North x Northwest - Chapter 303

... > Ed was sitting on the floor leaning against the wall below the window. It was dangerous to leave the shutters open, but a patient like Ed needed to breathe clean air.

Ed muttered, squinting his closed eyes.

I was wondering when you would come in. It seems like three hours have already passed

Sunlight mixed with dust shimmered on the lashes of his sunken and quivering eyes. His upright sitting posture was undisturbed, but his neck and collarbones, glistening with cold sw ...