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Ringing now. Ringing? Bell. Doorbell?
Bell? I swim up into a bay of flat,
gray light. Doorbell. Who? Bryce!
He came? I jump up way too fast.
My head is so light. Did my brain
shrink? I steady myself. “Coming!”
The door is so far. Oh, God. Don’t
leave. Don’t go away. “Be right
there!” I reach for the knob, jerk
the door open. “Bryce!” But no,
he’s too tall. Too dark. Too old.
Trey. Perfect. The anti-Bryce.
Sorry. Not Bryce. Can I come in?
He doesn’t wait for an answer,
though. Just pushes on past me.
“W-wait. I’m not sure … uh …”
Not sure of what? Think, Autumn.
“Uh, Grandfather has been sick.”
That’s okay. I’m not here to see
him. I’m here to see you. We’ve
got a little catching up to do.
I follow him into the living room,
watch him flip off the TV. I start
to tell him I don’t feel so hot either,
notice I’m actually better. Strange.
I figured I’d be on my back for days,
like Grandfather, who I should tell
we’ve got a visitor. Then again,
he’s asleep and I’m a big girl.
I can handle this on my own.
