Archive for November 16th, 2008

Carrying Over

The black night sky presses down on us, erases the trees and other forest foliage that would normally be comforting. We sit around a fire that should light up the clearing but offers no warmth or light tonight. I can barely make out the others’ faces, blurred and featureless. The only one clear to me is the brunette squatting five or so feet from me, but even his face is hard to make out. I just know he has dark hair. I also know that he is my boyfriend. Read the rest of this entry »