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Snowblind
Date: 9/13/2015, Categories: Love Stories, Author: Lupus, Rating: , Source: LushStories
sparked and crackled, leaping towards us and swirling. The only semblance of colour in our white-washed world danced and shook with the force of the storm, paling under the cold’s relentless assault. We never flinched as we held to each other, wishing the nightmare were over. “I’m sorry, Victoria.” My voice was raised over the din we were enveloped in, rather than the softer, lighter tone I would usually have hoped for. “Sitting here staring at this God damn fire just takes it out of me. I wish I could just see something out there!” “There’s nothing out there, Tom! They’re gone. They’re not coming back. I know that, now.” Her voice held such a pitiful, despairing tone that my chest constricted. I had prayed for days that she wouldn’t give it up, but the sound of her crackling, broken voice trying to hide her tears broke my heart. I reached out with my frosty mitt to turn her face towards me, looking into the deep, blue, sorrowful pools of her crying eyes. The bitter cold stung her chiseled cheeks to a red glow, as though she had been smacked, and the cracked, full lip she bit down on held a purple tinge. I had seen the beautiful features of her face split open with unbridled happiness on our excursions. I’d seen her tanned skin, now pale and ruddy, glow brilliantly in the tropical climate. “They’re coming, Vicky. They’re out there, too, looking for help. We can’t just give up! They’ll be back to get us and you’ll be tucked up in some posh hotel bed inside the week, ...