SKINNY lOVE

chapter 12

Fravar was stoic. He attempted to look calm but I saw through his show. I said his name aloud in my mind. Soon millions of memories with his beautiful face filled my eyes.

We had been best friends as kids. We walked and hiked together all the time, and once fell into the river when we were collecting rocks to paint.

We had camp fires together. Went boating and cliff jumping together. Attended grade school together. All of it.

As we grew we came closer to the age when I moved away. The night before he took me to a special spot we'd found years back. Fravar grasped my hands in his, and told me he loved me and would never forget me. Younger me's eyes were wet and touched by his words, she went up on her tip toes and pecked his cheek, letting her gaurd down and the tears out.

Soon I was back to reality. Fravar was holding my weak body, stroking my hair.i He'd been singing a song that was hauntingly familiar. "What song is that?"

He looked startled. "Ill teach it to you again some day. But its time for me to go an. you to sleep. Hope you liked those last few memories..." With that he laid me down and kissed my forehead...