If you're caught in the shadow then turn around
If you hear my voice, follow the sound
'Cause I'm here to guide you home
If you hear my voice, follow the sound
'Cause I'm here to guide you home
The more he asked without giving her a yes or no, the more reluctant the girl became to reveal more. The silences between her replies dragged on in length, and the reluctance to offer too much at once was quite impossible to miss.
"Here in Halo," she replied vaguely, and shifted her gaze off towards the not-water, fidgety and evasive. But... at the same time, she felt guilty for not offering the whole story too. If he was coming along, at least he deserved to know what it was about, right?
So she sighed, and turned back. Biting her lip, like a child with a wonderful secret. "If I tell you about it, promise you won't say anything to anyone else? And that you won't go there without me," she added hastily, because that was really the main point. Roses were flaring up on her cheeks with excitement and trepidation, clearly visible even in the dim light cast by the stars.
"Here in Halo," she replied vaguely, and shifted her gaze off towards the not-water, fidgety and evasive. But... at the same time, she felt guilty for not offering the whole story too. If he was coming along, at least he deserved to know what it was about, right?
So she sighed, and turned back. Biting her lip, like a child with a wonderful secret. "If I tell you about it, promise you won't say anything to anyone else? And that you won't go there without me," she added hastily, because that was really the main point. Roses were flaring up on her cheeks with excitement and trepidation, clearly visible even in the dim light cast by the stars.
Seren
