"In extraordinary times, the ordinary takes on a glow and wonder all of its own."


    - Mike A. Lancaster, 0 .4


    12:12 p.m


    13 days earlier


    XXX


    05:37 p.m.


    13 days earlier


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    dad,” he punctuated the end of the sentence with sarcasm. “You''re supposed to be working. But you''re here doing what? Wasting time on some hipster protest?”


    XXX


    09:13 p.m


    13 days earlier


    is pretty weird,” Stella replied. From the corner of his eyes, he could see her settling down into the swing set next to him.


    And got away with it as if we just went out for breakfast or something. I walked straight into a protest turned riot and I don''t feel like it was anything out of the ordinary for me. And you are well, you.”


    As if she could read his mind from the silence in the air, she stood up from her seat, dusted herself, and floated off before he could answer and he realised he did not know what he would have said either way. Tim looked up and watched as she walked away into the darkness of the park, never once looking back to him. He buried his face back into his arms.