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"It's nights like these I get restless. Cagey, like a bird long past time to fly the coop."
The air is brisk on your skin, you probably should have grabbed a coat before you came out here but it's too late for that now. You just need a minute, just one to clear your head.
The weather is perfect for what if and for once you're letting yourself indulge, the day-in-day-out devotion joja expects is just too much and you find yourself wondering more than ever what it is Grampa wanted so badly for you to wait for. You feel a flood of anger work its way through your body feeling it deep in your core, why in the hell would he want you to wait "You'll know" what the fuck kind of time measurement is that. You've never been sure of anything in your life, but you can't help but think about it. It's creeping its way into every moment now even your dreams feature your grandfather handing you the envelope.
A fight on the street below you shakes away thoughts of anywhere else. Never a quiet night in Zuzu city. You brace yourself against the railing of your balcony, willing your mind to slow down. You need to get inside and go to bed about ten minutes ago if you want to be on time for work tomorrow. But fuck joja you needed this.
A breeze sends a chill through your spine and you know it's time to head inside, but even as you go as you feel your feet moving to the door your arms rising to the slider, and your arms pulling against the door your mind still wanders sleep is never easy but tonight you'll rest easy in your resolve. You need to know what's in that letter