Something in him felt lighter, to hear Alexei talk this way. It was like before, four years ago, before he'd lost Alexei in a flash of light that had crashed over him like thunder.
Volgin had gotten new scars that day. He'd been bleeding when he'd run out into the hall, desperate to find help.
Somehow, Alexei's words made it easier to breathe.
He still felt feverish. Weak, but yet comforted by the knowledge that Alexei was here.
Volgin tried to raise a hand so he lay it atop Alexei's head, but his arm felt like it was strapped to the bed. His hand twitched, but went nowhere.
"I know," he said, again, because he couldn't touch Alexei. It felt like the next best thing. Volgin closed his eyes and just lay there, content with the gentle weight of Alyosha's head against his chest.
When he felt himself drifting again, Volgin opened his eyes.
"Alexei. There are some things I want you to know. About...the way I want things to be. I want you to come home. I want you to have a place where. Ever since you came to me that night, I've been thinking...and I have an idea."
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Something in him felt lighter, to hear Alexei talk this way. It was like before, four years ago, before he'd lost Alexei in a flash of light that had crashed over him like thunder.
Volgin had gotten new scars that day. He'd been bleeding when he'd run out into the hall, desperate to find help.
Somehow, Alexei's words made it easier to breathe.
He still felt feverish. Weak, but yet comforted by the knowledge that Alexei was here.
Volgin tried to raise a hand so he lay it atop Alexei's head, but his arm felt like it was strapped to the bed. His hand twitched, but went nowhere.
"I know," he said, again, because he couldn't touch Alexei. It felt like the next best thing. Volgin closed his eyes and just lay there, content with the gentle weight of Alyosha's head against his chest.
When he felt himself drifting again, Volgin opened his eyes.
"Alexei. There are some things I want you to know. About...the way I want things to be. I want you to come home. I want you to have a place where. Ever since you came to me that night, I've been thinking...and I have an idea."