What Are The Odds?

by Epitome of Randomness

I can only hope that I never have to be that close to a human again. Their lives go by in a flash. My existence goes on forever." Bartimaeus' thoughts on the three people who meant most to him. Very short and slightly opaque threeshot.

1. Ptomely

What are the odds? I mean, seriously, what are the odds?

Millions of known djinn Farqual, Queezle, Zeno, Affa, Millions more unknown.

I was the only one who had a master who respected me. A master who treated me as an equal. Like another person, like a friend. Like a brother.

Like a brother.

And I failed him. He died, I lived.

Ptomely.