Day 2
Grey washed into grey at the horizon, the daylight dying an unnoticed death, hidden from the human eye by clouds, heavy and thick, pressing down onto the mountains sides.
Undiminished. Endless.
Droplets burst and sprayed up as fine mist. Gusts of wind ripped apart the waves’ white crowns and whipped them up and over the haven’s small pier.
Aksel watched the water’s rapid descent, the paths it left sluicing over the cool window pane touching his forehead and cheek.
The single drops were indistinguishable. They hit and vanished, as if they had never been.
There was a web of lines, arching and spreading over the smooth surface of the glass.
In the next moment, the pattern changed. Aksel lifted his head.
Light streamed past him and merged the shadow with the rest of the luminous pane.
Berit Eide looked up when her grandson sighed. “What is it, my Dear?”
“Oh, nothing.” Aksel looked in the direction of the window once more. “It’s like the end of the world out there.” Then he brightened. “But I am glad you are here! You’ll see, I’ll take good care of you! And you won’t need to worry about catching the rash illness anymore!”
Berit Eide looked towards the ceiling with a barely suppressed sigh, but the small smile on her lips was the only thing Aksel needed to see to know he had done the right thing. He sat next to her on the couch. He would take such good care of her! And he was glad she trusted him to keep her safe. Even though she had brought the Devil.
The Devil was not safe.
“Aksel, don't stare at Lucifer that way. You know he doesn't like it. He will scratch you again.”
