Centre of Gravity


06 – Lost and alone


One day, when Ed and him were children, Al fell asleep and when he woke up Ed wasn't there any more. He searched around calling Ed's name, trying to find his brother until he was in lands he had never seen before. Al couldn't see their home and was beginning to feel frightened when a bird called, he looked up startled, but it was familiar to Al, as it roosted in a tree in their backyard. The bird flew, hopping from tree to tree until both reached their home, when it flew back up into the entwining branches of it's home. Al thanked it silently as his mother embraced him tightly and Ed looked on guiltily, then Al opened his arms to his brother and three hugged as a bird call floated above them, and Al never told anyone about how he got home.