Wedcuffed
I stated,
“Yet ours lacks feel, I cannot explain it.”
For a long time did pass and Alessandro was being quiet. He brushed his thumb so gently across all my knuckles as he was leaning in closer then. He murmured,
“What is it about Elias?”
The term felt gentle also abrupt. “Elias?” I repeated.
His voice, steady yet filled with emotion, explained, “It means ‘the Lord is my God’”. His eyes met mine then, so deep and so unshakable,
“But more than that… it feels clean. Untouched. Strong.” “Like him.” Like us.”
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