Ashley walked with Henry down the street to the corner café. The afternoon was waning, and the lamp lights orange glow was hardly visible in the daytime sun as they wandered along the sidewalk.

“Henry?” Ashley asked.

Mr. Messinger glanced over at the girl. “Hmm?” he inquired, his hospital gown whipping in the wind.

“Nothing…” The brunette continued walking but the older man next to her stopped suddenly. Ashley whirled around curiously.

“Here”, he said sticking out his hand. “I should probably introduce myself, Henry Messinger, construction worker, husband, former celestial body recent addition to the human race” Ashley looked at his hand hesitantly but then shook it. “A little harder…” The girl squeezed his hand and Henry grimaced in pain, “oh oh too hard.” Ashley relaxed her grip and Henry sighed, “There ya go … you just gotta work on it a bit.”

The pair continued down the sidewalk and as they reached the coffee shop Henry held the door for Ashley. “Angels first” He said ushering her inside. They took a seat at a corner table and Henry ordered a large mocha and four different pastries.

“Aren’t you supposed to be watching what you eat now? That’s why you had the surgery right?”

“Everything cool you’re not supposed to do.” Henry stated, smiling at Ashley.

Their waitress dropped a plate full of danishes in front of Henry and walked off. The older man picked up the first danish and took a large sloppy bite.

“I don’t believe you” Ashley stated, clasping her hands together on the table.

“Well believe it babe I was just like you”

Ashley continued to look at Henry disbelievingly.

“You hang out in a cd store, you can speak every language, you travel at the speed of thought…” And you’re reading my mind right now.

“Stop that!” Ashley whispered.

Henry chuckled and took another bite of his Danish. “Some things kid, are possible whether you believe it or not”

The brunette looked at the older man completely fascinated, “How?”

“You choose”

“Choose?”

“Choose to fall, to earth, to take the plunge, jump off a bridge, leap off a building. You just say to yourself ‘I’m gonna do it’ and you do it”

Henry reached across the table and picked up his mocha taking a big gulp, “You wake up all smelly, and in pain, chances are pretty bloodied up from the drop, and hungry. Boy are you ever hungry, but you have no clue what hunger is!”