that blue, blue sky

[Ryan de le Poer]

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SOMEWHERE THERE'S A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALK
BIGGER THAN THE SHADOW OF DEATH IN THIS TOWN

"The brave one?" Ryan asked, titling her head to the side and narrowing her eyes. Her smile, however, was still turned up in that playful smirk. "I don’t think of myself that way. At least, not immortal." She patted the ground beside her with one of her hands, "Have a seat then DaVinci," she invited him. She curled her legs up, crossing them like a pretzel beneath her.



"My name is Ryan," she told him then, while one hand absentmindedly gathered a bit of her dress’ hem in its grip. For him to sit there beside her, Ryan could briefly pretend it was her mother, before her mind decided to think of that cave where Lené had ultimately closed her eyes. "Do you live around here?"

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