Solidify by Purdy Alexia

Author:Purdy, Alexia [Purdy, Alexia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing
Published: 2015-11-15T08:00:00+00:00

Malachi

We walked back to my house in silence. We hadn’t said a word to each other since leaving the library. Phoebe didn’t appear to want to chat and kept her eyes focused on the horizon. I made a quick stop at the grocery store for some food; my pantry was bare since I was supposed to be miles away from Woodland Creek.

Maybe I’d stay a bit longer. Leaving had been far from my mind as I kept busy with Phoebe, but it resurfaced during the quiet stroll home. She had a lot going on with a cursed Gorgon running around, even though she tried to act as if she was all right. I knew she wasn’t, especially when she asked for me to take her to her apartment.

I didn’t want her to be alone, but instead of sitting around at my place, I told her we could grab my truck and swing by her place to gather whatever she needed from there. She had humbly agreed, and after tucking away my groceries back home, we headed out once again.

Her apartment wasn’t that far, but it was still a good walk from my house near Old Town to the New Town area. At least I’d get to see where she lived. It was a tiny spot in the wall, really. I could lie down and cross the whole place in three short rolls. But she liked it and had fond memories of living there with her mother before she’d died. It was only two bedrooms, but it was enough for her, and the rent was cheap.

What more could a girl ask for?

The funny thing was, seeing it made me feel the utter loneliness of her place, which matched my own. There were signs of her mother everywhere, but none of a boyfriend or a pet. We were more similar than I cared to admit, down to the books stacked up along one wall, eclipsing the old-fashioned tube TV in the corner. I doubted she watched it at all. There were books piled on top of it, and a thin layer of dust had accumulated on the screen.

I slid down into an overstuffed reading chair as she headed to her room to get her things. I was relieved she would be returning to my cabin with me instead of ditching me for this shack. It’d be a terrible loneliness to go home without her. She belonged there now, and I couldn’t ever deny it if she asked. I hoped she felt that too.

“Okay, I’m ready.” She emerged from the rooms carrying two bags stuffed full, which I promptly relieved her of as we left her apartment. Once back at my truck, she gave her place a good long look before averting her gaze to her hands in her lap.

I couldn’t stand her silence any longer. “You’re not going to die.”

“How do you know?” She avoided my eyes.

“I don’t. I just know I won’t let you.”

She scoffed and turned, feigning interest in something out the window.

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