Angelic Visions 
chapter V. Raven
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I’m looking down upon the face of yet another sleeping angel…
One of those random thoughts pops into my mind as I sit on the bed beside Pegasus, holding his hand, running my fingers absentmindedly through his silken lilac hair.
Five days. God, how did I do it? How did I think I could? I don’t think we’ve been apart for so long since we’ve known each other. The full pain of our separation hits me in the chest as I pick up his limp hand, rubbing my face against it.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
“Pegasus,” I whisper with a smile. Now that I don’t have to be afraid of anyone overhearing, of learning my terrible secret, I feel kind of light-headed, like being champagne-drunk.
He must know it. Why else would he be here?
Why would he have come so far to get to me, to bring me my son?
I let my hand guide his down to my lips, kissing his fingers. Noticing how worn out he looks, even in this deep sleep, and the tear-stain marks around his eyes. Were you crying for me, Pegasus? Did you miss me?
What if he doesn’t wake up again?
An irrational fear, another one, grips my heart. Mother said I should call a doctor. But I’m too selfish to do any such thing. If I can’t have him in life, then at least, perhaps, in death…
Stop that! I shake my head, clearing these thoughts and dust away, angry at myself, although I can’t remain that way for very long in his presence. I let his hand fall back to the bed, turning my attention instead to his lips, which I trace very carefully with the tip of my finger.
This isn’t the first time I’ve thought about kissing him.
