Word Count: 159
Piece #12:
AN: You have no idea how lame this is.
And there she stood at the airport, wishing he wouldn’t go. Her heart crawled up into her throat to keep the hopes inside. She knew he had to escape, for he was beautiful and strong and dazzling. She just wished…
“Take me with you?”
But when he waited and gave her the chance, she knew his plane was meant for him and him alone. She wouldn’t forget him, she promised, fastening his memory to her soul, and sent him on his way. Maybe they would run parallel to each other after she cut her ties.
And lost her fear.
And there she stood at the airport, her hair billowing around in the wind, until the lump of muscle beating in her wrist tightened with ache and desire. His plane left a trail in the sky, hurried and relieved. She had watched and pretended and put on a show long enough. And she took the next fight out of town.
Total Word Count: 7,287
Piece #12:
AN: You have no idea how lame this is.
And there she stood at the airport, wishing he wouldn’t go. Her heart crawled up into her throat to keep the hopes inside. She knew he had to escape, for he was beautiful and strong and dazzling. She just wished…
“Take me with you?”
But when he waited and gave her the chance, she knew his plane was meant for him and him alone. She wouldn’t forget him, she promised, fastening his memory to her soul, and sent him on his way. Maybe they would run parallel to each other after she cut her ties.
And lost her fear.
And there she stood at the airport, her hair billowing around in the wind, until the lump of muscle beating in her wrist tightened with ache and desire. His plane left a trail in the sky, hurried and relieved. She had watched and pretended and put on a show long enough. And she took the next fight out of town.
Total Word Count: 7,287