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Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jun, 2020
Submitted to Contest #44
I caressed his hands as his head laid on my chest while the sound of his breath pacified me. Holding on to the last bit of peace was my way of ignoring the sound of the clock ticking, even though it only got louder and louder. There was white light in the room but the world just kept getting darker, and while I could breathe, I also knew my throat was about to close; my lungs would collapse and I would just spin as I fell into uncertainty. That was loving him; a warm orange sunset in the afternoon that would eventually turn into the freezing...
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