Love In Darkness

ght's rain, and as I stretched, I could almost feel the earth waking up with me. My fingers brushed against the window, and I watched as the sun b

sity. I could already feel the pulse of anticipation in the air, and it seemed to mirror the fluttering in my ch

screen, seeing Vera's name flash across it. My best friend was always early-never once la

!" Vera's voice rang through the spea

though I was already in th

ownstairs, hurry up! Samuel s

My boy

bed through my hair, I thought about how lucky I was to have him. He was my comfort zone in a world that often fel

or. Vera was already waiting by the curb, bouncing on her heels, her platinum blonde hair shin

hand. I took it, feeling the familiar rush of affection

" Vera asked, wal

anticipation. "Definitely. I just hope we can all s

queezing my hand reassuringly. "It'll be

a little harder now, as if my body knew something I didn't. I walked through the grand entrance of the university, my footsteps echoing as I made my way toward the literature department. The campus was a mix of exc

eep breath. My fingers ran over the fabric of my jacket as I pushed it open and stepped

I settled into the chair, I glanced around, trying to take in everything-the faint smell of chal

ned, and in walked Ms. Dora. She was everything I imagined a professor to be-tall, with sharp features and short black h

urned to begin introducing us. But just as I was about to intro

thing I expected-a man. His presence was commanding, and the moment he stepped into the room, a strange sense of gravity seemed to pull my gaze toward him.

broke through the strange tensi

g an unexpected shiver down my spine. He introduced h

o mine. There was something about his look-intense, c

rs suddenly unable to focus on the scribbles I was trying to write. I felt a s

notice. Or perha

reath caught when he sat down beside me, his presence like a shadow falling

I'm A

is hand. The touch was brief, but it

mured, pullin

drifting back to him-the way he moved, the way he spoke, and, above all, the way he looke

feel like