Bonnie walked down the small narrow steps of her grandmothers house. It was technically hers, technically. Entirely hers. Her hands wrapping around the banister as she stepped down her mind reminding her that this was her home.
Oddly more and more she felt it wasn't. Still she couldn't doddle. He was waiting. He was always waiting for her and so she stepped down into the foyer and then glanced into the kitchen. Post it notes she never read just knew would be around. Hung on random objects, why would an apple have Matt's phone number on it ?
Don't question it Bonnie, He's waiting.
She murmured to herself and looked into the fridge the flowers on the island where white orchids. They didn't smell fresh. Why didn't they smell as fresh as they looked she away from the fridge.
Come on Bonnie, he's waiting.
She took the flowers and fingered the arrangement absentmindedly when she saw her reflection in the mirror. For a moment a infinitesimal moment there was a image. She blinked and it was gone. Why couldn't she remember it ?
Bonnie !
She tucked the arrangement beneath her arm and looked properly at the fridge. It was empty except for a packet, there was a packet of ? she reached inside and took up the orange packet.
Pork rinds !
Bonnie woke up screaming. Kai's fingers and thumb reaching up from the base of her skull to her temples.
"How do you keep doing that" He cricked his neck with new determination. "It doesn't matter"He smiled. "We've got all the time in the world".