When We Are Older
I have to lift my chin to find his eyes, to not stare into his chest.
Then, once I catch his eyes, he stares into my face as if reading my soul, and I stand still as if put under a spell.
My pulse runs wild as I stand there, self-conscious of my loud breathing while Adam studies me.
The scent of flowers twirling around my nose, his mocking smile with a hint of curiosity, the radiating heat from his hand: it all makes my heart thump viciously inside me.
"I-I just don't think you would hurt me," I stutter. "And I don't think you're a terrible person. Sure, you ate humans, but that was before you got to know me,"
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