Bitter Demons
“I kept glancing over toward Jackson's house to see if I could catch a glimpse of him, but his motorcycle wasn't out front. I wondered if Courtney got my note to him or not, and whether he'd had any kind of response.
"What are you thinking about so intently?" Zara asked. She walked out toward the old garden, and I followed.
I shook my head. "Nothing in particular," I said. "Just thinking about a million different things at once." "I do that too, sometimes," she said. "It's like I'm trying to sol...ve at least ten different problems all at once." We'd reached the garden by now, and Zara sat down and peered into the waterless fountain. "It used to be really beautiful here," she said.
"Have you been here before?" "No," she said. "But I've seen it in my mother's memories." It seemed like every time Zara spoke, she made me think of another question I wanted to ask. I bit my tongue, not wanting to annoy her.
"She used to come here as a girl." She looked toward the house. "Everything was so different back then." "It couldn't have been much worse," I said.MoreLess
"What are you thinking about so intently?" Zara asked. She walked out toward the old garden, and I followed.
I shook my head. "Nothing in particular," I said. "Just thinking about a million different things at once." "I do that too, sometimes," she said. "It's like I'm trying to sol...ve at least ten different problems all at once." We'd reached the garden by now, and Zara sat down and peered into the waterless fountain. "It used to be really beautiful here," she said.
"Have you been here before?" "No," she said. "But I've seen it in my mother's memories." It seemed like every time Zara spoke, she made me think of another question I wanted to ask. I bit my tongue, not wanting to annoy her.
"She used to come here as a girl." She looked toward the house. "Everything was so different back then." "It couldn't have been much worse," I said.MoreLess
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