I stayed hidden, Hunter. She screamed and screamed and screamed for help! And I did nothing. Nothing!"
Tears burned in Hunter's eyes. He hunched his shoulders around her. "You were a child."
"A coward, I was a coward!" A horrible, tearing sob erupted from her. She slid her arms around his neck and buried her face against the side of his throat. "That's what I can't forget! Hiding down there, hearing her scream. Oh, why didn't I do something?"
"You would be dead, Blue Eyes. The Comanches would have killed you--just as slowly, eh? One small girl against many braves? You could do nothing."
"I could have died with some dignity!"
"Not with dignity--with great pain. You are no coward."
"Oh, yes, I am! Look at me! I'm terrified to let you, my husband, touch me. You've been so kind to me and Amy. I should've overcome these feelings! And I haven't! I don't know why you even want me!"
A sad smile twisted his mouth as he recalled how she had walked out alone to face a hundred Comanches, one small woman against an army. "You make a smile inside me, that is why I want you. The way a man wants his wife."
Tears burned in Hunter's eyes. He hunched his shoulders around her. "You were a child."
"A coward, I was a coward!" A horrible, tearing sob erupted from her. She slid her arms around his neck and buried her face against the side of his throat. "That's what I can't forget! Hiding down there, hearing her scream. Oh, why didn't I do something?"
"You would be dead, Blue Eyes. The Comanches would have killed you--just as slowly, eh? One small girl against many braves? You could do nothing."
"I could have died with some dignity!"
"Not with dignity--with great pain. You are no coward."
"Oh, yes, I am! Look at me! I'm terrified to let you, my husband, touch me. You've been so kind to me and Amy. I should've overcome these feelings! And I haven't! I don't know why you even want me!"
A sad smile twisted his mouth as he recalled how she had walked out alone to face a hundred Comanches, one small woman against an army. "You make a smile inside me, that is why I want you. The way a man wants his wife."
( Catherine Anderson )
[ Comanche Moon ]
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