Homecoming by Morgan Kass

Author:Morgan, Kass [Morgan, Kass]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General (See Also Headings Under Family), Juvenile Fiction / Dystopian
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2015-02-24T08:00:00+00:00

Luke’s rhythmic breath was like a lullaby. Glass’s head rose and fell on his chest as he inhaled, exhaled. She had always envied his ability to pass out cold—the sleep of the innocent, her mother had always called it. Glass’s head was spinning too fast for her to fall asleep. She wished she could just enjoy the moment, savor the magic of lying next to Luke, but she could barely look at him without feeling a heavy pang of sorrow bang against her heart. They didn’t have much longer. Soon, Glass would have to end it, before Luke discovered the secret that would get them both killed.

Tears sprang to Glass’s eyes, and she was grateful that he couldn’t see her face. He didn’t know that their future together didn’t involve anything but pain and sorrow. She took a couple of deep breaths, steadying herself.

“You okay, baby?” Luke mumbled, his voice thick with sleep.

“Fine,” she whispered.

He extended his arm, and without opening his eyes, pulled her closer to him and kissed the top of her head. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” she managed to say before her voice cracked.

After a few moments, she could tell from the rhythm of his breath that he had drifted back off to sleep. She took his hand and gently placed it on her belly, letting his warmth seep through her skin. She watched his face as he slept. He always looked like a little boy when he was asleep, his long lashes practically brushing his cheeks. If only she could tell him about their child, the one growing inside her as they lay there.

But he could never know. Whereas at seventeen, Glass had a wisp of a chance of being forgiven for violating the Gaia Doctrine, at nineteen, Luke would be floated—executed after a cursory trial. She would have to leave him, cut off all contact so the Council couldn’t trace him back to her.

“I’m sorry,” Glass whispered as the tears slid down her cheeks, wondering which one of them her heart ached for the most.

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