Thorns
“Ivy was asleep in her bed, her arms thrown above her head, her body curled into a contorted shape. The rise and fall of her chest comforted me, and I lingered by her pillow to watch her sleep for a few minutes before descending the stairs to the main room.
Jonn waited by the fire. The light from the fire licked at his face and made shadows around his eyes and mouth. He didn’t turn to look at me, but I felt his attention all the same. I paused at the bottom of the stairs, and a million unspoken ...words crowded into my mouth.
Jonn was my brother. We’d been through everything together, and he’d been one of my closest confidants once. Now we were barely speaking, and Ann and I were practically estranged. The pressure of having everyone I loved gone or angry or untrustworthy felt like a pile of stones strapped to my back. I sighed. What should I do?
He turned his head. “You came home in Adam’s cloak.” It was a statement and a question.
“I lost mine,” I said, and then I hesitated.MoreLess
Jonn waited by the fire. The light from the fire licked at his face and made shadows around his eyes and mouth. He didn’t turn to look at me, but I felt his attention all the same. I paused at the bottom of the stairs, and a million unspoken ...words crowded into my mouth.
Jonn was my brother. We’d been through everything together, and he’d been one of my closest confidants once. Now we were barely speaking, and Ann and I were practically estranged. The pressure of having everyone I loved gone or angry or untrustworthy felt like a pile of stones strapped to my back. I sighed. What should I do?
He turned his head. “You came home in Adam’s cloak.” It was a statement and a question.
“I lost mine,” I said, and then I hesitated.MoreLess
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