On August 18th two children are born, which means their parents had done it approximately nine months before in mid-December. To this day that is why they both love snow. "To share the same birthday is something special and unusual," he would tell her one day, but until that day comes she is waiting.
In their young lives both become independent and their interests prove fruitful - having all the potential in the world. Evading society and friends was not always possible, or necessarily beneficial, yet imaginative children find the best time is spent in the singular. While dinosaurs romp through the pages of books, I find myself dumbstruck when asked if God exists. As children, we dreamed of God, of purpose, of Atlantis, we thought we dreamed of each other.
"How long have you liked me?"
"Oh, since forever. How could I not, you are such a nice person."
It seems cliche, but under the dock that night there was a shooting star; stars today only yield false prophets, but still we dream.
On February 10th, 1995, she becomes scared that her parents will forget about her at school and not pick her up. Across the globe at the same time, his parents have once again forgotten their son, both claiming the other parent was to retrieve him that afternoon. A ghost wind swept across a missing continent while one lets unwanted fear manipulate her life and the other quietly stashes all undeserved sadness under his pillow. We ziplock these memories and save them for a better time.
Chapter Two
They receive good grades and are considered smart by piers. They are not touched, but secretly desired by all.
Chapter Three
Julia sits in the back seat of her mom's car as her best friend holds a sharpie marker to her ear, designating the piercing location. Why do you only want one ear pierced, her best friend asks her. One is special, she responds. Whatever, and he clicks the gun and she doesn't feel a thing. Oh the things we do when we are young.
Back in the countryside, a bird becomes a excited and clings to his favorite bell. He regurgitates seed for his toy; this is the highest form of flattery to be given by a bird to a person, or in this case, from a bird to a bell.
As for Samuel, we can only guess. He is out on a river somewhere, the quick waves give him a rush similar to what lust must feel like. Water gushes in as he flips over, and he hears his brother call out for him. He surfaces right away, breathing heavily and opening his eyes really wide and then blinking them. He laughs at the thrill of it all. Why would their be long term side effects? Oh, what we will do for a good time.
Nearby, a dog has wandered far off course and boarded a bus for the city. After a moment of self realization he gets off and walks home, missing something or someone.
