Now she voiced it for me to hear. Small, and vulnerable. XXNX I carefully folded the letter and placed back into the envelope, then summoned the girl over to me. “You are…”
“Grissolm. They were flat, black and lifeless, like rough cut onyx before it is polished. I could hear him muttering under his breath. She gave my hand a light squeeze. The cab started to roll. Like some kind of strobe light stuck permanently on slow. Orange, then dark. Who was to say which animal was more dangerous? “Stay the night with me,” I asked her
“Of course. “Don’t leave me, not so soon,” it pleaded. You need to get that face looked at.” I touched the bruise, careful not to cause her excessive discomfort. She would be okay.
Actors:
Frostberry / Jepenne
