The Ballad of Us
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Last published Thu, Sep 5, 2013
“You are… really making this so… difficult..,” he whispered just as I turned my back to him. His good hand went back to clutching his knee when I looked at him over my shoulder. “What am I making difficult..?” I replied softly, not facing him. I didn’t expect him to get up and I certainly did not expect him to stand in front of me. My gaze met his and I wondered if he knew how his eyes are so mesmerizing against the dusk surrounding. He did it again – searching my face for something but never seeming to find it. When he locked his gaze with mine once more; the frustration in his eyes finally seeped through. “Everything…,” he murmured. *** For Amelia Vaughan, love exists and she has never searched for it nor waited for it. She was more of the type that lived in the moment, content with the love and happiness from her friends and family. It still was that way when a new guy entered her life. She had to admit, he was different and unlike other guys that she knew but she can't help but feel that something is wrong with him. Withdrawn and hauntingly fragile, Arion Night is nothing short of a piece that doesn't fit into any puzzle. Their fates are tangled and a beautiful ballad would follow their lives... their ballad..., ...The Ballad of Us.
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