May 01, 2006 00:02
First the ground slopes gently, and as he looks downward he sees it gets steeper. The sky is a blue he hasn't seen for a long time -- blue as Caroline's eyes. As Laura Palmer's eyes.
There are blades of grass between his toes.
Cooper looks down at his bare feet, and realizes that the sun is warm on his back. What he's wearing is white and loose, and his trouser-legs move in the breeze.
It's a warm breeze.
He looks up at the other white-clad figure and says, quietly, "You pulled me back." It's more than half a question.