As I Fade (One Breath at a Time: Book 1) by Bennett Leilani

Author:Bennett, Leilani [Bennett, Leilani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J.R. Rain Press
Published: 2013-09-13T00:00:00+00:00

“Thank you, but before you begin, I have something for you,” he said and handed me a small note that was folded into a square.

I looked up at him, curiously. His eyes were hooded, deep-set, and the palest shade of blue I’d ever seen. They radiated wisdom. The more I looked at him, the more attractive he had become. Go figure.

He was actually in pretty good shape for a man of his age. The lines deepened in the corners of his temples, tracing along his cheeks with every changing expression. He was educated, poised but had a solid, manly appearance, too. Think Clint Eastwood. There was a significant element of kindness laced through his regard of me. Perhaps he hadn’t meant any harm earlier. Doctors tend to be so brainy, insensitive, and unemotional at times.

Feeling somewhat in a semi-daze, my eyes shifted from his face to the crumpled note. And, the room shifted, too. Perhaps I wasn’t ready to leave quite yet. My equilibrium balanced on clouded thoughts as I carefully unfolded the fragile parchment paper, my pulse skipped, almost afraid of what I would find.

“It was found in the pocket of your clothes.” He spoke slowly, almost too slowly, as if someone hit a slow motion button. It was actually quite eerie.

The edges of the delicate linen paper were bent and dirty, certainly it was old or at least it appeared to be. I stared intently at the tattered paper and focused on the prose. The penmanship, although nice, didn’t look like mine. I wasn’t sure what he wanted me to do with the note, other than read it. So I did, out loud.

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