NO? XXX Been a long time for that.”
“Thank god. “Want a lift?” I asked. I may even have a couple of lifetime ones myself.”
Another smile crept up, still forced, but this one sparkled, with more than a glimmer of honesty. Some things, sometimes even the most innocent of things, just make matters worse. The sporadic splashes of rain felt glorious. A great day of raging sadness, for no damn reason, creeps in and twists me up. Bbu but I’m sasasoaked, I’ll geget your cacar wawet.”
“Not a problem. The smell of old pine and oak mixed with the essences of firewood and smoke. You were bullied, or you hid for so long you can’t let people in anymore? Desperately losing their battle against an unseen and ruthless adversary. As they fastened the seat-belt, an elegant shifting of limbs contrasted, starkly, against the harsh, pathetic looking, exterior.
