Chapter 38 / 51 · 1 min

Beyond the Firmament

“What a coward you are,” the girl said. “You were walking with your arm around my shoulder just fine. The moment we reach the hostel, suddenly all this distance?”

For an answer, I pulled her into my arms. She started to resist, then stopped. On the street, beneath the sodium light, the soft sodium glow melted down and down… layer upon layer, like liquid, into the heart, into the heart, beyond the firmament…