Sleepless Poesy
Chapter II
(I carry it in my heart)
Turning the doorknob with her right hand, she entered their bedroom. Trying not to wake anyone, she silently sat down on the floor near his side of the bed and leaned her back against the wall. Putting the poetry book in her lap, she opened it to the very same page he previously had. "You know, mom told me what you did for me. You read that poem to me someday, but apparently you never got to finish it. I know I don't remember and everything, but I'm going to finish it for you." Crossing her legs, she quietly breathed in and whispered the last few verses of the poem he never got to read to her.
"[…] here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)"
She slowly closed the book, put it on his nightstand (it was his poetry book after all), got up and approached the bed until her shins touched its edge.
"I love you, grandpa. And I love you too, grandma." After a beat, she added. "You know, you can actually answer that. And you need to practice your I'm-totally-asleep-right-now-please-don't-talk-to-me-I-won't-answer look because it's not convincing at all!" she laughed.
"How did you – Oh my God, you're a genius!" he exclaimed.
"Nope, I'm not a genius, but don't forget there is some Castle blood running through my veins." she winked, making his eyes crinkle with joy. "Let's try this again, shall we?" she added, mimicking a little cinema clap with her fingers. "Scene one, take two: I love you, grandpa."
"I love you too, sweetheart."
FIN
A/N: Soooo, I hope it wasn't that bad! Oh, and by the way, I love reviews. (I know I'm not subtle. *evil laugh* :D )