Indigo Blue
Indigo Blue
“When he stepped into the clearing, he saw Indigo sitting by the mound of turned earth, arms looped around her ankles, head pressed to her knees. Even at a distance, Jake could see that she was sobbing.
Though he had forbidden her to enter the woods, he couldn’t dredge up any anger. He stood near the trees for a moment and studied her. In the last few days, she had dropped an alarming amount of weight. Her buckskins hung on her now. Jake leaned his back against the pine.
Three lies a day for fiv...e days? That meant she had been frightened that number of times as well. It wasn’t what Jake would call a very good average, and it bothered him to know he was the cause. Fear, warranted or not, was no fun.
Uncertain how to handle this, Jake pushed away from the tree and walked slowly toward her. As he drew near, the sound of her sobs cut clear through him. When he touched her shoulder, she leaped and began wiping her face with her sleeve, trying, he was sure, to hide the fact that she’d been crying.MoreLess
Though he had forbidden her to enter the woods, he couldn’t dredge up any anger. He stood near the trees for a moment and studied her. In the last few days, she had dropped an alarming amount of weight. Her buckskins hung on her now. Jake leaned his back against the pine.
Three lies a day for fiv...e days? That meant she had been frightened that number of times as well. It wasn’t what Jake would call a very good average, and it bothered him to know he was the cause. Fear, warranted or not, was no fun.
Uncertain how to handle this, Jake pushed away from the tree and walked slowly toward her. As he drew near, the sound of her sobs cut clear through him. When he touched her shoulder, she leaped and began wiping her face with her sleeve, trying, he was sure, to hide the fact that she’d been crying.MoreLess
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