Bridge of Mist and Fog by nikki broadwell

Author:nikki broadwell [nikki broadwell]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: fiction
Publisher: Airmid Publishing
Published: 2015-05-19T07:00:00+00:00

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Fehin waited for Airy to return, watching for her through the picture window. From this second story room he had a good view up and down the street. He was becoming restless and bored, signs that he was on the mend. The daily walks had strengthened him and he was ready to leave this motel—for good. But where to go was a problem. He and Airy hadn’t discussed the future and he knew she had avoided certain topics until he regained his strength. And even though he was physically stronger there was something working inside him that required attention—something he didn’t want to look at. The idea of getting on with his life and whatever destiny they shared had no meaning now.

He spied her before she lifted her gaze, the halo of bright hair standing out against the gray day. It was nearly the color of the leaves on the sugar maples. He watched her move along the sidewalk, his heart feeling a small jolt of longing. It had been three months since he’d left the hospital and they’d been together for all of it, but there was a distance between them that he couldn’t make sense of. It was as though his brush with death had changed him in ways he was only now discovering. All he knew was that he couldn’t afford to open himself up to her the way he had in the past. He rubbed his eyes and sighed, feeling a lot older than his seventeen years.

Her gaze met his before she climbed the stairs, her smile and wave warming him. He opened the door and waited, trying not to shiver from the cold air. Colorado was not a good place to spend the winter.

She walked inside and took off her heavy wool coat. “Wow, it’s cold today. I hate to think how cold it will be in a month!”

“That’s something I want to talk to you about. I’m ready to get out of here.”

Airy looked up from where she was taking off her boots. “Where do you want to go?”

Fehin shook his head. “I haven’t gotten that far. But the cold isn’t good for me, I know that.”

Airy turned back to her unlaced boots, slipping them off and then moving toward the loveseat. She sat down and curled her long legs under her. “So, somewhere warm,” she said. “Oh, I found a very interesting book. I think it might answer some of our questions.” She stood to get her pack, digging inside.

Fehin took the book she held out. “Looks intriguing,” he said, reading the title. “You think the bridge thing is important?”

She headed back to the couch. “Don’t you?”

“I don’t know. No one mentioned it before I came to Milltown. I like the idea of it though.”

“If we’re leaving soon I should go to the bank.” Airy looked thoughtful for a moment and then turned to regard him where he stood next to the window. “I wish I knew how to drive. We could get a car.

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