The Memory Jar
“She thought it was her brother Andy coming to wake her to tell her Mem needed her help. Then, all at once, her senses pulled her from her sleep.
She smelled the dampness of the earth and the scent of decay from the forest floor. She smelled the smoke from the campfire and even the sweat from Jathan’s shirt.
Jathan.
Sarah sat up with a start. She opened her eyes and then rubbed them, trying to clear her vision. “Is everything okay?”
She glanced around. Was it morning? The sky was still dark. She... thought she saw a twinge of gray sky in the east, but she wasn’t sure.
Jathan’s eyes were wide. “I heard something.” His breathing was quick, shaky.
Sarah sat up straighter. “Like a bear?”
He shook his head. “No, not like a bear. It was crying. If you listen …”
“Like a baby crying?” As she said the words, her earlier memory filtered through her mind. She was back on the front-porch swing; the night had been dark and cold like this one. Only then, it’d been different.MoreLess
She smelled the dampness of the earth and the scent of decay from the forest floor. She smelled the smoke from the campfire and even the sweat from Jathan’s shirt.
Jathan.
Sarah sat up with a start. She opened her eyes and then rubbed them, trying to clear her vision. “Is everything okay?”
She glanced around. Was it morning? The sky was still dark. She... thought she saw a twinge of gray sky in the east, but she wasn’t sure.
Jathan’s eyes were wide. “I heard something.” His breathing was quick, shaky.
Sarah sat up straighter. “Like a bear?”
He shook his head. “No, not like a bear. It was crying. If you listen …”
“Like a baby crying?” As she said the words, her earlier memory filtered through her mind. She was back on the front-porch swing; the night had been dark and cold like this one. Only then, it’d been different.MoreLess
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