How I Got Here by Hannah Harvey

Author:Hannah Harvey
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-07-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Session 7

‘You do realize that I can see you watching me, you can pretend to read that book all you want, but I know you’re watching me, you don’t have to, I promise I won’t hide my dinner, I’ll eat it all up like a good little girl.’ River smiles teasingly, though she knows that it isn’t something to joke about, a few months ago she was hiding meals, pretending like she had eaten them when she hadn’t, and his concern for her wasn’t something to be mocked, she loved that he cared enough to watch her, because nobody else ever had.

‘I’ve read it before, I already know what’s going to happen, takes some of the fun out of it.’ He lays the half-finished book to one side, now his full attention is on her, watching her finish her first full meal she’d had in months. Until this point, since the day on the roof when she’d first eaten, she’d been building up to the point where she could eat a full sized meal, not the small portions that he’d been bringing her, to ease her into it, so that she could handle it, and now she had done it, made it through a normal sized portion of pasta and pesto. He couldn’t be more proud of her.

‘Give me the book then and I’ll read it, I’ve never read it before.’ She holds out her hand for it, but he hesitates, moving it from one hand to another, eyeing the pages folded neatly next to her on the bed. It was raining today, a hot summer rain that brought thunder with it, darkening the sky and bringing a much needed break in the heat. It had meant they couldn’t go up to the roof, which had become their custom, and that had upset River, so she was withholding the letter, foolishly thinking that he’d leave earlier because they couldn’t go outside, thinking he’d want to get home before the storm got worse. She knows it’s stupid, childish even, but she’s feeling stubborn today, and she knows that he won’t leave knowing there is a letter here for him, and she wants to make sure that he stays.

‘I think we should do a straight up trade, my book for your letter.’ He doesn’t want to push her, there’s something not quite right with her today, she’s been a little more withdrawn than usual, when he’d spoken to her on the phone the night before, she’d been relaxed and they’d talked for hours, just general banter about books, movies, their interests and other getting to know you stuff. Today she was a little more closed off, so he kept his tone light and friendly. She considered his request, shrugs and stands up, pacing the room restlessly. He could easily reach out and take the pages from her bed, but he respects her too much to do that, and she trusts him enough to leave them unattended, as she walks over to

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