LIFE AND DEATH (edythe's pov)

Chapter 12 Complications

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Solar Midnight: Midnight Sun Reimagined (Life and Death, Book I) by beyondthedawn

Books » Twilight Rated: T, English, Supernatural & Romance, Beau S., Edythe C., Words: 224k+, Favs: 59, Follows: 36, Published: Dec 26, 2020 15Chapter 12: COMPLICATIONS

Beau and I walked silently to Biology. We passed Allen Weber, lingering on the sidewalk, discussing an assignment with a girl from his Trigonometry class. I scanned his thoughts perfunctorily, expecting more disappointment, only to be surprised by their wistful tenor.

Ah, so there was something Allen wanted. Unfortunately, it wasn't something that could be easily gift wrapped.

I felt strangely comforted for a moment, hearing Allen's hopeless yearning. A sense of kinship passed through me, and I was, in that second, at one with the kind human boy.

It was oddly consoling to know that I wasn't the only one living out a tragic love story. Heartbreak was everywhere.

In the next second, I was abruptly and thoroughly irritated. Because Allen's story didn't have to be tragic. He was human and she was human and the difference that seemed so insurmountable in his head was truly ridiculous compared to my own situation. There was no reason for his broken heart. What a wasteful sorrow. Why shouldn't this one story have a happy ending?

I wanted to give him a gift... Well, I would give him what he wanted. Knowing what I did of human nature, it probably wouldn't even be very difficult. I sifted through the consciousness of the girl beside him, the object of his affections, and she did not seem unwilling, she was just stymied by the same difficulty he was.

All I would have to do was plant the suggestion.

The plan formed easily; the script wrote itself without effort on my part. I would need Eleanor's help-getting her to go along with this was the only real difficulty. Human nature was so much easier to manipulate than immortal nature.

I was pleased with my solution, with my gift for Allen. It was a nice diversion from my own problems. Would that mine were as easily fixed.

My mood was slightly improved as Beau and I took our seats. Maybe I should be more positive. Maybe there was some solution out there for us that was escaping me, the way Allen's obvious solution was so invisible to him. Not likely... But why waste time with hopelessness? I didn't have time to waste when it came to Beau. Each second mattered.

Mrs. Banner entered pulling an ancient TV and VCR. She was skipping through a section she wasn't particularly interested in-genetic disorders-by showing a movie for the next three days. Lorenzo's Oil was not a cheerful piece, but that didn't stop the excitement in the room. No notes, no testable material. The humans exulted.

It didn't matter to me, either way. I hadn't been planning on paying attention to anything but Beau.

I did not pull my chair away from him today to give myself space to breathe. Instead, I sat close beside him like any normal human would. Closer than we sat inside my car, close enough that the left side of my body felt submerged in the heat from his skin.

It was a strange experience, both enjoyable and nerve-racking, but I preferred this to sitting across the table from him. It was more than I was used to, and yet I quickly realized that it was not enough. I was not satisfied. Being this close to him only made me want to be closer still.