Chapter 47

The orange glow grows fainter as I watch it, receding back and under the sleeve of my shirt. Gasping, I throw the clothing off me. The light follows the streams before it settles in my heart, seemingly gone. I close my eyes. Sliding down the wall, my head spins, I grapple with the wooden frame of the window to hold myself. Pressing my cheek against the glass, I relish in it's cool touch. Opening my eyes, I face a terrifying sight. I don't breathe. I don't move. I can't think. My eyes glow a bright silver. They're cool like the moonlight and pierce the soul with their gaze. And they scare the shit out of me. I sit there for awhile, watching my eyes shine seemingly everlasting. But the more I look at them, the more relax I become, and the more relax I become, the faster they fade back to their warm brown. "Fuck me," I whisper. I massage my forehead, trying to alleviate the growing pain of my life that has set u