Wandering the mall...
The mall...Ryan walked around the lower level just looking around. He hadn't expected to find himself ever in the Mall again. Things had changed. For the better as the last time he had seen it it had been covered with the Chosen's propaganda.
He could hear the conversation going on in the cafe. How Patsy had called him Salene's husband. She really shouldn't call him that. He didn't have any right to be called that now. She had obviously found someone else since the Chosen had taken him away. Pride. Pride was with Salene. That was what Mouse had said.
Mouse. He had thought that she was the baby he had never seen. Salene's little girl. But after the long journey to the Mall he could easily see she was far to old to be his daughter. So where was his baby? There had been no mention of them. Salene had not looked for them. He sat down by the Phoenix Statue. So what had happened?
Explanations. They were due. He sighed, hanging his head. Everything was different, and it was hard for him. Hadn't he once told Sal that he'd never change? And he didn't think he had. But she had. She wasn't like the Sal he had known at all. And she had cut her hair...
He looked up the stairs. He had heard everyone disappear to their rooms, but now Salene was back up in the cafe. And he could tell she was not in a good mood. He stood up slowly, he couldn't avoid everyone forever. He was glad to see them all.
He climbed up the stairs...
He could hear the conversation going on in the cafe. How Patsy had called him Salene's husband. She really shouldn't call him that. He didn't have any right to be called that now. She had obviously found someone else since the Chosen had taken him away. Pride. Pride was with Salene. That was what Mouse had said.
Mouse. He had thought that she was the baby he had never seen. Salene's little girl. But after the long journey to the Mall he could easily see she was far to old to be his daughter. So where was his baby? There had been no mention of them. Salene had not looked for them. He sat down by the Phoenix Statue. So what had happened?
Explanations. They were due. He sighed, hanging his head. Everything was different, and it was hard for him. Hadn't he once told Sal that he'd never change? And he didn't think he had. But she had. She wasn't like the Sal he had known at all. And she had cut her hair...
He looked up the stairs. He had heard everyone disappear to their rooms, but now Salene was back up in the cafe. And he could tell she was not in a good mood. He stood up slowly, he couldn't avoid everyone forever. He was glad to see them all.
He climbed up the stairs...