The Witch of Cologne
“It travels across the cracked wall grimy with ancient dust, suddenly hitting a glint of gold which, as the light becomes stronger, reveals itself as blond hair. The bar of light continues its path down the creased forehead, over the closed orbs fringed with long dark eyelashes that open and blink for a second as the pupils, swimming in the centre of a deep sapphire, dilate and focus.
Detlef stares into the sliver of dawn sunlight. As the feeling slowly needles back into his cramped limbs he rem...embers where he is. For a moment he panics—is she safe? Where is the babe? Terror fills him until the warm weight of Ruth’s body makes itself apparent. He looks down: she is curled up asleep, her head resting against his chest. The baby, wrapped in rags, one arm extended, still stained with blood and mucus, fist clenched resolutely, lies at his mother’s naked breast, eyes screwed shut, mouth pursed in concentration. For a moment Detlef fears the child has died in the night, when suddenly his eyes blink open and the perfectly formed baby boy stares up at his father with a wide and fearless gaze, as if challenging him on the very reason for his existence.MoreLess
Detlef stares into the sliver of dawn sunlight. As the feeling slowly needles back into his cramped limbs he rem...embers where he is. For a moment he panics—is she safe? Where is the babe? Terror fills him until the warm weight of Ruth’s body makes itself apparent. He looks down: she is curled up asleep, her head resting against his chest. The baby, wrapped in rags, one arm extended, still stained with blood and mucus, fist clenched resolutely, lies at his mother’s naked breast, eyes screwed shut, mouth pursed in concentration. For a moment Detlef fears the child has died in the night, when suddenly his eyes blink open and the perfectly formed baby boy stares up at his father with a wide and fearless gaze, as if challenging him on the very reason for his existence.MoreLess
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