Chapter 74

My mind is busy creating a thousand possibilities for when he wakes up and realizes that I not only noticed his presence, but I did not let the event go blank. He moves, turning his body over me. I lose the air, suffocated by its weight and its smell that always makes me so vulnerable. I try to push it to the side, but its face slips from my shoulder and is even closer to my pillow. Nothing else happens.

The good thing is that now the shadows can't catch me, for that they would need to remove Henry from me. On the other hand, the dim moonlight does not allow me to see any place besides the bed.

Frustrated, I unintentionally pass one of my hands over Henry's face, actually trying to lower my arms. For a measly second, I can swear to see your lips stretching in a spontaneous smile. As fast as it appears, it disappears. I pay attention this time, running a finger over the corner of your lips, and then another smile appears. My own lips stretch into a child's