I swallowed one more time and headed for her door. Once upon a time, I would have pushed Ivy, pushed her into anger to see what she was hiding beneath it. I would have followed her and kept arguing and bothering her until she told me what she was upset about. Sometimes it had ended with both of us angry and sulking in our own rooms. Other times it had ended with us together, neither one of us upset anymore and caring very little about why we had argued.
Then I had known just how far I could push Ivy, before it would blow up in my face. Somewhere in the intervening years I'd lost the knack for that subtle dance that we had slowly made into an art form.
This is really lovely, and so true about them.
Ceri was looking at me directly. "If she'd already been dead, I think she would have walked out into the sun."
Wow. Just, wow. I'm glad you explained what happened to Ivy. Again, poor Ivy! I hope things end up happy at the end of this. And I love Ceri, and her daughter Ray! :]
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Date: 2009-04-13 02:51 am (UTC)Then I had known just how far I could push Ivy, before it would blow up in my face. Somewhere in the intervening years I'd lost the knack for that subtle dance that we had slowly made into an art form.
This is really lovely, and so true about them.
Ceri was looking at me directly. "If she'd already been dead, I think she would have walked out into the sun."
Wow. Just, wow. I'm glad you explained what happened to Ivy. Again, poor Ivy! I hope things end up happy at the end of this. And I love Ceri, and her daughter Ray! :]
Can't wait for the next chapter!