Happy Saturday! I’m off to volunteer at the kids school for a few hours, followed by lots of errands. Going to be a long day. Three weeks until the big show!
This week is the final snippet from last year’s Passing on Faith. The prequel, Walking by Faith, is out Tuesday! I can’t believe it’s already here. Next week, I’ll post a bit from that one. For now, I’m bringing something a little sadder than the last two snippets. Don’t worry—they’ll get their HFN. For some context, Micah was only supposed to stay for the summer; the mention of Cat’s swollen joints has to do with his chronic health issue; and Cat is non-binary gender (i.e., not a man or a trans woman). This is a bit longer than 6 sentences, but it makes more sense.
Searching for something other than the truth, that Cat awakened in him things he didn’t—or didn’t want to—understand, Micah answered, “We’re too different. What do we even have in common?”
Cat’s mouth hung open briefly, and the weight of Micah’s words clung to both of them. Pushing the covers to the end of the bed, Cat stood up. He wore nothing but the red-orange panties that matched the negligee still casually draped over the chair. In the dim light, he looked fragile, his body long and thin and his joints slightly swollen. There was no pretense, and he hid nothing, standing defiantly beside the bed and commanding Micah’s attention by meeting his gaze.
Instead of responding with the anger Micah expected, he jutted out his chin and said, “Well, we both like your not-shitty love stories.” His eyes softened, and he continued, “We both love cookie dough ice cream. We’re both stubborn as hell, and we both think your father’s God is an asshole.” His lip quivered, and he sniffled, his eyes turning red-rimmed.
The sight was enough to push Micah over the edge. Tears brimmed in his eyes, and he drew his wrist across them. “Oh, God. I don’t want to go home,” he said through a sob. “I don’t want to leave you.”
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I hurt for both of them. (Love Cat’s answers, though.)
Yeah, Cat’s not one to take things lying down. He’s not tolerating Mich’s BS here.
oww, yes, brings tears to my eyes….
Lucky for them, they’re only pages from their HFN. 🙂
Oh poor guys (and I really feel for Cat and his health issues).
They’ve both been through a lot.
Beautiful!
Thanks! 🙂
Ouch. That was a lot of raw emotion. Poor guys.
Yeah, they’re having a rough time of it here, but they’ll be okay.
This scene packs a huge emotional punch. I love Cat’s list of things they have in common.
Cat usually has good answers to things, especially for Micah.
Aww, that was so sad.
The sadness that comes right before the happy, fortunately.
I’m not crying, you’re crying”sniff”
Aww. *passes the tissues*
It’s just allergies. *sniff* Not because your snippet is so evocative.
*nods in understanding* Of course.
Hi,
Just dropping in to wish you all the best with your book launch.
Shalom aleichem,
Pat
Thank you! 🙂