Shady

“That’d be fascinating.” She nodded. “I hope you’re able to go some day! That’d be incredible!”

“He’s not, though. Not if-if just… dying forever is an option.” She let out a shuddering breath, scrubbing her face. “He didn’t want to be alive. That’s why he died.”

“That’s really neat!”

That was enough to make her lose the battle against her tears and huge ones began sliding down her face faster than she could scrub them away. “I thought I’d ...

“Like what?”

(Trauma baby gets a big feeling) Ky bewilderedly sank onto one of the couches obediently and held the lamp out to him, feeling the weight of the world crashing down ...

“It is! Very interesting to be sure.”

“That won’t matter, if we don’t all go to the same afterlife. I’m up here now.” She rubbed her face, desperately willing the tears threatening to spring to her eyes ...

Ky’s eyes widened. “The whole world is getting connected.”

“We’re from Austraka.” She said miserably, slumping against the wall so it could support some of her weight as her throat burned. Her life kept getting worse and worse. “And ...

“Huh… that’s pretty cool.”

“It’s okay. I hadn’t expected to see him again until thirty seconds ago.” She shrugged. And then the gravity of the situation hit her. “Wait! Does-does that mean… like… you’re ...

“Nice.” Ky nodded, trying not to show her excitement. She had to wait until harvest season anyway. And that was provided she was still here at all. “I don’t think ...

“Oh.” She deflated. Papa would have made that choice. That was the whole point.

“You import fruit?” She perked up a little. Did that mean there was a chance some may randomly materialize on the table here? That was a nice thought.