THE FALL
I turned a corner and froze midway as I caught sight of him, my heart skipped a beat, fear settled inside me. He was here. But why? Obviously, it wasn’t for me. Eric was a commander; he had a professional career that involved more than just me. I saw him among other commanders and other officers. They were walking through the ship docking bay looking at the men working. His eyes wandered around a few times, was he looking for me? They must be here to oversee the construction of the new aircraft. It was a new fighter ship, and he and the other commanders had the honor of inspecting it before it would actually be presented to His Highness. He looked stunning. Strangely, he didn’t see me. I honestly didn’t want him to. I avoided his gaze by moving behind the metal body of a fighter
