Chapter 19: Call Me By My Name

"You are not surprised by the sudden touch?" Rose asked quietly while her hands were still in Mark's chest and abdomen.

Her hands glided from his shoulders to his abdomen, soothing his cold and sore body with her smooth warm hands and a bit of her healing energy.

"I expected it." He answered.

Was he surprised by the sudden touch? Yes. She touched him without his consent, she approached him without his approval and yet he chose to let her have it her way. He may be a bit uncomfortable by the touch at first but he wants to see what may happen next.

Like what he said before. She is different.

He may still be blind but he wants to see what she can do. Perhaps feel?

Mark, of course, felt her presence, he could sense her approaching him, he could hear her every step, but definitely did not expect for her to touch. So, why did he tell her the opposite of what he felt the first she touched him?

He doesn't know. Doesn't know the answer to that, it felt strange, it felt new.