The Pursuit
“It was plush. The interior was spacious, would seat eight, perhaps even ten, very comfortably. But she wasn’t comfortable. Neither was he. Their dread was contagious.
She sighed. “Tell me, then. And if you turn out tae be a monster, I swear I’ll be really annoyed wi’ you.”
He blinked, then laughed. “Thank you. I was beginning to sound too serious, wasn’t I?”
“A wee bit, aye,” she mumbled.
“I’ll try to keep this in perspective and not bore you with incidentals. You do need to get back before daw...n, after all.”
She rolled her eyes at him. He did seem a little more relaxed—less tense, at least—after such silliness. There was value to teasing—occasionally.
“Some background first, or it will seem very odd, my reaction to your uncles. You see, what I felt back then went beyond anger. It was more desperation, but there was a reason. I was left with a void in my life after my father died. I didn’t lose only him, I lost my mother as well, since I rarely saw her after his death.”MoreLess
She sighed. “Tell me, then. And if you turn out tae be a monster, I swear I’ll be really annoyed wi’ you.”
He blinked, then laughed. “Thank you. I was beginning to sound too serious, wasn’t I?”
“A wee bit, aye,” she mumbled.
“I’ll try to keep this in perspective and not bore you with incidentals. You do need to get back before daw...n, after all.”
She rolled her eyes at him. He did seem a little more relaxed—less tense, at least—after such silliness. There was value to teasing—occasionally.
“Some background first, or it will seem very odd, my reaction to your uncles. You see, what I felt back then went beyond anger. It was more desperation, but there was a reason. I was left with a void in my life after my father died. I didn’t lose only him, I lost my mother as well, since I rarely saw her after his death.”MoreLess
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