![]() Jamie grinning as she poses with a glass trophy in one hand, her eyes flashing. ![]() Two children, each wrapped around one of Jamie’s legs as they stare at the viewer in disdain. Jamie in a high-necked crimson dress with slits up the thighs, laughing in the arms of a man. A silver medal sitting among a display of ten gold ones. A custom-made, now antique, bamboo flute sealed in a glass case. Jamie in a suit presenting to a crowd of hundreds in an auditorium. Her fingers graze past framed pictures, mounted memorabilia, looping As she walks, she runs a hand along the walls, as the elderly do to keep steady, though she looks to be no more than thirty. She sits up, slides out of bed, and pads down the wood paneled hall in her pajamas. īy the time Jamie wakes up again, the sun no longer shines in, and the cat is gone. Jamie closes her eyes, dozing off once more, her hand still petting the cat’s head. Its tail flicks once, revealing a dab of white at the very end. Snow nudges her head against Jamie’s palm, curling into an even tighter ball. No need, she thinks, I’ll make it myself today.Īlright. There is a forecast of sunny skies all morning followed by a brief rainstorm around 4 in the afternoon. ![]() It is currently 25 Celsius outside, with a high of 27 and a low of 21. Good morning, Jamie, the cat thinks in response. ![]() ![]() The cat purrs, its crystalline blue eyes squinting into slits. She pulls her hand out from under the bedcovers, resting it on the creature’s head, her pale fingers teasing its ink black fur. It leaps onto the bed, curling up against the woman. The door to her room eases open, and a cat slips in. For a while, she lays there, her gaze unfocused, her mind blank. From where she lays, the woman sees dust motes twinkling. She opens her eyes, her back spread flat against the bed and her covers stopping right at the nose. Perhaps a dream, but she doesn’t remember. ![]()
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