Henri waited at the bus stop, his hair blacker than ever in the rain. “Henri?” asked a distinctly female voice. “Oh, Henri, I thought we’d never find you!” Henri’s eyes blurred and he couldn’t focus on the child next to him. “Mum and Dad will be so happy.” She pulled him through the winding streets before coming to a store front. The windows looked as if they hadn’t been washed in ages.
“Mama!” The girl began explaining in rapid French.
“So,” said the man. “You’ve come back to us, Henri.”
“I am sorry.” Henri started slowly. “I do not know what you are talking about. I have never met any of you before. You must have mistaken me for someone else.” He walked out of the door. The child started after him.
“Let him go, Genevieve. He doesn’t know us.”
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Nicòle rummaged in her purse for her keys. She was always stashing them in the most unlikely of places and it frustrated her …
A sequel to A Strange Connection
About the author
Laine the Grey
At a charming little cattle farm, near a pretty deadly lake
I am now officially in the League of Awesomeness as The Sarcastic Scribe
There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages on which you can spend your time. But I prefer to think that a book is like life, particularly a good one, which is well worth staying up all night to finish. —Lemony Snicket
Books I am Currently Reading
Breakfast At Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
City of Ember by Jeane DuPrau
As it were, summer is drawing to a close…This year, I am undertaking AP English and a potentially useless year of gym…
So, if I’m not on Ficlets as much as I used to be, deal with it.
Most of my Ficlets are inspired by books, Billy Joel, or Jack Johnson songs.
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“Good night, my angel, now it’s time to sleep and save these questions for another day. I think I know what you were going to ask”—“Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)”, Billy Joel (Part of the Billy Joel Posse with T. F. Torrey, pens&feathers, and BARomero.)
Published on September 25, 2007.
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