What Doesn't Kill You
“She had closed the shop early today, to get here before he arrived, wanting him to feel welcome, to know she cared.She couldn’t get over how much he had changed in six months. Blonde streaks highlighted his shoulder length golden brown hair. The surprise of his tanned skin, when she thought he would always stay pale, told her he had been spending a great deal of his time away from her outside.The biggest shock was the wide shoulders, and the lean, defined muscles in his arms. This was not the g...entle boy who walked out of her house.Her heart beat faster; she wrapped her fingers around the amethyst, feeling heat flare as he looked up, saw her in the window. He halted, and she saw panic skate across his face. Before she could move to the door, he started walking again, each step slower than the last.By the time he reached the front door and rang the bell she stood waiting, yanking the door open before the bell finished chiming.“Zach.” He met her eyes for a second, then stared down at his feet, one tennis shoe scuffing the porch.MoreLess
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