Thursday, February 13, 2014

Cynthia

Early morning at the lake. Up in the mountains there was nothing and no one around for miles. You could feel the fresh air, the morning dew, and the green of the forest moss as it silently slid easily into your lungs with each deep breath. Behind him, in the kitchen, the coffee pot burbled and the air from inside was an intoxicating mix of fresh coffee and of her perfume.

Cynthia, he looked up at the ceiling, he could still feel the warmth of her touch and the heat of her breath against his skin. Along with the scent of her came both a mist across the lake and her voice. “Good morning, Mikey,” she cooed.

He turned around slowly and easily. He turned to see Cynthia disappearing into the mist. Mike reached out for her, again.

Mike sat up in bed, reaching out into the darkness of his bedroom. Would he ever get over Cynthia, he wondered aloud to the empty darkness of his bedroom. Damn it hurt. It hurt to have had her so strongly in his life. It hurt to have had her disappear so mysteriously from his life. Sometimes he had to wonder if she had ever really been there, if she wasn't just a figment of his imagination.

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