The Gift (2)

Some time ago I wrote a story entitled “The Gift,” intending it to be a short story. As time has passed I have decided that I would like to develop that story a bit more. It is my intention to write small segments to the larger story and continue where the original left off, using it as sort of a prologue. At this point I really don’t have any idea where or how it will go but I guess we will find out together. With a slowness born of age and knowledge, especially tonight, he slowly inserted...