Axis of Aaron
“Ebon lay collapsed as if at the end of a race, but he was on a hardwood floor covered with a fine rug rather than at a finish line, and the woman above him wasn’t Holly.
“I’m Vicky.”
Ebon looked around, confused. He remembered Vicky fine, but recalled Holly just as vividly. He felt caught between two realities, both equally true. That conversation with Holly had happened years ago, and yet it felt as fresh as wet paint, his cheek still prickling from her touch. Although, as Ebon’s fingers wande...red absently to the spot where she’d touched him, he almost seemed to recall a slap. But Holly hadn’t slapped him. Not then or ever. “Why am I on the floor?” “You passed out.” Ebon tried to stand, but Vicky knelt beside him and gently pushed him back down, until his head was again on the rug. “Don’t get up. You fainted because your brain needed blood. Let it have its fill.” “What are you, a doctor?” “Everyone knows that. You faint, you take your time getting up.” “I didn’t know that.” “Trust me,”MoreLess
“I’m Vicky.”
Ebon looked around, confused. He remembered Vicky fine, but recalled Holly just as vividly. He felt caught between two realities, both equally true. That conversation with Holly had happened years ago, and yet it felt as fresh as wet paint, his cheek still prickling from her touch. Although, as Ebon’s fingers wande...red absently to the spot where she’d touched him, he almost seemed to recall a slap. But Holly hadn’t slapped him. Not then or ever. “Why am I on the floor?” “You passed out.” Ebon tried to stand, but Vicky knelt beside him and gently pushed him back down, until his head was again on the rug. “Don’t get up. You fainted because your brain needed blood. Let it have its fill.” “What are you, a doctor?” “Everyone knows that. You faint, you take your time getting up.” “I didn’t know that.” “Trust me,”MoreLess
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