Under the Moon
“Crunch go his shoes on the road. Boom goes the pulse in my ears. The smell of watermelon suddenly fills my nose. I close my eyes. My head is spinning so fast, I feel like it might just roll off my body.
“What happened, Lily?”
He’s so close, I can feel his words on my face. There isn’t even a trace of boredom in his voice. This is new.
“S-someone was chasing me,” I manage to say.
I feel him take my hands into his. His fingertips brush over the tiny rocks embedded into my palms.
... “You’re hurt.”
The spinning is beginning to slow a bit. I try to sit up. “We better go. Whoever was chasing me is probably still out here.”
His hand presses gently down on my shoulder. “Not yet. Just relax for a minute and catch your breath. There’s nobody else out here. Trust me, I was watching from my bike. I saw you running alone down the road.”MoreLess
“What happened, Lily?”
He’s so close, I can feel his words on my face. There isn’t even a trace of boredom in his voice. This is new.
“S-someone was chasing me,” I manage to say.
I feel him take my hands into his. His fingertips brush over the tiny rocks embedded into my palms.
... “You’re hurt.”
The spinning is beginning to slow a bit. I try to sit up. “We better go. Whoever was chasing me is probably still out here.”
His hand presses gently down on my shoulder. “Not yet. Just relax for a minute and catch your breath. There’s nobody else out here. Trust me, I was watching from my bike. I saw you running alone down the road.”MoreLess
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