Blinded Sight

§ fifty-eight §

They sit there in the silence,

alone with each other

but at the same time

in the company of

a million stars.

"Cam?"

"Hm?"

He looked into her eyes and saw

the millions of galaxies

trapped in within her gaze.

She has the entire fucking universe

in the palm of her hands

and she doesn't even know.

"There's so many moments

I wish I could change.

Moments I wish I had seen coming."

"If you knew everything,

you'd be afraid

and spend the rest of your days

hiding."

"Better than having to deal

with the pain," she shrugged.

He held her tighter to his chest.

"Life's like that.

It cheats you and hits you

when you least expect it,

and you can't do anything about it.

It's been unfair.

I know they've hurt you,

but whenever life tries to get you

this time, I'll be there to protect you."

She moved closer

and rested her head on his chest,

on his heart,

and whispered, "Gosh, this is so cliché."

"Yeah?" She could hear the smile

in his voice.

"Yeah," she whispered back.

"I love you Faye."

She smiled back

and he swore the stars shone

just a little brighter.

∞

ITS ALMOST OVER GUYS

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