He couldn’t look back at the children. He couldn’t think of it. All he could do was watch the eyes of his wife. He pulled her to him, her body soft, her skin warm. She was life, she was his. He took her lips and tasted his freedom once more. The subtle tenderness. The hope hidden in joined breath. He took it into himself. Soaking in the peace that came with it. And even as the rustling began he felt still, he felt calm. Scratching and scrapping within the stones, and the rustle of wings. But all Eli knew was the nature of love. .Rachel A. Marks
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“Eli,” he said. “I can see your pain and I feel it too. I’m here, and we will find a way out together. There’s no way out if we don’t try, and we must try.” The words were as warming as the air as Eli relaxed in his arms.
He felt safe and warm once more. Eli smiled at him, and rested his head against his chest. Eli listened to the beating of his heart as he allowed sleep to take him away from his pain.
Source: Distant Passages Volume 2: More Of The Best Short Stories And Poetry From Doubleedged Publishing
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