From My Window
“Should I wave back? That would be ridiculous. He can't really see me. He must think he sees someone. He pauses, perhaps waiting for a wave back, then continues into the house. The house next door.
I'm confused. Did he see me? Is that even possible? He must have thought he saw something or he wouldn't have waved. Did I accidentally cause the curtain to move and he thought someone must be there? I ponder these things the rest of the day while I wait for another sighting of the boy.
I really want ...to know his name.
When he doesn't emerge for some time, I decide to go to his mailbox and check out the item he put there. The return address might tell me his name. I wait until dark, then creep outside. The current of air from cars passing on the Pacific Coast Highway makes my skirts swirl around me.
At the mailbox, I carefully reach out to lift the hinged lid. It's not as easy as you might think, moving things in the living world, when you exist only in the afterworld. But with careful concentration and years of practice, it can be done.MoreLess
I'm confused. Did he see me? Is that even possible? He must have thought he saw something or he wouldn't have waved. Did I accidentally cause the curtain to move and he thought someone must be there? I ponder these things the rest of the day while I wait for another sighting of the boy.
I really want ...to know his name.
When he doesn't emerge for some time, I decide to go to his mailbox and check out the item he put there. The return address might tell me his name. I wait until dark, then creep outside. The current of air from cars passing on the Pacific Coast Highway makes my skirts swirl around me.
At the mailbox, I carefully reach out to lift the hinged lid. It's not as easy as you might think, moving things in the living world, when you exist only in the afterworld. But with careful concentration and years of practice, it can be done.MoreLess
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