Tainted Blood by S S Bazinet

Author:S S Bazinet [Bazinet, S S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781937279134
Publisher: Renata Press
Published: 2018-03-07T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty-Nine

WILLIAM WALKED AROUND Annabel’s studio and realized how much he missed her. He’d talked to her earlier, and she seemed to be getting along quite well. Her only concern was Arel. The man was obviously floundering. William tried to be sympathetic, but admitted that he didn’t know how to help. What he didn’t tell Annabel is that he didn’t know how to help himself either.

Anxiety and dread continued to fester in his gut. It was a painful reminder that he was resisting what Raphael called his inner child. William found the concept annoying to say the least. Didn’t Raphael recognize a simple fact? William had grown up. He was an adult who was in pain, and he couldn’t shake it.

Annabel’s room was a distraction. He smiled briefly as his gaze traveled over the cheerful, seafoam green walls and white cupboards. He would have chosen earth tones or neutral colors, but he had to admit Annabel’s color scheme lifted his spirits. Her choice in wall art was a different story.

Recently, she’d purchased large, whimsical metal fish. Each of the three pieces boasted a bold, primary color. One was red. One was yellow, and one was blue. The oversized fish looked like they were swimming on the seafoam walls. But they weren’t the only artwork that Annabel had delighted in. William had to take a couple of steps back when he looked at a lively unicorn with a rainbow-colored mane. With horn thrust forward, it looked like it was galloping straight towards him. He quickly shifted his attention to a three foot yellow sunflower and took a breath.

For William, the room was a sensory overload. Maybe that was the reason he decided to spend time there. It was a perfect place for him to practice focus, to strengthen his control over unwanted emotions. If he could maintain a composed attitude in Annabel’s studio, he was definitely mastering some aspect of himself.

He also enjoyed looking at Annabel’s works in progress. With her absence, he could take his time and contemplate what his wife was all about. Since she’d become a human, she was discovering her place in the world. Currently, her sculpting endeavors were varied. There was a mouse for Arel that made William smile. It was quite large, with a head that was off center. It had an overly long tail and its tiny feet looked too small to support it. Arel would surely faint dead away if he had to display it in his home.

Annabel was also working on another horse for him. She told him that it was going to be more realistic than the last. It was smaller than Arel’s mouse. That was good. If he was forced to put it on one of his library shelves, it wouldn’t be too prominent.

He picked up the small, clay figure and studied it, trying to see it as Annabel did. It did have four legs of sorts, but they were varied in thickness. The head had the general shape of a horse’s head, but the ears were much too big.

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