Love's Hidden Truth

Previously

…Sophia waited until he was out of earshot. "So," she said, her tone laced with her usual pragmatic concern. "What was that?" I turned to her, a ghost of a smile on my lips. "I don't know, Soph. But for the first time in a long time… I think I might want to find out." The grey that had settled over my life, a dull, constant hue, suddenly seemed to hold a faint, almost imperceptible glimmer. It was a tiny spark, barely there, but it was enough to make me wonder if perhaps, just perhaps, the darkness wasn't as absolute as I had always believed. The fear was still there, a shadow at the periphery, but for now, the glimmer of possibility shone a little brighter.