"That's an interesting story", she said.
"That's the truth", he said.
"Is it the whole truth?", she whispered.
"It is indeed", he whispered, "for now".
"It is fascinating", she leaned closer.
"There is the sporadic moment where the truth is more intriguing than the lie," he leaned closer.
"Tell me more", she leaned away.
"What more do you want to know?", he leaned away.
She smiled.
he smiled.
She laid down, "everything,".
He got up, "everything it is then,".
Strangely enough, sometimes the only people you can talk to are strangers.
Far from family, commitment, love, and things maybe better left unsaid, free from the vestiges of life, two people live life like zealots chasing an unmentionable. Or maybe running from an inevitable.
NOT A LOVE STORY. NOT A SOB STORY.
Maybe this is just a story of two ordinary regulars who become extraordinary losers when they're together. Or maybe this is all just a lie. Maybe this is all an elaborate scheme of life like any other scheme in life.
Just breathe.
In a World of Strangers: A Michael Jackson Love Story
12 parts Ongoing Mature
12 parts
Ongoing
Mature
"I know you're lying" Michael said between sobs. I was about to object when he continued, "Don't! I know you're keeping something from me. I've been trying to figure it out, but I just can't get to a plausible conclusion. Nothing makes sense, Charlie."
My heart was beating so fast. His words hit me like a truck. I'd hoped it would never come to this, but I knew the only acceptable thing to do was to tell him the truth.
"Okay" I said "but you need to hear what I say without interrupting me and please, please, keep an open mind."
***
All of time and space was at her fingertips. She had seen places nobody could ever dream of in a lifetime, and yet, there was one destination, one person she was desperate to see before she went back to her time. A dream of a lifetime was about to come true, but Charlie would soon find new meaning to the saying "be careful what you wish for".