East of the Skies

e left for work. His face was now

nd I was ready to go to schoo

ning

room. Impeccably neat and so arranged. My dad looked at the bookshelf protruding from the wall. I saw

cked

d"; he told me as he reached for D

g. I couldn't afford

readjusting his glasses like he had

edical diction

library. Those things make me want

me. It was so intense that

you have food on your table an

s on my bed and rea

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breakfast and he drove me and Jane to school. He always

g. It did sound like space. I wanted to talk to Jane about what had happened yesterday n

n silent conversations where our eyes did

ething", my eyes said. She cou

now" her eyes

esterday night and it r

fed in suppressed laughte

?" my dad asked

, she simp

thought she was laughing at the p

", my dad

iscovered that we had gotten to our school.

l so we have uniforms. And indeed, we look smart in the navy blue t

all field, a baseball field, a basketball court, a swimming pool,- Gosh, you would think it w

rophy was in a sort of roundab

l but I still marvel at the intricate masterpiec

ed me by

ere sa

ss sake". I felt like tu

something". She twirled a po

a message to a pulsar yesterday night

st out l

funny?"

ber that I wa

of where the conve

d for just dinner time.

to cover my face in f

it relate?

patient dog eats the fa

nes wouldn't have eaten it

enjoying

and sent you a message back in Voltex code. I guess it brought a reply back in gibber

alized that I've walked past my

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sking us to repeat the words "Dum Spiro Sper

ll the end of the period,

d headed for my locker. I bumpe

ectedly but I explain 'bumped' as ignoring or trying t

dd", he c

aned i

e asked after h

he sarcasm was strong in m

e wanted to gossip. This chestnut-haired, lanky boy had such a tas

father in Principal Mullen's offic

id it yourself that it wa

t you exchanged your medical c

efute any of his

e a lawyer but I want

you". The sarcasm cam

im before he sa

ull with notebooks and textbooks that I didn't even use in class because a tea

I dropped my books inside. The walls in my locker had stic

That was when my hand touched something smooth. Something that wasn't meant

r and peered into my palms. It

ot into my locker, but