Untamed Skies by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3

Jocelyn rushed onto the narrow path behind the angel and grabbed his arm. She snapped her eyes closed and focused, sending him visions of a future where he was healthy, happy, and healed. The vision of him at the water fountain watching the children play and of him older, sitting at a kitchen table at home.

The man shook her hand off, and when she opened her eyes, she thought she saw a smile. “You are a persistent one.”

She rubbed her hand. “You saw yourself, right? Saw how happy you were? See, you have another future where you don’t die.”

He laughed and shook his head. “That’s not happiness. What I saw was loneliness. I sat on the bench at the fountain with nobody beside me. In my eyes was longing as I watched the children—wishing I was someone else. Then I sat at my kitchen table, alone again. My house hadn’t changed one bit, despite the gray hair on my temples. That’s not a life I want. Do you know what it’s like to be alone?”

Jocelyn thought about her empty apartment. She knew all too well. The photos of her family that lived so far away. Of the one she still kept of her fiancé, reminding her happiness is out there. Of her Friday night dates with her remote control.

He continued. “Well I’ve been alone for decades. That’s not the life I wish to live.”

Jocelyn’s hands closed into fists, but she forced them to relax. “Come on. You’re not even giving life a chance. If you don’t want to do this for yourself, do it for me. Can you imagine how I’ll feel if I just leave you here?”

“Fear not. I’m not worth saving.” He twisted around, giving her a good view of his back. “Do you know what I did to lose my wings?”

She hadn’t thought about it.

He turned to her, pointing at a shadow underneath his eye. “This black eye is minor. Just a little token of the fight, but do you know what happened to the other man?”

She shook her head.

“He almost died. I forgot how strong I was in comparison.” He shook his head. “But my strength is gone now, and I have nothing left to offer.”

She examined his eye. What would cause this gentle and somewhat timid man to beat someone almost to death?

He tilted his chin as if reading her thoughts. “It was over a woman.” He turned his back to her again and resumed his way down the narrow path, twisting his body and wiping blood from his back on the rocks. “But that’s not your problem.”

With a clenched jaw, she returned to the cavern and gathered her backpack, washcloth, and spilled water bottle before heading after him. “No, it’s not my problem, but our current situation is. I’m going to help, whether you like it or not.”

He twisted around, giving her a focused stare. “Even if I let you, you’re out of water.”

Was she getting through to him? She thought about the river she walked beside earlier and was glad she had an antiseptic soap along as well.

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