Surrogate for My Sister's Mate
he said, voice softer now, as he leaned in close.
With steady fingers, he tilted my chin up, making me meet his eyes, even though I had to squint through one of them, the other squeezed shut against the dust.
“I’ll blow on it. Just keep your hands down,” he murmured, and I nodded.
Slowly, he brushed open my eyelid, and then his breath was warm as he leaned in to blow gently. Tears prickled behind my lashes.
“It’s still there?” he asked, and I could only nod again. As a result, he blew once more, careful and patient, and for a second, I thought I felt someone else’s gaze on us.
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