Day 44

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Inspiration: J.D. Salinger's Franny Glass

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'Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.'

She just needed to see Zooey's face. 

'Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.'

She was getting off the train at Grand Central Station. Zooey said he would be there to pick her up.

She didn't see her brother yet. 

'Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me.'

Zooey could see her. He watched her for a few minutes from afar. She looked disheveled. Something was wrong. But she kept smiling to herself every few minutes. As if she had a private secret. What was she hiding?

He walked to her. 

'Lord Jesus Christ...'

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