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Uncaged
Date: 9/4/2016, Categories: Cheating, Author: SITTING, Rating: 26, Source: LushStories
them? “Why me?” she asked. “Why did you pick me? What’s in it for you?” “I didn’t pick you,” Heath said. “I never planned anything like this. It just happened.” “But still,” Isla pressed, and her newfound freedom of mind was churning in her stomach, hoping he’d give the answer she wanted to hear. “You didn’t have to say anything, but you did. Why?” She kept her eyes on his and he drew in a breath before answering. “For the same reason I tried to kiss you. For the same reason I didn’t get on the bus.” His eyes flicked from her eyes to her mouth and back again. “It’s not something I can put into words. It’s like… cherry blossom. So beautiful but so fleeting. You want it to stay. And it’s selfish. Take you out of one cage put you into another.” A taxi pulling up to the kerb caught Isla’s attention and she watched as two teenagers got out and walked down the street hand in hand. She looked back into Heath’s unwavering eyes. “Maybe when you’re gone, I’ll go back into my old life,” she said. “Loving him with my eyes shut. It’s like a worn out dream. The thought of it isn’t real anymore but maybe when I see him, it’ll feel real. And I’ll think this was just a crazy conversation.” “You won’t,” Heath said. “It’s like when you see one of those pictures. You know, you look at it one way, you see a monkey, and you look the other way and see a giraffe? Once you’ve seen the giraffe, you don’t forget it. You might still see the monkey but the giraffe never goes. Things won’t be the same ...