On the Way Home

by [pens&feathers]

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It was well past midnight. We had all of the car windows rolled down, and a balmy summer breeze filtered through my hair. He was driving, hands loosely draped over the wheel. I had my iPod in hand, choosing all of the songs that reminded me of him.

He had no idea.

His crystal-blue eyes flicked to the rear-view mirror.

“They all asleep?” he asked, referring to our friends occupying the back seat. I turned around. They were all nearly snoring, curled into one another like a basket of kittens.

“Yeah,” I said, smiling slightly. “Looks like it’s just you and me.”

The highway stretched out before us, the horizon line illuminated orange. There was hardly anyone else out on the road.

Oh, it’s what you do to me. Oh, it’s what you do to me… I closed my eyes and opened myself up to the music, imagining an alternate reality in which he and I were a we.

When I opened them again, I could tell he was glancing at me out of the corner of his eye.

Silence.

Then: “Have I ever told you that you’re beautiful?”

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. On the Way Home

    User 3142's Buddy Icon User 3142

    Posted about 1 year ago

    make a sequel!!!

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    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I enjoy how the visuals (eyes flicking, a basket of kittens, orange line of horizon) evoke more than images: anxiety, warm comfort, and cold empty distance. I also like that we don’t know for sure who says the last line. Well done.

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    Lady Ophelia's Buddy Icon Lady Ophelia

    Posted about 1 year ago

    That was beautiful.

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    Katiebeth's Buddy Icon Katiebeth

    Posted about 1 year ago

    awww! That’s so sweet. i loveee it!

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    Kohii-Kara's Buddy Icon Kohii-Kara

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love this. its really good and I love the visuals of the sunset and his eyes. And I like how you put lyrics to Hey There Delilah in the story.

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    I’ve always liked your stories. This one’s no different.

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    Sophia D'Soleil's Buddy Icon Sophia D'Soleil

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    how sweet

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    [pens&feathers]'s Buddy Icon [pens&feathers]

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Wow, thanks guys! To be honest, this isn’t one of my favorite Ficlets. But, yes, I love Hey There Delilah.

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