as we approached an
intersection.
We drove out of town, past the high school and
around a small lake, heading to my spot. I directed
Allister until we pulled into a gravel parking lot and
swung up along the far side. As we rolled to a stop,
Allister gasped. The area before us dropped off into a vast
ore mining pit, thousands of feet across and nearly as
deep, thick steel cables strung between large posts, the
only thing separating us from the pit.
“This is incredible.” He looked excitedly to me.
“My dad brought me here as a kid.” I got out,
walking to the covered observation platform; the metal
floor clanked under my feet. I paused by the
informational plaque.
Allister followed stopping next to me, reading the
plaque quietly. “It must have been amazing when they
were digging here.”
“I’m too young to remember, but this was always
a good place to think.”
“What do you need to think about?”
“You,” I said boldly, looking at him out of the
corner of my eye.
“Me? What’s so interesting about me?”
“You’re different than anyone I’ve ever met.”
“So are you,” he grinned.
“I, I, I…I’m sorry about the other day. I’m afraid
you think I’m crazy.”
“No, I don’t,” he assured me.
I took a deep breath and spilled. “Not only do I
think you and your sister saved me after I went over that
waterfall, but I think you’re angels and cured my cancer
somehow.” There, I’d gotten it out, my crazy thoughts
hanging out there, exposed, for him to see. I couldn’t look
at him, staring out over the large pit, waiting for the
laughter to start. It didn’t. I cautiously glance over at him,
expecting to see a frightened look on his face as he
considered the crazy girl. Except the look wasn’t there.
Instead, he gazed at me with such compassion it brought
tears to my eyes. I stared up at him, afraid to speak.
“Britt, there are a lot of things you don’t and can’t
know about what’s going,” he said and then turned away.
“I don’t want you to believe in fantasies, but I can’t lie to
you either.” He stared at the pit, avoiding my eyes.
“Are you saying it’s true?”
“I can’t.”
“What do you mean, you can’t?”
“I mean, I can’t. There are things that should
remain secret, and I messed up more than I thought.
Meeting you at the hospital and telling you to stop
healing people was a huge risk as well.”
“So you’re saying it didn’t happen and at the same
time you say it did ?” I could feel the confusion twist my
features.
“I’m saying you’re not crazy, but I can’t explain
why.” He turned to me, his eyes urging me to believe
him, to trust him.
“That’s fine for you, but you just messed me up
even more.” I wanted to believe him as I stared into his
deep blue eyes, only something felt off, like there was
more to the story. More that I wasn’t going to like.
“I don’t want to do that.” He hesitated a moment
and then turned to look out at the pit again. “I’m pretty
sure you should stay away from me.” He didn’t look back
at me.
“Why?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Ah.” I threw my hands up. “You’re talking in
circles. So you don’t want me around? Will you stop with
the bullshit and come clean?”
I glared at him, my anger and frustrations rising.
“Britt, take it easy. I like you and know I can’t
avoid liking you. There’s something about you that draws
me to you. I feel it inside, attracting me to you, making
me want…It’s just, being around you is going to be
very…difficult.”
“I’ve never shied away from difficult,” I said,
putting my hands on my hips.
“I can see that, but this may test even you.”
“I’ll take my chances.”
He gave me a nod and turned back to the pit.
I stared at him for a while and followed his gaze
into the mine. The frustration drained from me and I felt
my heart slow while I stared into the abyss, in awe of its
sheer magnitude.
An arm slipped around my waist and my
intersection.
We drove out of town, past the high school and
around a small lake, heading to my spot. I directed
Allister until we pulled into a gravel parking lot and
swung up along the far side. As we rolled to a stop,
Allister gasped. The area before us dropped off into a vast
ore mining pit, thousands of feet across and nearly as
deep, thick steel cables strung between large posts, the
only thing separating us from the pit.
“This is incredible.” He looked excitedly to me.
“My dad brought me here as a kid.” I got out,
walking to the covered observation platform; the metal
floor clanked under my feet. I paused by the
informational plaque.
Allister followed stopping next to me, reading the
plaque quietly. “It must have been amazing when they
were digging here.”
“I’m too young to remember, but this was always
a good place to think.”
“What do you need to think about?”
“You,” I said boldly, looking at him out of the
corner of my eye.
“Me? What’s so interesting about me?”
“You’re different than anyone I’ve ever met.”
“So are you,” he grinned.
“I, I, I…I’m sorry about the other day. I’m afraid
you think I’m crazy.”
“No, I don’t,” he assured me.
I took a deep breath and spilled. “Not only do I
think you and your sister saved me after I went over that
waterfall, but I think you’re angels and cured my cancer
somehow.” There, I’d gotten it out, my crazy thoughts
hanging out there, exposed, for him to see. I couldn’t look
at him, staring out over the large pit, waiting for the
laughter to start. It didn’t. I cautiously glance over at him,
expecting to see a frightened look on his face as he
considered the crazy girl. Except the look wasn’t there.
Instead, he gazed at me with such compassion it brought
tears to my eyes. I stared up at him, afraid to speak.
“Britt, there are a lot of things you don’t and can’t
know about what’s going,” he said and then turned away.
“I don’t want you to believe in fantasies, but I can’t lie to
you either.” He stared at the pit, avoiding my eyes.
“Are you saying it’s true?”
“I can’t.”
“What do you mean, you can’t?”
“I mean, I can’t. There are things that should
remain secret, and I messed up more than I thought.
Meeting you at the hospital and telling you to stop
healing people was a huge risk as well.”
“So you’re saying it didn’t happen and at the same
time you say it did ?” I could feel the confusion twist my
features.
“I’m saying you’re not crazy, but I can’t explain
why.” He turned to me, his eyes urging me to believe
him, to trust him.
“That’s fine for you, but you just messed me up
even more.” I wanted to believe him as I stared into his
deep blue eyes, only something felt off, like there was
more to the story. More that I wasn’t going to like.
“I don’t want to do that.” He hesitated a moment
and then turned to look out at the pit again. “I’m pretty
sure you should stay away from me.” He didn’t look back
at me.
“Why?”
“It’s complicated.”
“Ah.” I threw my hands up. “You’re talking in
circles. So you don’t want me around? Will you stop with
the bullshit and come clean?”
I glared at him, my anger and frustrations rising.
“Britt, take it easy. I like you and know I can’t
avoid liking you. There’s something about you that draws
me to you. I feel it inside, attracting me to you, making
me want…It’s just, being around you is going to be
very…difficult.”
“I’ve never shied away from difficult,” I said,
putting my hands on my hips.
“I can see that, but this may test even you.”
“I’ll take my chances.”
He gave me a nod and turned back to the pit.
I stared at him for a while and followed his gaze
into the mine. The frustration drained from me and I felt
my heart slow while I stared into the abyss, in awe of its
sheer magnitude.
An arm slipped around my waist and my
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