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"Near Collision"

By Lael Stalnaker

Chapter 5: OK, Now What?

Sunlight streamed through the dining room windows, casting shadows and patterns across the dark wood finish of the table. It melded with a cut-crystal vase that was filled with white roses. The light entered the vase an unassuming white and departed once more in strips and ribbons of multicolored bands that fought with the mobile shadows from outside the window. Skyler sat, comfortably slumped, in one of the high- backed dining set chairs, mesmerized by the mock war playing out all across the table. He was transfixed with the wonder of it. It had been ages since he had simply sat and watched something for its own sake. It felt wonderful!

Skyler was waiting for Ethan to get up. He knew that Ethan would be absolutely unbearable today, and for the rest of their lives, if he did not get the answers to whatever questions his feverish little brain had hatched over the last few days. Skyler continued to watch the play of soft light and shadows on the wood in front of him. He sighed softly to himself, finally shifting restlessly in his chair. It was still fairly early. Skyler had woken with the dawn this day. Not really usual for him at all to do so. Still, he was glad. It had been ages since he had ...

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