03-02-2023, 11:48 PM
The screen door swung on rusty hinges when he pulled it open. The aroma of breakfast tugged his attention to the stove first then to the girl standing at it second.
“Sleep alright?” he asked, eyeing the stovetop. He wasn’t quite sure if he was hungry or not, so he rounded on the coffee and topped off his cup. He frowned at the teabag dangling from Asha’s. He’d forgotten she didn’t drink coffee. It was all the better for her, though. The coffee was sludge.
He chose to sit at the table, checked the app one more time to see if anything new was there. All kinds of alerts were set to ping if something changed, but he liked to see for himself.
Dropping the wallet on the table, he watched the scene through the windows. “Locals say the fish are gone. Can’t catch anything. Something’s chased them off.” His expression flickered recognition. Determination. ”But I know what it is,” he said. When he got his hands on her.
“Sleep alright?” he asked, eyeing the stovetop. He wasn’t quite sure if he was hungry or not, so he rounded on the coffee and topped off his cup. He frowned at the teabag dangling from Asha’s. He’d forgotten she didn’t drink coffee. It was all the better for her, though. The coffee was sludge.
He chose to sit at the table, checked the app one more time to see if anything new was there. All kinds of alerts were set to ping if something changed, but he liked to see for himself.
Dropping the wallet on the table, he watched the scene through the windows. “Locals say the fish are gone. Can’t catch anything. Something’s chased them off.” His expression flickered recognition. Determination. ”But I know what it is,” he said. When he got his hands on her.