Shady

”Thank you,” she said earnestly, also standing up.

Sadie nodded in agreement. “There’s definitely a lot more oversight in K-12 than university.”

”…Oh.” That hurt, a little. But at least as long as he remembered her in the moment, that would be enough. She nodded. “Yes, sir.”

“Thanks.” Meyer took both glasses with a nod, turning to hand one to Sadie. “Thank you.” She offered a polite smile.

”… What?” She didn’t understand at all. “He won’t remember me?”

“That’d be neat.” Meyer nodded. “Do you TA now?” Sadie asked.

Her entire body relaxed at once as tension rushed out of her shoulders. Papa wasn’t gone forever?! “Can I see him again? Can he come to dreams, too? I-I can ...

“Oh, nice! What do you want to do with that?”

Ky’s heart was racing wildly in her gut, but she nodded tightly. She was safe, then. At least from everyone other than the gods themselves. Finally. She swallowed hard, trying ...

“In the city,” Meyer said. “What do you do?”

She nodded hesitantly. It didn’t sound like she had much choice in the matter and she didn’t have the courage to ask to get out of it. “What if… if ...

“Personal assistant,” Meyer said, following her with Sadie in tow. “Kind of. Bit of a unique position but I run errands and deliver messages for a businessman. Bit of a ...

She was quiet for a long moment, trying to prioritize her questions. There were so many. How was she supposed to narrow it down to just three? This was impossible. ...

“Um, some water, maybe?” Meyer offered a little smile and Sadie nodded in agreement.

“Not at all.” Meyer grinned, also leaning down to pat the dog. “He seems delightful.”