Lucy Christopher

“Ninja chicken isn't he?" You grinned at me, rolling your sleeves up."We'll see about that." You reached into the cage. Instantly Dick…

— Lucy Christopher

“And I had wings fluttering away inside me all right. Big fat moth wings. You trapped me easily, drew me toward you…

— Lucy Christopher

If there'd been an astronaut on the moon right then, I'm sure I could have seen him. Perhaps he could have looked…

— Lucy Christopher

You smiled then, and your whole face changed with it. It kind of lit up, like there were sunbeams coming from inside…

— Lucy Christopher

I stayed there, curled up into the warmth of your body, under the blankets, like something soft in a shell. Your arms…

— Lucy Christopher

I remember that feeling of skin. It's strange to remember touch more than thought. But my fingers still tingle with it.

— Lucy Christopher

“You moved too much like a hunter, padding silently next to the row of plastic plants as you made your line toward…

— Lucy Christopher

I chased money, pretended to be someone else to get it. It got easier the longer I did it... but that's the…

— Lucy Christopher

You nodded towards the cup. "Want more?" I shook my head. "What about the car?" "Didn't find it. You were heading back…

— Lucy Christopher

I looked down at my stomach. I grabbed at it, seeing how much fat I could lift up in a roll. "Don't…

— Lucy Christopher

You said you knew the perfect place to run to. A place that was empty of people, and buildings, and far, far…

— Lucy Christopher

You saw me before I saw you. In the airport, that day in August, you had that look in your eyes, as…

— Lucy Christopher

“Right then, and at every moment since you’d left me, all I could think about was you. I wanted you in that…

— Lucy Christopher

Then your fingers moved down to my chin. You pushed it up with your thumb to look at me, almost like you…

— Lucy Christopher

It was so big, that view. I’ll never remember it properly. How can anyone remember something that big? I don’t think people’s…

— Lucy Christopher

The sun was bobbing on the horizon, just peeking over. Its light shimmered on the sand behind you, making your body look…

— Lucy Christopher

But what else can I do, other than to plead with you like this? Other than to write down my story, our…

— Lucy Christopher

“You’d picked me up, so gently, as if I were a leaf you didn’t want to crush. You’d carried me somewhere. And…

— Lucy Christopher

Those blue, blue eyes, icy blue, looking back at me as if I could warm them up. They’re pretty powerful, you know,…

— Lucy Christopher

I thought you wanted to catch a camel," you tried again. "No." "I want to." "Well, you go then." You laughed. "I…

— Lucy Christopher

You looked at me, your eyes huge. You we're like a dog then, waiting for me to throw you a bone .…

— Lucy Christopher