THE ONLY HEIR

chapter 123

He was laying under the blanket, nestled like a small child.

He had been sleeping for a few hours now.

There was nothing to do but watch him and I didn't want to watch him. It was abnormal to watch him, I felt warmness in my chest and watching him felt quietly erotic, as if he was a sleeping siren.

I decided to go for a walk.

I took my jacket and my shoes.

When I got downstairs I figured that the sky was oddly dark. It might rain.

I still went away anyways.

I was walking in the street. It was crowded by people.

People were heightening their steps to avoid get beaten by the rain. The wind was strong and the breeze was cool and damp. It carried that awkward smell of rain. As a child I always liked the rain... I always got excited when the rain came and I would watch raindrops hit the window and beat the grass.

I was still walking in the streets when the rain came. I knew that it would get beaten by the rain and chances that I would catch cold was high, but I was