to live forever
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“Alright, Francis?” said Charles, as taken aback by his appearance as I was.
Francis blinked at us, then, the realisation dawning on him, swallowed in dismay.
“Oh blast, the picnic,” he muttered, then cleared his throat into his fist. “I’m so sorry, Charles, I might need a raincheck.”
There was a silence, followed by Charles raising a suspicious eyebrow.
“It’s not raining.”
(or, the one where Francis falls ill... and Charles thinks he’s heard it all before.)
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- Part 1 of to live forever
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I blinked stoically over her shoulder, all crossed arms and wounded pride.
“I came to see if you were alright.”
She said it with such easy, unassuming grace, and before I’d time for anything more dignified, unwelcome tears were prickling behind my eyes.
“Oh, Francis.” Camilla wrapped her arms around my middle, and I shut the door behind her.
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(or, the scene where Francis and Camilla wait on the footbridge, and the one that follows after.)
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- Part 2 of to live forever
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I fumbled against the sideboard, hands gripped over the edges. My heart was racing- what if the others come back, what if someone needs a glass of water? Then Henry’s mouth was at my zipper, two fingers loosening my belt, and God, I thought, I gasped into the silence. Who cares?
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- Part 3 of to live forever
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Richard drives a nervous Francis to his first appointment at the dentist.
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- Part 4 of to live forever
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I coughed, unable to form the thought in English. He knows. He knows all.
“Not now,” Camilla whispered, Julian’s footsteps approaching on her words. Her tone was low, soothing and coarse, and yet it was not a tender thing. Nothing about her ever was.
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- Part 5 of to live forever
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I exhaled, a strange, wild relief bubbling through my chest at this small victory. The fabric of the air buzzed and shimmered, gauzy wet on my skin.
Yes, it seemed to say. This way.
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Francis, Charles and Camilla row out onto the lake in summer.Series
- Part 6 of to live forever