Choices

DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES

My smile falters momentarily and brown eyes flash before me like a thunderstorm.

What am I doing?

I’m about to retort as he takes the phone from me using his other free hand and taps the tip of my nose in mockery. I rub it immediately, fighting an irritation when ultimately I lose. I sneeze violently with a shrill noise and Nate laughs out.

“Shut u-“

I’m stopped midway with yet another sneeze and I sniff heavily after I’m sure there are no more to come.

“Are you going to sneeze through all the photographs, I need a smile Callister, or better yet-“

I sense a warning edge to his voice and scoot further from him when suddenly his fingers tickle me uncontrollably at the abdomen and I land back onto his chest with a thud, laughing my eyes out.

“Nate! St-op it! Oka-y, okay. Don-e!”