That night I was in my bed that I was suppost to share with Shane and she was in the floor looking at me. I was almost asleep

“Where did you come from?” I asked

“My mother was a teacher, my father was a Indian and could see the future. One night they told me they had to go away for a new project, that she would see me in a couple of days. They waved from the car and said good bye… and that’s the last time I saw them”

“My mom left me too… I have a secret”

“Tell me”

“Tomorrow…. Tomorrow” and I fell asleep.

The next day Marco was showing Shane what he could play in the guitar. Then my father called Marco to help him and he went away. Shane looked at me and I started running. Shane behind

“Carmen!” Shane yelled, looking for me. “Carmen I cant find you where are you!” She said going down some rocks on the side of the beach and in a cave where the beach started. “Carmen are you here?”

“I’m right here… this is my secret… my very own cave… even the light from the light house cant find me here” I said sitting down on the sand

“Well I found you” Shane said sitting down next to me

“That’s cause I wanted you to find me”

— 10 years later in that same spot—

“Tell me again where you came from?”

“My mom was a stripper paying for collage and my dad was this big shot lawyer with a wife and kids… one week later I was here and he was gone” we smiled and kissed, until we were on the sand on top of each othere

———–

‘If you want to sleep…

I’ll put a shade

If you should vanish

I’m sure to fade

If you should smolder

I’ll breath in your smoke

If you should laugh

I smile and pretend that a make a joke

Shane and me were and the kitchen drinking beer. Shane was wearing only her underwear, half sitting on the table.

“What if Jayme or Marco came in right now”