Jack's eyes hurt as he looked at her. That she had to see him like this, that she had to see him at all. He wanted to speak, he wanted to apologise and to say so many things. But he couldn't, he just didn't have the strength.
But then he felt her putting the chain about his neck. It hurt, the cool of the chain as it touched his neck through the mass of twisted hair. And then it turned, it changed.
He'd never expected to be the one on the receiving end of the use of this necklace. Just another way his life never went to plan. But he felt it. The warmth that had held within the necklace seemed to expand and erupt. It filled him completely, and the next breath he took was fuller. The ache in his body seemed to dull a little and the cloud inside his mind lifted and gave way to clarity.
When he looked at her now, he could see her.
And he could speak.
"How did you find out?" he asked, his voice still raw and worn, but there.
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Date: 2010-03-22 01:22 am (UTC)But then he felt her putting the chain about his neck. It hurt, the cool of the chain as it touched his neck through the mass of twisted hair. And then it turned, it changed.
He'd never expected to be the one on the receiving end of the use of this necklace. Just another way his life never went to plan. But he felt it. The warmth that had held within the necklace seemed to expand and erupt. It filled him completely, and the next breath he took was fuller. The ache in his body seemed to dull a little and the cloud inside his mind lifted and gave way to clarity.
When he looked at her now, he could see her.
And he could speak.
"How did you find out?" he asked, his voice still raw and worn, but there.