The Last Girl
“He just opened his eyes and slid himself out from under the bus stop, body creaking as he got to his feet and stretched. A brown waterline ran the length of his body. He’d been lucky not to drown in the storm but looking at his dull eyes I wondered whether he’d been underwater long enough to suffer brain damage. He didn’t seem to see me as he took the sports drink Jack offered.
‘Holy shit! Is he—’ I turned from Bruce to Jack and back to Bruce. ‘Are you okay?’ I needed to ask because I could...n’t hear his thoughts.
Bruce cracked the drink and took sensible sips.
‘I think so,’ he said, blinking at me. ‘Bit stiff. Hungry.’ I stood stunned.
‘Go and have something to eat,’ Jack said. Like he was sending an employee off for a lunch break.
Bruce nodded and lumbered away, navigating through cars, heading back the way we’d come.
I wanted to whoop so loud it’d wake the dead.MoreLess
‘Holy shit! Is he—’ I turned from Bruce to Jack and back to Bruce. ‘Are you okay?’ I needed to ask because I could...n’t hear his thoughts.
Bruce cracked the drink and took sensible sips.
‘I think so,’ he said, blinking at me. ‘Bit stiff. Hungry.’ I stood stunned.
‘Go and have something to eat,’ Jack said. Like he was sending an employee off for a lunch break.
Bruce nodded and lumbered away, navigating through cars, heading back the way we’d come.
I wanted to whoop so loud it’d wake the dead.MoreLess
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