ECLIPSE OF LOVE

droom from the sofa she had laid on. The stranger was gone. The sheets of the bed, torn to shreds, littered the bedroom. "Where could he have gone?" she asks, knowing the consequences of his actions.

e who refuses to reveal its identity. "Show your face, you," he says, standing in front of her. "I'm sorry about that," she says, raising her head. He moves back a little. There was amazement in his eyes, like he had seen an angel. He couldn't comprehend what he was seeing. His heart beats faster as she nods her head, taking the wet long strands of hair backwards and off her face.She finally settles in, her eyes locking onto his. She felt a palpable spark ignite, and the air around them suddenly felt different. It felt just as if the very fabric of fate had conspired to bring them together at that moment. She couldn't take her eyes off him, and the same applies to him, or so she thought."Have you been spying on me?" he asks, his face suddenly fierce as a warrior. "Why would I spy on you?" her expression closed up. He didn't want to take the discussion any further, seeing the flare on her cheek."Do you want to get on my back? I can take you back to the coast." His eyebrows rose, waiting for her response. "You're wounded. Several cuts and bruises, each severing 55 percent of the of the damage to the cells connected to them", she declines his offer, walking past him."How do you know that?" novelty piques in."Just me being me, I guess," she said, her heart thumping, afraid she'd be let out. "What do you know, Missy, here is a doctor?" he lets out, walking head-to-head with her. "You should be grateful I saved you from the hands of those goons. You'd be dead if not for me", she flares up, letting the cat out of the bag. "So you're the one who saved me," he says, taking her by the hand and hauling her towards him."You