Luke's Dream
“Bethi didn’t say anything when I parked, just got off the back and disappeared into the ladies room. I didn’t like how pale she still looked or the sour tang of her scent.
Frustrated with the issues we kept having, I took the torn bag with me to the men’s room. A man I passed on the way in gave me an odd look. Since most the blood was off my face when I checked the mirror, I figured it was the pants. Running the water, I rinsed my face, neck and hair, then washed my hands, removing any trace of... blood. After wrapping the bloody shirt in paper towel, I tucked it deep into the garbage then left.
Bethi was already waiting by the bike when I stepped out. The vacant way she looked around her worried me.
“I’m sorry,” I said softly, coming up to her.
“For what?” She tilted her head to look up at me, but her gaze didn’t meet mine. Her focus drifted to the people around us.
“No fourteen year-old should witness death like that.”
“Seventeen,” she said absently. “And don’t worry about it.MoreLess
Frustrated with the issues we kept having, I took the torn bag with me to the men’s room. A man I passed on the way in gave me an odd look. Since most the blood was off my face when I checked the mirror, I figured it was the pants. Running the water, I rinsed my face, neck and hair, then washed my hands, removing any trace of... blood. After wrapping the bloody shirt in paper towel, I tucked it deep into the garbage then left.
Bethi was already waiting by the bike when I stepped out. The vacant way she looked around her worried me.
“I’m sorry,” I said softly, coming up to her.
“For what?” She tilted her head to look up at me, but her gaze didn’t meet mine. Her focus drifted to the people around us.
“No fourteen year-old should witness death like that.”
“Seventeen,” she said absently. “And don’t worry about it.MoreLess
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