Lucy 

Half of my mind wanted to run away then. To leave our things, steal a boat and row back to the island with Luke. Hold hands all the way to the middle of the arch. I could envision the two of us standing on the other side of time again - the side that made sense. We’d hug each other and cry, but then we would get up and go home and do the next right thing whatever that was.

Luke didn’t say anything, he just stood up and held his hand out to me, pulling me up to standing when I took it. Kateri stood too, in one fluid motion, and gave us both a small nod. Luke turned then and walked straight back to Rain’s hut, pushing inside like he owned the place. 

We were alone in the house, the fire was smoldering in the center of the room, it was the...

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