FIRE AND SILK

s since I had slept in. Strange nostalgia enveloped me when the rays of the sun hit the windows of the condo. Closin

stalgia enveloped him when the sun rays from the windows embraced him and he realized that he had ove

lling m

which is

s of my imag

the glimpse of

e my soul up—just another

I made my way to the dining room where the sounds were coming from. It looked like someone loved to

w how to handle this situation. The worse was that his flustered condition turned into a showdown of a “child throwing

ecause he turned around and stared straight into my eyes. H

speration stuck in his throat that it sounded like a stranger's voice to his ears. His eyelashes

esponded “Yes. I did not e

ded with a smile. His meaning was clear. He wanted to

made. How was I going to survive this? The beast in me wanted to have him right there but his acceptance was key, to making our relations

hen Clay proceeded to ask “How. h

t keeps me busy. Wuhan is a different city. Things move slowly as compared to Beijing. I

muttered “Quite busy to remember the way hom

the situation “It's quite settled as of now, every new job takes a lot out of us, in terms of time, consiste

wanted us to be at peace since they would be in each other's s

himself. We now have separate lives hence no need for the rest of our lives statement”

angry Clay” I whispered. “Si

with you. If you need me, my number is on the kitchen counter. I assu

or and grabbed his hand and my body f

know it will take a while to forgive me,

nvisible Tears brimming in his eyes. “Do y

I missed you so much Didi” I whis

ith my other hand and pulled him close to me. His gasp sounded like a moan, and it was all the encouragement that I n

ght four years ago when you fucking left” Then he quickly turned

lked to the couch and buried my head in my hands in despair. Why the fuck d

ity. Ram was calling and I knew something must be w

his morning. I just landed in Beijing and am on my way t