Fate Succumbs
““What’s up, ketchup?” I linked my arm with Alex’s and pulled him alongside me as I strolled up the beach. “It’s been a while.”
His answer was a succinct “yes” that sounded as flat as a nine year old girl’s chest.
That wasn’t right. Alex was always happy to see me. It was the way this whole dream thing worked.
“So, how is the afterlife been treating you?” I asked, hoping to pull him out of his funk.
“Fine.”
No luck there. Maybe we needed a third party to distract us.
“Where is Nicole?”
Alex nodd...ed up ahead at the same moment a little girl stepped out from behind a tree. Her hair was more red than brown, but her grey eyes gave her away.
“Oh wow,” I breathed. “Look at you.”
She waited with her hand stretched out until we got close enough for me to clasp it.
“Hey, Scout,” she said, her little hand tucked comfortably into mine.
“Hey, you. What’s with the girl suit?”
Her eyes flicked towards Alex’s. “I didn’t want you to go away without ever getting to talk to you.”MoreLess
His answer was a succinct “yes” that sounded as flat as a nine year old girl’s chest.
That wasn’t right. Alex was always happy to see me. It was the way this whole dream thing worked.
“So, how is the afterlife been treating you?” I asked, hoping to pull him out of his funk.
“Fine.”
No luck there. Maybe we needed a third party to distract us.
“Where is Nicole?”
Alex nodd...ed up ahead at the same moment a little girl stepped out from behind a tree. Her hair was more red than brown, but her grey eyes gave her away.
“Oh wow,” I breathed. “Look at you.”
She waited with her hand stretched out until we got close enough for me to clasp it.
“Hey, Scout,” she said, her little hand tucked comfortably into mine.
“Hey, you. What’s with the girl suit?”
Her eyes flicked towards Alex’s. “I didn’t want you to go away without ever getting to talk to you.”MoreLess
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