Ashes of Foreverland (2015)
“Alex had to go through a mental catalog to figure out what that sound was.
Doorbell.
That recognition lifted her from sleep, pulled her from a lifetime beneath the sand. Her eyes were open, but she didn’t remember opening them. She was staring at an object.
Ceiling fan.
Her throat burned, her lips cracked, but the allure of the bed was greater than her thirst. Sleep was warm like the sun, those first few minutes on the beach before sunburn really set in, warmth that seeped through her, saturate...d every pore, tugged her beneath the sand— Wake up.
There were voices. One of them was Samuel. The other was a stranger that told her to wake up. Did I dream that?
At first, they were downstairs. The front door was closed and muffled sounds were just below her window. She would’ve been content to lay there and let them lull her back to sleep, but this time her thirst won.
Her robe was piled on the floor.
She tied it closed, but not before seeing her hips jutting out at her waist, her ribs pronounced beneath her breasts.MoreLess
Doorbell.
That recognition lifted her from sleep, pulled her from a lifetime beneath the sand. Her eyes were open, but she didn’t remember opening them. She was staring at an object.
Ceiling fan.
Her throat burned, her lips cracked, but the allure of the bed was greater than her thirst. Sleep was warm like the sun, those first few minutes on the beach before sunburn really set in, warmth that seeped through her, saturate...d every pore, tugged her beneath the sand— Wake up.
There were voices. One of them was Samuel. The other was a stranger that told her to wake up. Did I dream that?
At first, they were downstairs. The front door was closed and muffled sounds were just below her window. She would’ve been content to lay there and let them lull her back to sleep, but this time her thirst won.
Her robe was piled on the floor.
She tied it closed, but not before seeing her hips jutting out at her waist, her ribs pronounced beneath her breasts.MoreLess
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