Haunted by Love

d? What was he

erson in front of me, my mo

ge, I was suddenly struck by the realization-was

leaving me frozen in place. "These p

had been talking about was not a c

" he asked, igno

rm. Leaning down, he brushed his fingers ag

o spend my life

handsome man before me, fin

eductive whisper in my ear as he asked, "How

ped a rune onto

I had prepared

him a unforge

fe of a weird dude who

pression, I grabbed my ph

e better part of

with back pain, feeling like

nd called David. "Hey, can I

downstairs when I heard a scream

abruptl

the confession first? Wa

to be my bott

d not be

aled Mom's numb

gily, probably wo

ak at home fo

d it, her voice

a break at home

hy

esterday, and now I'm being h

l's bad!" Her voice faded in a

Mom, stop p

eep beep

iou

d count on now. I had t

ould I

ed at the stars twinkl

d, I shifted to a more comfor

k...

quitoes in this lousy park! I

ake a night in the

the keys

o back to

sky, a spectrally strange bein

blue complexion, narrow eyes, staring

tly, hitting my head aga

he calmly adjusted his dislocat

enied it, "

to another being that looked ex

nother

ort back to

I told you