June 1st 1924

Resembool

I was rummaging through my room for a certain tool I needed when I found it. Strange, that I should find this picture now huh? Now that their gone…. It was yellowed by age, and faded from living in the dusty space under my bed all this time. It was a picture of all of us together. I was really little in it, no wonder I don't remember when the picture was taken. Mom, Dad, Myself, Ed, Al, Aunty Pinako, Trisha, and their Dad. Wow, talk about dated… I don't remember him being around since Ed was … what? two?

Autie called me back to earth when she asked if I had found my wrench yet. I stuffed the Picture in my back pocket and went back to work.

June 2nd 1924

The picture is framed now, it sits on top of my dresser. Auto-mail keeps me busy most of the day, business is relatively good. The odd thing is, there doesn't seem to be anyone in need of an arm; only legs. I get the occasional dog leg to work on as well. There's no need for this arm I find myself working on, every so often…. Heh, I don't even realize I'm doing it after awhile….

June 3rd 1924

I was called into central on business today so I'll probably be here for some time. I checked into a nearby hotel and began unpacking.

June 4th 1924

I'm a bit rattled I never grasped how harsh the procedure of auto-mail was. My client was screaming and crying the whole way through… I was certainly spoiled with Ed….

June 5th 1924

Midnight

I woke up sweating… I couldn't even remember the horrible dream that scared me so much. The old picture sat across the room smiling at me. More tears came out of nowhere. Suddenly I began to miss those boys so much that it hurt.

"Don't be dramatic. What the hell are you getting teary about anyway?"

It seemed so long ago Edward said that to me. Once I could answer that question. Now I no longer can. Huh, he was right…. I do seem to cry a lot. Sorry.

I laid back down and tried to go back to sleep, though I kept thinking of the Elrics. What were they doing now? Where were they? Was it stupid of me to think they would come back someday? What if they didn't want to come back….