Solangelo 4

Part 50

WILL

Nico and I sit on the bench outside his cabin. He doesn't talk for a while. Thinking everything over. I just sit beside him, holding his hand.
'Do you believe him?' He asks me after a while.
'I don't know. I think so. I don't know what he'd gain from this.' I say.
'I just...I can't just trust him.' He says, turning to me, 'Not after everything he's done. He can't just change.'
'Maybe not.' I say.
'You think he could?'
'I don't know.' I say. I move his hair out of his eyes; my hand lingers just above his ear, 'Maybe. Maybe he thought you couldn't be happy here. Maybe it was all done with good intentions.'
'But the way he did it-'
'Oh yeah. No. He definitely went about it in a very shit way.' I agree. He smiles a little, 'What?'
'No. Nothing. You were just very assertive in there.' He says, laughing a little, 'I don't know where that came from.'
'Neither do I. He was just getting on my nerves.' I say. 'Are your powers still back?'
'It seems so. I don't have much cause to raise the dead as of now, but I think I could. And if someone died...' he trails off, 'I never had very fun powers did I?'
'They definitely didn't give you the best representation.' I agree, 'At least you still have Persephone's powers. That's a nice balance.'
'Life and death and all.' He says, 'it feels better. Like there's a balance.'
'I like it for you.' I say.
'I still don't think I can trust him.'
'You don't have to trust him. We can still be wary. Still watch out for things. But if he says he won't interfere...maybe let's just hope he doesn't.' I say. He looks to me and smiles a little. He kisses my hand without thinking.
'Very optimistic.' He says, 'I like it.'
'Things could just work out okay.' I say, 'it's not impossible.'
'I suppose not.' He agrees.
'Maybe things will just work out for us.' I say. He turns to me and kisses me. He smiles at me, happy at last.
'Maybe they will.' He says.

The end.