Michael Lister - Soldier 02 - the Big Beyond
“Lauren said.
As I became less groggy and my vision improved, I could see the creature hovering over me was Ruth Ann looking like Lauren, and not Lauren herself.
“Sorry,” I said. “I’m afraid it’s in your car too. I’ll clean everything—or have it done. I’m really sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you.”
“It’s no trouble, fella. I keep telling you that. There’s no one I’d rather have bleeding on my things than you.”
I wasn’t sure what to say, so I just smiled.
Following our conversation the nig...ht before I really thought she’d go back to her hair color and clothes. Why was she still in costume? If anything, she looked even more like Lauren today than she did then.
I was so tired, in so much pain. I was lonely and missing Lauren—missing her like a part of me had been removed. I glanced at where my right arm should be. Losing it, missing it, living without it was nothing compared to the loss of Lauren—the missing, the not living I was doing now.
I thought again about Ruth Ann’s offer.MoreLess
As I became less groggy and my vision improved, I could see the creature hovering over me was Ruth Ann looking like Lauren, and not Lauren herself.
“Sorry,” I said. “I’m afraid it’s in your car too. I’ll clean everything—or have it done. I’m really sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused you.”
“It’s no trouble, fella. I keep telling you that. There’s no one I’d rather have bleeding on my things than you.”
I wasn’t sure what to say, so I just smiled.
Following our conversation the nig...ht before I really thought she’d go back to her hair color and clothes. Why was she still in costume? If anything, she looked even more like Lauren today than she did then.
I was so tired, in so much pain. I was lonely and missing Lauren—missing her like a part of me had been removed. I glanced at where my right arm should be. Losing it, missing it, living without it was nothing compared to the loss of Lauren—the missing, the not living I was doing now.
I thought again about Ruth Ann’s offer.MoreLess
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