Comments on 'Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World'The air was brisk and cool, a perfect fall day. We went to the school playground, as it was the only one in town that was sure to be safe on a weekend, and the bright plastic colors had always lured me.
As soon as we got there, she made a dash for the swings, on the other side of the building. "Hey, wait up!" I cried, but my fifteen year old legs quickly caught up, then matched her stride. The swings were black, rubbery, not nearly as enticing as the slides. "Why over here?" I asked.
She shrugged her shoulders, a gesture I almost missed beneath the sweatshirt, and with a practiced grace, leaped onto a swing. "I can go higher than you!" she crowed, a challenge. I settled myself next to her, and began pumping my legs, loving the feeling of flying.
When we finally ground to a halt, the smile that lit her face was beautiful. "Want to go to the slides now?"The smile slid from her face like sap;her whole body tensed up. "Hey, what's up?" I reached out, but she shrugged me off.
Tears poured down her face.2008-03-24T21:41:38Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/25389Comment on Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World<p>whoa.<br />what was that at the end?<br />nice little series, i really like thiss=]</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25389?basename=512682008-03-24T21:41:38ZOne Time, One Chancehttp://ficlets.com/authors/one_chanceComment on Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World<p>Woo, what happened? What’s wrong with slides??<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25389?basename=505572008-03-21T20:01:43Z.:band baby:.http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbabyComment on Cried a River & Drowned the Whole World<p>Omg, what happend to her. Great story to go with the song! Very unique!<br />LoA</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/25389?basename=505172008-03-21T18:30:02ZBlusparrowhttp://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow