Return To Sender (The Hart Brothers #2) - J. S. Cooper Page 0,27
were.” Lucy added.
“And why they were at the side and not on the main path.”
“It just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser.” Lucy said softly. “Hey, have you written any poetry recently?”
“Actually, I wrote one this morning after I came out of the shower.” I admitted. “Though I don’t think it’s any good.”
“I wrote one this morning as well.” Lucy said. “How strange is that? Want to do a share as we walk?”
“Sure.” I said. “Do you want to go first or second?”
“You go first.”
“Okay.” I walked for a few more seconds and then let the words spill from my mouth as if I were on a large stage somewhere. “Secrets, things you never told me, things I never should have known. Like your body, a muscular vision on a throne. You touched me and in that instant I was yours. You touched me, and pushed me down on all fours. You’ve got a secret and it’s something I shouldn’t know. You’ve got a secret and all I can think of is my glow. The way you touched me. The way your lips made me yours. You’ve got a secret and I just want to close the door.” I pretended to slam a door shut and then turned to Lucy, who was looking at me with understanding in her eyes.
“You love him.” It wasn’t a question, but a statement. “This isn’t just a crush or I’m falling for him thing. You’ve already fallen.” She spoke softly, as if she didn’t want to upset me or our surroundings by raising her voice.
“So what did you think of the poem?”
“It was so beautiful. So raw.” She looked me in the eyes. “It is a beautiful thing to know love, Savannah. I only hope he is worthy.”
“Me too, girl. Me too.”
“Okay, well, poem is nowhere as near as heartfelt as yours, but here goes. I had a friend. I had a sister. I had a vision that spun like a twister. I was alone and living free. I was alone, but I didn’t want to be. I had a vision of my own true love. With a smile so bright, and the angel spirit of a dove. I wanted it to be, so I waited all night. I wanted it to be, but my joy is floating like a kite. Up and away, out of my reach. I’ll be forever alone. With not even my friend to teach.”
“Oh Lucy.” I stopped and looked at her. “I didn’t know you were so lonely.”
“I’m not, well, at least not all the time. It just hits me, you know. In the late of night, when I’m lying there, when the dreams won’t take me away, and my brain just thinks.”
“And you think about how it’s just you?”
“Yeah. You know what I mean?”
“I know.” I reached for her hand. “You sound like you’re suffering from anxiety.”
“I thought I was just being a baby.” She laughed. “It’s not like it’s every night and you won’t be gone forever.”
“Did you ever feel that way when I was still there? In the apartment?”
“A little bit.” She made a face. “I didn’t feel alone because I always had you. And I love our friendship. But I did feel a little bit solitary and sad. Like I wanted more. Not that you weren’t enough. But I wanted love. Or I should say want. I want love too.” She let out a deep sigh. “Sometimes I wonder if there’s something wrong with me.”
“You know you’re gorgeous, right, Lucy?” I stared at my beautiful friend. “But I get it. I’ve felt the same way. I think it’s something we all go through when we’re single and don’t necessarily want to be. You will find love as well, Lucy. And trust me, it’s not all that. You could end up in a situation like me.”
“I want a love and an adventure as well, though. My life is so bor..oh shit.” She exclaimed and pointed ahead. “Shit, is that a pool of blood.”
“Say what now? Blood?” I looked over to where she was pointing and my eyes widened, “Oh my God, what is that?” We both ran over to the spot and then looked at each other.
“Let’s follow the trail.” Lucy said softly and I whistled to Jolene to get her to run back to us. We followed the trickling spots of blood through the forest for about fifteen minutes and then we spotted a small cabin nestled between the trees ahead.