SWEETEST SOUND
By
Nikki Harrington
A sequel to Beginning Again.
Ray and Benny continue their journey back to Chicago.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.
We continued to drive south.
Back to Chicago.
Back to our home.
Canada's air's much sweeter than the city, but I didn't notice it.
I was too busy noticing Benny.
Noticing his silence.
Noticing how he'd look at me and then look away.
Noticing the sound of my own voice.
As I drove I talked.
As I talked I drove.
Still he said nothing.
Still he just sat there.
Looking at me.
Watching me.
A slight frown between his eyes.
His head on one side.
I could see he was trying to –
"Ray?"
One word.
The sweetest sound I'd ever heard.
Quietening Benny is the sequel to this story.
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