Rising Heroes, Fallen Gods Chapter 004

Runaways

Friday, 13 April. 0213hrs

Singapore

Walker

Taking her into his arms is certainly new to both of them. At least, he could tell that that is new to her, experiencing such a flood of emotions in the short two days that no normal people (even lovestruck ones) could experience.

Well, after this incident, they could not be called normal anymore.

She had let out all her emotions; her initial fright of seeing those things, what they did to her house and family, and how he rescued her, placing his life in front of hers, had been so touching. She could not take it anymore, and after a few minutes of crying on his chest, with him stroking her head gently to comfort her, her sobs became fainter and fainter, until she finally stopped.

“Are you okay now?” Walker asked kindly, still holding her in his embrace.

“Erm, yes. But…let me stay in your arms a little longer.” she requested, looking into his dark eyes. In the past, these eyes were either willed with menace or sorrow. It sort of cordoned away the people who wanted to get close to him; as always, mysterious and forbidding. But now, his eyes are filled with care, and with the light smile on his face, he looked like a completely new person.

Walker himself was, too, consumed by this new feeling. It was care and love, which both he had not felt before.

There they held each other, where the cool moonlight bathed them. There they stood, where all nightmares are momentarily forgotten.

But nightmares always come back.

Worse than before.

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