Sunbeam Lair Spotlight

His brows deepen and immediately the mood shifts to something dark; painful. Memories that were perhaps better left in Doris, buried away in the recess of a mind where the unthinkable is kept. She is only quiet, listening and inferring the long pauses between his thoughtful choice of words.

“I’m sorry, Andr. No one should ever have to experience that.” She looks down at her toes. An apology feels so…meaningless in comparison.

“I hope the Teekons will be kinder to you. There’s a lot of bad out there. But a lot of good, too.” Her smile is thin, but it’s not disingenuine.

“I hope you find it.”