POV (VICTOR)
Since before I could remember Abelia was brilliant at the game of hide and seek. She was a quiet still presence in a room. A visage hardly seen, and barely noticed. Due to my arrogance I believed I could catch her. But try as I might, Abelia was a master of evasion, and just when she was within my grasp, like a trick of the light she would effortlessly slip through my fingers. Leaving me alone and desperate to find her again. Those were are roles. I was the seeker and she my hidden desire. This moment was no different. Yet as I gazed over at her, through the dim crackling firelight, I already knew in my heart she was an illusion and completely out of my reach.
"Drink this. It will make you feel better."
I said, as I held up a cup of hot tea to her lips, but she refused to
