πΌπΎππ½πΈπ½πΆ π»πΈπΆπ·π πΏπΎπΎπ»π Β Β Β ππππ πππ ππππππππ Β Β Β ππ ππππππ πππ πππππ ,Β Β Β linen and silk ,Β Β Β layers of threadΒ Β Β that traceΒ Β Β the outlineΒ Β Β Β ofΒ Β Β serenity ,Β Β Β rare in its form ,Β Β Β as it lays sparinglyΒ Β Β idleΒ Β Β in the illusion of solace .Β Β Β sleep dismays himΒ Β Β with help of warmthΒ Β Β while it radiatesΒ Β Β from the talonsΒ Β Β of fair ,Β nimble limbs ,Β Β Β something of a duvet in itself ,Β Β Β lulling him irresistiblyΒ Β Β intoΒ Β Β a much needed slumber ,Β Β Β no matterΒ Β Β how muchΒ Β Β heΒ Β Β triesΒ Β Β toΒ Β Β fightΒ Β Β it .Β
when he is awoken ,Β Β Β there is a quietΒ Β Β unbarΒ Β Β of his eyesΒ Β Β as they lift ajar .Β Β Β no jerkΒ Β Β or startleΒ Β Β in spite of the tendencyΒ Β Β to anticipateΒ Β Β surpriseΒ Β Β when he swiftly easesΒ Β Β to recognizeΒ Β Β illuminanceΒ Β Β and how the welcoming sunΒ Β Β decorates itselfΒ Β Β across the ceiling .Β Β Β how he stares at the ceilingΒ Β Β like a piece of artwork ,Β Β Β as if eggshell brush strokesΒ Β Β are apart of a familiar landscape painting ,Β Β Β and heβs seen it from this angleΒ Β Β many ,Β Β Β manyΒ Β Β times before .Β
ππβπ ππππππ£πππ ,Β Β Β but somehow ,Β Β Β that fails to make him happy ,Β Β Β seeing as the faceΒ Β Β is deficientΒ Β Β in its spirits ,Β Β Β strays awayΒ Β Β from the delightΒ Β Β ofΒ Β Β what couldβve beenΒ Β an afterglow ,Β Β Β now only a phantom ,Β Β Β having departedΒ Β Β from his pneumaΒ Β Β long ago .Β Β Β it doesnβt register warmth ,Β Β Β nor does it relish in it ,Β Β Β until warmthΒ Β Β is bone chillingly coldΒ Β Β in the sharp hush of a whisper .
in the corner of his eye ,Β Β Β he looks ,Β Β Β but only to look away ,Β Β Β as quick and quietΒ Β Β as he was awakened .Β Β Β and just as fast ,Β Β Β in that moment ,Β Β Β he realizesΒ Β Β how intenseΒ Β Β the painΒ Β Β Β isΒ Β Β ofΒ Β Β a throbbing headache .Β Β Β βΒ Β Β why would i ?Β Β Β iβm sober .Β Β Β βΒ Β Β absorbing surroundings ,Β Β Β he looks againΒ Β Β and catches the glintΒ Β Β of anotherβs gaze ,Β Β Β nearly as sharp as hers ,Β Β Β staring right back at him .Β Β Β yet ,Β Β Β π½πΎπ π° ππΎππ³Β Β Β Β β-Β Β Β averting once moreΒ Β Β deems a mental noteΒ Β Β Β as underwhelmingΒ Β Β as the felineΒ Β Β Β that meandersΒ Β Β across the dresserΒ Β (Β β¦Β )Β Β Β in the palm of his hand ,Β Β Β theΒ Β Β Β softΒ ,Β Β Β lowΒ Β Β humΒ Β Β of a lament ,Β Β Β he figuresΒ Β Β heβll worry about other concernsΒ Β Β for nowΒ Β Β βΒ Β Β like this headache .Β Β Β βΒ Β Β did you putΒ Β Β πππππππππΒ Β Β in my drink last night ?Β Β Β β
a Β soft Β whimper Β escapes Β from Β plump, Β roseyΒ lips, Β and Β it Β shatters Β the Β illusion Β of Β everything Β soft, Β and Β sweet, Β and Β delicate Β about Β gillian. Β it Β falls Β apart Β in Β tiny Β shards Β so Β quick Β and Β sudden, Β as Β if Β it Β were Β sunflower Β petals Β bathed Β in Β liquid Β nitrogen Β coming Β in Β contact Β with Β the Β slightest Β of Β touch. Β
she Β should Β not Β have Β expected Β anything Β other Β than Β his Β disdain; Β the Β question Β as Β to Β why Β she Β would Β keep Β pursuing Β his Β attention Β ( Β affection? Β ) Β was Β one Β gillian Β failed Β to Β find Β an Β answer Β to Β every Β time. Β deep Β within Β her Β soul, Β anchored, Β rested Β a Β connection Β to Β this Β man Β she Β could Β do Β without, Β but Β it Β would Β whisper Β β Β find Β him Β β Β every Β now Β and Β again, Β and Β she Β could Β only Β be Β compelled Β to Β do Β so.
thatβs Β not Β really Β a Β competent Β explanation, Β now, Β is Β it? Β gillianβs Β shoulders Β dropped, Β and Β the Β knife Β dancing Β along Β the Β lines Β of Β bare Β legs Β stopped Β abruptly, Β fingers Β curling Β in Β tight Β grasp Β on Β the Β handle. Β it Β was Β never Β fun Β when Β he Β didnβt Β entertain Β her Β hunger Β for Β the Β dramatics. Β he Β seemed Β unbothered, Β and Β that Β bothered Β her.
β Β Β well Β . Β . Β . Β Β β Β Β did Β she? Β sounds Β like Β a Β detail Β she Β would Β remember, Β which Β she Β doesnβt. Β at Β the Β same Β time, Β she Β would Β do Β it Β out Β of Β habit, Β so Β sheβs Β not Β particularly Β sure. Β Β β Β Β you Β are Β awake, Β doesnβt Β that Β answer Β your Β question? Β Β β