Ray squeezed the hand back; he knew the feeling. It was just that, for him, that feeling was several years old and very far away. "Don't try," he said. "My friend Peter says that in his version of reality, Eastern Airlines went out of business in '89, and that Trans-Ocean never existed as an airline. It's possible that this is some kind of horrible but unique event, and that in other worlds it never happens."
The cab pulled to a stop; Ray paid with his free hand. "Did you want to go straight to the store, or do you need a few minutes to deal with the whole thing?" he asked quietly.
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Date: 2005-06-20 07:35 pm (UTC)The cab pulled to a stop; Ray paid with his free hand. "Did you want to go straight to the store, or do you need a few minutes to deal with the whole thing?" he asked quietly.