An Amorous Thing by Kody Boye

Author:Kody Boye
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2010-02-13T00:36:57.849377+00:00

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Lovemaking had been the same as it had always been. The only difference... it had been the first time in weeks that Donna had actually asked for it. She knew how he felt about sex. It seemed pointless if it couldn't result in a child, a son.

She said nothing more than, 'I love you' after the act.

He lay next to his wife, thinking about his life. The strange peacefulness of the church kept coming back to him. He had been going there for about two weeks. He had went out there with Steve, his photographer friend, after he said he wanted to get some pictures of the old, abandoned church that lay on the outskirts of the big city. Of course, he hadn't noticed the bell at that point (and Steve hadn't said anything about it,) but the peaceful feeling that the church provided made him want to stay forever.

It wasn't long before Carter started to go there regularly, often telling his wife he was stuck in traffic.

I'm lying to her, he thought. The bed moved when Donna rolled over, briefly distracting him from his thoughts. I'm lying to her and I feel so bad about it.

He was trying hard to get a promotion, but it seemed that wasn't going to happen. He'd probably end up changing jobs or--better yet--getting a new one. His current schedule only had him working part time, after all. 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

I'll do that, he finally decided. I'll do just that.

When he began to drift toward sleep, he heard a soft chime in the back of his mind. He wasn't sure if this chime was part of his imagination or because he was so close to sleep, but he ignored it, rolling over and adjusting the covers.

Carter

This time, he was sure it was only his imagination.

Shortly before the darkness of sleep engulfed him, he saw the small, white bell in his mind.

Come to me, Carter, for I will make all of your dreams and wishes come true.

"Carter, who were you talking to?"

He woke to see Donna putting on her makeup, lips puckered so she could apply lipstick.

"What?" he grunted, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "I was talking to somebody?"

"Yeah, some woman named Caroline."

He frowned and tried to remember, but couldn't.

"I wasn't trying to, Donna, I..."

"No, I understand; I do that sometimes too."

Normally, he might've said something--something along the lines of a husband and wife kind of joke--but it bothered him that he had said the name Caroline in his sleep.

Caroline, who could that...

The memory of the chime came back to him; the soft jingling the bell had made just before he'd left the churchyard.

"Carter?"

"I'm sorry?" he asked. "Did you say something?"

"No, I was just wondering why you were staring off into blank space. You look awfully pale. Are you not feeling well?"

"I feel fine," he said. "Maybe it's just the lighting."

"All the lights are on, dear."

He blinked at her words and looked around. As she had said, all the lights were on.

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