Paradise Fought: Abel
“Abel, wait,” I shouted, practically running after him down the short hall. His longer stride kept him in front of me, until he pushed through the metal door and out into the bright afternoon sunshine. He spun quickly as I cleared the top step, still calling his name. As he stood two steps down from me, we were eye to eye. It was still within the morning class sessions, and the space outside the science building was strangely empty.
“What Elma? What do you want from me?” he strained, his voice b...oth irritated and exhausted with me.
“I…I wanted to thank you. For defending me.”
Dark blue eyes, which were no longer covered with his glasses, stared back at me.
“You’re always defending me. Why?” I asked in earnest. He was pushing me away, but this was the second time in almost as many days that he’d stood up for me. His facial expression had grown hard during the altercation, but it slowly relaxed as he looked at me.
“Elma. Don’t you get it?”
I stared at him in confusion.MoreLess
“What Elma? What do you want from me?” he strained, his voice b...oth irritated and exhausted with me.
“I…I wanted to thank you. For defending me.”
Dark blue eyes, which were no longer covered with his glasses, stared back at me.
“You’re always defending me. Why?” I asked in earnest. He was pushing me away, but this was the second time in almost as many days that he’d stood up for me. His facial expression had grown hard during the altercation, but it slowly relaxed as he looked at me.
“Elma. Don’t you get it?”
I stared at him in confusion.MoreLess
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