Standing in the middle of the bare, pedestrian flat, glancing at all of the meager belongings—I took a deep breath—this was perhaps the second hardest thing I will have ever done; the first just an hour prior.
I recalled earlier, the look in his eyes, the emotions he kept hidden from the rest of the world; a world so quick to condemn him to his self-imposed isolation. My intention, as always, was to merely see how he was holding up. He hasn't trusted me properly since we were younger—recent events haven't helped.
The moment my foot touched pavement I noticed his step falter—I was serious. The glare sent in my direction before he turned his back on me, it pierced through my highly constructed barriers, causing me to ache in a way I haven't felt since he was ten. The moment he rounded the corner, out of my sight, I reached into my left breast pocket and fingered its contents.
Oh, Sherlock, forgive me—I mumbled to myself. I stepped over to the desk where I knew a standard issue pistol resided, the safety box unlocked. With a trembling hand I reached into my jacket pocket, producing an old scrap of paper. Handwriting I would recognize in an instant, lingering on the faded lines; with a heavy sigh I unfolded the paper and placed it down on top of the closed laptop. Reading, perhaps, the most heartfelt words anyone would ever get out of him.
Reaching back into my pocket I grasped my pen and wrote in the simplest of words—You have proved me wrong.
I rather liked this bit...just not sure if you lot do. It's a bit of a filler, 'cause what I wanted to have happened didn't pan out how I wanted, so I had this come about instead. There's only one thing you really need to get out of this chapter, which I hope I made blantantly obvious. Any guesses as to whose POV this is? I also think I did abysmally at it, for he is so much more eloquent then I will ever be. XD (If that's not a massive hint, I don't know what is.) Apolgoes if I told you Sherlock's letter would be here...eh, it's mentioned...I did have it, but it will most definitely make its appearance next chapter...which will be up tomorrow! I am off from work and classes, so I've all day to do whatever tickles my fancy.