CHAPTER 7
I don't know what you are
But I know what I want
You make me understand
You shine just like a star
-The Chris Perez Band, "Resurrection"
"Here," said Alison, handing Rafe a glass of water.
She sat down on the plush beige couch beside him, eying him cautiously.
"Are you alright?" asked Alison softly.
Rafe sighed.
"I honestly don't know," he admitted. "For most of my life - what I can remember, anyway - it's been drilled into my head that I'm the last of my line and that I should remember and honor my fallen ancestors. I built my life around the promise that I would."
Alison nodded quietly, waiting for him to continue.
"Now..."
Rafe took a quick sip from his glass and then set it down on the coffee table in front of him.
"Now I supposedly have these long-lost relatives. It just- It makes me wonder."
"Wonder what?" asked Alison, scooting a tiny bit closer to him on the sofa.
"It makes me wonder why," said Rafe, his brow furrowing slightly. "From what you've said, I have everything I've ever wanted. Why can't I remember any of it?"
"Hey..."
Smiling warmly, Alison cupped Rafe's chin in her hands.
"I'm going to help you remember. Everyone I told you about, they're going to help you, too. I promise you, Rafe. You will have all you dreamed and more. I promise."
"I believe you," he whispered in response.
An unusual silence set in as the two sat there, staring into each other's eyes.
Rafe knew he had never felt this way before; not that he could remember, anyway.
Alison showed him more genuine attention and care in one day than Livvie had in the weeks he'd been with her. Unlike Livvie, she offered information only when asked, instead of forcing the same thing down his throat over and over again.
And when she touched him... Rafe felt this energy rush through his body, from the skin underneath the beard she caressed ever-so-gently to his toes. She didn't grab him or squish him like Livvie did, hanging on for dear life. Alison just had to touch him...
Yes, there was definitely something special about her. Rafe would bet his life on it. Alison Barrington was a special soul he intended to explore...
I don't know what you are
But I know what I want
You make me understand
You shine just like a star
-The Chris Perez Band, "Resurrection"
"Here," said Alison, handing Rafe a glass of water.
She sat down on the plush beige couch beside him, eying him cautiously.
"Are you alright?" asked Alison softly.
Rafe sighed.
"I honestly don't know," he admitted. "For most of my life - what I can remember, anyway - it's been drilled into my head that I'm the last of my line and that I should remember and honor my fallen ancestors. I built my life around the promise that I would."
Alison nodded quietly, waiting for him to continue.
"Now..."
Rafe took a quick sip from his glass and then set it down on the coffee table in front of him.
"Now I supposedly have these long-lost relatives. It just- It makes me wonder."
"Wonder what?" asked Alison, scooting a tiny bit closer to him on the sofa.
"It makes me wonder why," said Rafe, his brow furrowing slightly. "From what you've said, I have everything I've ever wanted. Why can't I remember any of it?"
"Hey..."
Smiling warmly, Alison cupped Rafe's chin in her hands.
"I'm going to help you remember. Everyone I told you about, they're going to help you, too. I promise you, Rafe. You will have all you dreamed and more. I promise."
"I believe you," he whispered in response.
An unusual silence set in as the two sat there, staring into each other's eyes.
Rafe knew he had never felt this way before; not that he could remember, anyway.
Alison showed him more genuine attention and care in one day than Livvie had in the weeks he'd been with her. Unlike Livvie, she offered information only when asked, instead of forcing the same thing down his throat over and over again.
And when she touched him... Rafe felt this energy rush through his body, from the skin underneath the beard she caressed ever-so-gently to his toes. She didn't grab him or squish him like Livvie did, hanging on for dear life. Alison just had to touch him...
Yes, there was definitely something special about her. Rafe would bet his life on it. Alison Barrington was a special soul he intended to explore...