The birds flocked back to their nests as the night drew near. Overhead a flock of sparrows cried out to the purple sun. Keller felt the trickle of water that dropped abruptly on his neck and flowed down his back.
Somehow he had ended up in a dark room with a large window that displayed a unfamiliar nights view. He felt a ringing soreness in his neck and arms. He must have been in there for a long time. You
Gripping the metal shelves to the left of him he managed to get on his feet. He held down the metal handle and pushed, then pulled. Nothing.
He felt around his pockets for his phone. Why did he keep appearing in weird places? Last time he remembered he was at Tinkler park. Pamela was there with him sitting on the swings, talking and smiling. Maybe it was just a memory, he seemed to keep reminiscing in the sweet things lately. He was having trouble telling what was real and what was just a memory. He couldn't believe Pamela had agreed to give him a chance.
He replayed, over and over again, the trees swaying in the purple sky as he walked Pamela home. His hands were sweaty but she didn't seem to mind. Her short auburn hair float by her oval face. Keller often wondered what made her take an interest in him; he was a pretty uninteresting person in an uninteresting town.They would walk silently for a while and then Pamela would turn her head...lean in and-
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"FRED!...Fred Seco?"
The chief pulled up on Fred Seco's front lawn. Fred turned off the tap and threw his green hose on his perfectly cut grass. If the grass was really greener on the other side, Fred's lawn would be the other side.
"How's are the wedding plans going?" The chief asked.
"It's pretty hard to get time with her after this big case blowing up but at least the Marthens girl is safe."
Fred took his gardening gloves off and reached for his yellow hammer.
"Do you have any tips on how to get nails to stick in this soggy wood chief? I really don't wanna replace the whole deck."
"That's a nice hammer you got here, nice shade of yellow." The chief said
"Thanks, it was my father's."
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One AnOther
Misterio / SuspensoKeller Greene was just your average eccentric until one fateful day he triggered his inner weirdo to come out and play. It had been years since his "other" had gone into hiding, but now that he has been released Keller's life was to become a joint o...
