As I Wake
“I am in bed, Ava’s bed, Ava’s covers wrapped around me, I was dreaming—remembering—and Morgan— Morgan is here. I can see him outlined in the dark of Ava’s room. He is kneeling by Ava’s bed, head bowed, the edge of his hand barely brushing against mine, the most tentative of touches.
I shove him, pushing him away and springing to my feet, crossing to the window, which is open, a breeze blowing the curtains back to show the night sky.
“Ava,” he says, his voice scared-sounding, and I hit him as ha...rd as I can, closed fist to the side of his face, furious with him. With myself, for being glad to hear his voice.
For being glad to see him.
“Get out,” I say. “Get out and go to Clementine. Go to your family.”
“I’m sorry,” he says, and he sounds like he means it, his eyes are so sincere in the moonlight, in the faraway glow of starlight, and I think of the dreams—memories—that just came to me, of his hand in mine.
“I should have told you,” he says. “But at first, I figured you knew—you were trained, you were a listener, I was your job and I thought—I thought maybe Clementine had sent you and the others as a warning.MoreLess
I shove him, pushing him away and springing to my feet, crossing to the window, which is open, a breeze blowing the curtains back to show the night sky.
“Ava,” he says, his voice scared-sounding, and I hit him as ha...rd as I can, closed fist to the side of his face, furious with him. With myself, for being glad to hear his voice.
For being glad to see him.
“Get out,” I say. “Get out and go to Clementine. Go to your family.”
“I’m sorry,” he says, and he sounds like he means it, his eyes are so sincere in the moonlight, in the faraway glow of starlight, and I think of the dreams—memories—that just came to me, of his hand in mine.
“I should have told you,” he says. “But at first, I figured you knew—you were trained, you were a listener, I was your job and I thought—I thought maybe Clementine had sent you and the others as a warning.MoreLess
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