Through the Mist by Ferrell Cece

Author:Ferrell, Cece
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

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I looked up what felt like a little while later, but upon looking at my phone discovered was a couple of hours later. Archer was utterly entranced, entirely lost in the story.

“How do you like it so far?”

“I love it,” he said. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read. So much imagination. I can see that world so vividly in my mind.” I beamed at him, his assessment bringing me more joy than it should have. “Do you need a break? You’ve been reading for a while.”

My mind was already on something else that had been bothering me. “No, I’m okay. Can I ask you a question? It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot over the last few weeks,” I said, turning to Archer.

“Of course, you can ask me anything, Rosalind.” His smile both warmed me and made me shiver at the same time.

“Do you ever think about going away, Archer? I mean, leaving for good?”

From the look on his face, from the tender, caring gleam in his eyes, I wasn’t able to hide the sadness from my voice. I almost hated myself for asking the question and I didn’t want him to answer for fear of what it would be, but I couldn’t take the words back—they already sat between us, sinking like a dead weight in the ocean, threatening to bring us both down with them.

He raised his hand slightly; the movement was almost imperceptible. I think anyone less connected to him wouldn’t have even noticed it, but I did. I could see the war in his eyes, the desire to reach out and touch me he was almost able to hide. Just as quickly as I saw his true intentions, his mask was back up, making him unreadable.

“Rosalind,” he sighed finally.

He fell silent again, contemplating how much of his truth he was going to reveal to me. It was so funny, even after only knowing each other for the short amount of time we had, we already knew each other so well. We read each other like our most worn, favorite books.

I tried to push down the want to caress him the way I often did my most beloved books, sought to deny the desire to have him caress me in the same way. Heat began to rise from my chest, up my neck, and into my cheeks. He would notice my blush soon, and I only hoped he wouldn’t ask what caused it. I didn’t think I had the strength at the moment to not answer honestly. I clasped my hands together, looking at the delicate lines and veins in my hands instead.

“Before you came along, yes, I considered finding a way to leave this place behind. I’d grown tired of being alone here, even when there were occupants. I grew to hate not being able to make contact with the people I shared this space with, or not wanting to make contact.”

Archer closed his eyes and his features pinched, as though his confession was causing him physical pain.

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