have talent and someone has to see it eventually.”
She lifted the sleeve of her right arm, exposing the descender around her wrist.
The anxiety rushed back, but I knew I had to let her go. “Back to the real world,” I said to fill the silence. “Crazies and all.”
“We all gotta go back sometime, or else where’s the fun of getting away?”
She smiled, using the point she’d made to slingshot her mood into something more energetic. “Alright, slo-mo,” she teased, holding her descender in front of me. “If you’re the one left standing this time, I’ll be extra nice next movie and let you have some popcorn.”
“During one of your weeks to pick?” I said, absently scratching my head. “You don’t even eat popcorn during those movies.”
“During Citizen Kane, then.”
I lifted my arm halfway. “Actually, I still have something to do up here. I’m not even tired.”
“Oh… Sure.” She shrugged her shoulders and put her hand on the button. “Then I’ll see you Friday.”
I nodded. “Yeah… Friday. No force in nature will be able to keep me away.”
Vair smiled somberly and nearly pressed the button of her descender. “Oh, right… Crazies. Don’t be surprised
She lifted the sleeve of her right arm, exposing the descender around her wrist.
The anxiety rushed back, but I knew I had to let her go. “Back to the real world,” I said to fill the silence. “Crazies and all.”
“We all gotta go back sometime, or else where’s the fun of getting away?”
She smiled, using the point she’d made to slingshot her mood into something more energetic. “Alright, slo-mo,” she teased, holding her descender in front of me. “If you’re the one left standing this time, I’ll be extra nice next movie and let you have some popcorn.”
“During one of your weeks to pick?” I said, absently scratching my head. “You don’t even eat popcorn during those movies.”
“During Citizen Kane, then.”
I lifted my arm halfway. “Actually, I still have something to do up here. I’m not even tired.”
“Oh… Sure.” She shrugged her shoulders and put her hand on the button. “Then I’ll see you Friday.”
I nodded. “Yeah… Friday. No force in nature will be able to keep me away.”
Vair smiled somberly and nearly pressed the button of her descender. “Oh, right… Crazies. Don’t be surprised