, showing her the sorrow that had crossed his face.

She snarled, "You're funny. I recently met a woman with blue eyes and several passersby we spotted, so I'm not the only person here with blue eyes."

"You're probably correct," Aleksander said. Despite his reservations, he decided to stop asking questions as he stared at her with an oddly worried expression. "Is there anything you still haven't told me?"

"I don't know what else to say. However, I did mention that my mother passed away up there..."

He corrected her, "No, you thought she was dead. She might stil