Sand Glass
“We were separated when the soldiers came.’ ‘That would be Ellen?’ I said.
‘Yes.’ He looked at me in a way that said, “Please don’t say anything about it”.
‘Do you want to return now?’ I asked him.
‘You mean, right now. I would love to. But Ellen….’ He came and stood right next to me, ‘there are lyrics in a song that say it.’ ‘About being way out of my league?’ I asked him.
‘Not exactly.
She can’t talk because in this reality she cannot put the letters in order. But in the original, she’s a very... chatty girl.’ ‘This place hasn’t changed her for the worse I hope.’ I said soothingly ‘She seemed very capable.’ Aiden looked worried; ‘I need to find her. Then I’ll leave.’ Joe came over to him: ‘So what have you done to yourself since I last saw you?’ ‘Not anything that hasn’t been fixed Doc!’ he tried to sound cheery.
Joe and I exchanged glances. ‘You’re a really bad liar.’ said Joe, ‘I know what happened to you.’ ‘Yes,’ Aiden sighed, Jared joined us.MoreLess
‘Yes.’ He looked at me in a way that said, “Please don’t say anything about it”.
‘Do you want to return now?’ I asked him.
‘You mean, right now. I would love to. But Ellen….’ He came and stood right next to me, ‘there are lyrics in a song that say it.’ ‘About being way out of my league?’ I asked him.
‘Not exactly.
She can’t talk because in this reality she cannot put the letters in order. But in the original, she’s a very... chatty girl.’ ‘This place hasn’t changed her for the worse I hope.’ I said soothingly ‘She seemed very capable.’ Aiden looked worried; ‘I need to find her. Then I’ll leave.’ Joe came over to him: ‘So what have you done to yourself since I last saw you?’ ‘Not anything that hasn’t been fixed Doc!’ he tried to sound cheery.
Joe and I exchanged glances. ‘You’re a really bad liar.’ said Joe, ‘I know what happened to you.’ ‘Yes,’ Aiden sighed, Jared joined us.MoreLess
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