Fall of Darkness (The Chronicles of Darkness) by Bright Elle

Author:Bright, Elle [Bright, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-07-04T21:00:00+00:00

A week later, Kate finally managed to crawl out of the safety of her cocoon. A new, stronger Kate emerged. This Kate loathed self-pity and was tired of ice cream. This Kate channeled all of her erratic emotions into exercise, specifically running.

So there she was, at The Club, the gym sponsored by the hospital, running from her emotions and hoping to effectively drive herself into the ground.

Kate cranked up the volume on her iPod, her feet pounding on the track in time with the rhythm of the music as she picked up the pace.

Pushing harder than ever before, Kate forced her screaming muscles to give more, hoping the physical pain could drive away the ache in her heart. Her lungs burned with exertion as she pressed on, beads of sweat trailing down her face to sting her bloodshot eyes. Dominic’s ring, relegated to a chain around her neck, beat against her chest in time with her feet.

She’d always loved the freedom of running, the escape she normally felt when she pushed her body past its limits. Escape was elusive today, so she drove herself even harder, working out her frustrations through sweat and tears.

A hand closed on her shoulder, dragging her back to reality. Kate jerked around to see who interrupted her therapeutic solitude. Guy ran beside her, his sweat slicked face red with exertion. Kate tugged the ear buds out of her ears.

“Are you trying to kill yourself?” Guy panted, slowing his pace to a brisk jog, knowing she would considerately do the same. “Good thing you know CPR, because I might arrest after trying to catch up with you,” he gasped, sucking wind hard. “If you wanted a little mouth to mouth action, all you had to do was ask. Do you have a death wish or something?”

Kate bit her lip. “Maybe.”

“Ah come on, Katie girl, it can’t be that bad.”

“Trust me, Guy, it is. Leave it alone,” she told him, wishing he would let her be. Good intentioned friends were great and all, but she wasn’t about to break down and cry in the middle of the gym. She had her pride, at least the tattered remnants of it. Besides, she hadn’t cried in, she peeked at her watch, two hours, forty two minutes and fifteen seconds. That was a record.

“What did that sexy piece of man candy do?” Guy asked.

Thus the problem with having a gay guy friend. He was too damn insightful. It’s like he understood the male and female side of every situation, and exploited that understanding to probe for information.

“Leave it, Guy.”

“Come on, Katie-did. Talk to me,” he pleaded.

“He’s gone. Now, leave it.”

“You can’t keep going like this, Kate. It’s not healthy.”

“Hey I’m here aren’t I? I could be curled up in the fetal position with a frickin’ jumbo tub of ice cream, listening to sappy love songs and bawling my eyes out. Believe me, Guy, that idea has its merits. I even showered today, which is a big step up from last week.

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