Jeffery got up to the sound of the ocean washing up and down the sand. He knew today would be the day he saw Elon after not having seen him for over a year.
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1 year ago
"Jeff" Elon said, voice rough after all the yelling. "Yes, El."
"I'm going to space. I got an idea to go to Mars on a secret mission which nobody will publicly know about until I get there. This is so if I die nobody knows."
Jeff sighed.
"I don't want you to go. I want you to stay here with me, on my $300,000 bed sheets, laying here with me. Please don't go." Jeff said, tears pooling in his eyes.
"I have to," Elon said quickly wrapping himself in a sheet to avoid being naked while standing. "It's been my dream since I was a little boy on the swings. If not know, when?"
"Never."
There was a pause.
"I'm going whether you like it or not." Elon said in a harsh voice.
Jeff exhaled loudly. "I will go with you then."
"Absolutely not."
"Why not?"
"Because I Don't want you dead! Okay? It's dangerous and risking myself is a completely different thing from risking you."
"Babe," Jeff said in a soft tone. "Please."
"No, that's final."
