Noah and Gena Ulcar
Noah felt that his role in life was to protect his wife Gena. He had felt that from the time when they were young and he had seen how vulnerable she was. Gena had been blind from birth and so she had never seen her husband. But she knew every angular part of his face and the way his muscular body felt. She knew what love felt like, and it felt like him. Noah was so calm and gentle with her, as though she were a deer that would be startled by any rash movement.
He had taken her from her father’s house, her father who had beaten her for her blindness when she spilt the butter or knocked over a chair because she could not see it there. He had cursed her because she was not like her normal brothers and sisters and nothing but a burden on the family. Then one day Noah had come round and introduced himself. She knew of him but they had never met before. She now knew that he had watched her from across the marketplace as she stumbled along many days with baskets of food. He had asked if she would go walking with him and though she did not know him she went because she trusted his gentle voice.
There had been many walks like this until one day she had asked Noah if she could feel his face so she could know its shape. She ran her hand gently over his face feeling the strong brow and broad nose and his mouth and as her hand ran over his cheeks she felt them wet with tears. His hand came up to hold hers and then she felt his lips on hers. Her father had been glad to get rid of her and Noah had sworn to protect her. She could not see Mhalwae in the distance but she could feel it coming closer like a monster rising from the depths below. Her ragged breathing was only calmed by the soft whispering of Noah’s voice in her ear and his warm hands resting on her hips.
What an interesting idea! I can’t wai to see how you develop it.
Aww! I agree with Sydonie, that’s really different/interesting. I wonder how she’ll cope with the strange new island!
You have some really interesting characters here. It’s really nice that she found a man who she can really trust.
Wow that’s a moving story. Poor girl! And how amazing that she knew she could trust him by his voice alone. AND how she knew to dread the island without being able to see it at all? You really have me wondering what’s awaiting them there!
Oh, my goodness! My heart did a little pitter-patter when I read: “She knew what love felt like, and it felt like him.” This is one of the most romantic couples I’ve ever read about. I’m excited to see how they will interact with the other characters.
Yeah Kara… I think they are such a romantic couple too and I am hopeless romantic =). When I thought up the idea for Gena, I knew that life would have been very hard on her in those times and I just really wanted her to have lovely, nice guy to take care of her.
Aww these guys are also really great together…its a close tie between Hepsie and her husband…
Hehe… yeah Tiana… I guess you can probably tell I am a bit of a romantic at heart… my poor boyfriend has a lot of ideals to live up to (which I have to say he really does =).
This is so sweet! One, two three . . . aww. Now I want to make a blind person in my story . . . no, I think I’ll stick with someone who’s epileptic.
I’m already loving Noah.
Oooh… someone who’s epileptic. That’s an interesting idea. Is your story up yet Aithne?
SO ROMANTIC.