A Moment

On Top of the Debris

Asher, Rachel, Jake, and I have been traveling around the earth for a few weeks now. Rachel seems to hate me now, though I'm not sure why. Whenever I try to talk to her she just ignores me. Jake is nice to me, but I can tell that he doesn't really like me. Asher talks to me all the time, and whenever anyone offers me a drink or a cigar, he says no before I can answer. I would say no anyway, though.

Asher holds me until I fall asleep every night, sometimes he hums to me. He's started to be all I think about. I don't want to fall asleep at night because I want him to keep holding me.

One night, at a demon party we all crashed Rachel comes up to me unexpectedly. I start to think she is drunk, but then she looks at me so fiercely I start to shake. "Hey Faith, you should probably stop talking to Asher", she says. "And why would I do that?" I say with an edge in my voice. "Because Asher and I have basically been a couple for years. We've been secretly seeing each other since you came to earth. Sorry that you had to find out like this". Then, she walks back into the party and starts drinking and dancing.

My heart is beating so fast it's practically humming. Is Asher really in love with Rachel? Why would I care if he was? What difference does it make to me? As all these thoughts flood through my head, I decide to not care if they are a couple. Even if I have to swallow a lump in my throat every few minutes when I'm with him, I'll be fine. I hope I will be, for Rachel's sake.

We have been going around the world now for two months. It's exciting, and there's something new to experience everyday. Asher still spends a lot of time with me, even though he's supposed to be dating Rachel. For some reason, whenever I feel him get up after holding me until I go to sleep, I cry for an hour without any real purpose. Then, one day, I figure out why I care about him so much.

Our whole group was at a demon-infested beach one early evening when Asher decided that him and I were going to sit on the sandy back porch together. The water reflected the setting sun beautifully, and the sand was warm, but still shaded. We sat in silence except for the noise of the party at the beach. Finally Asher says,"Faith, you have been really upset lately. Do you want to go back home?". "No!" I say quickly,"I want to stay her with you, Jake, and Rachel. We always have so much fun". Asher and I stare at each other for a few minutes before he leans in slowly towards me. I try to lean back, but my chair stops me. He keeps leaning in, leaning in. He closes his eyes and pushes his lips forward. I don't know what to do. I look around frantically, but there is no one around to stop this from happening. When his lips are less than an inch away from mine, I jump out of my chair, and run for the cove.

Asher stands up and follows me all the way up to the top of a heap of debris. "What about Rachel?!" I scream at the top of my lungs. He stays calm and says,"What about Rachel? We have been friends for a long time, and we are still friends. Only friends". I think about what Rachel said about them. "Rachel said that you two were a couple, and that I should stop talking to you". Before I can think about anything else, he leans in quickly, and kisses me. A demon is kissing me, and I am kissing back. I am in love with a demon.