One Apple A Day #108
A few stories in 140 Characters.
Ten days since the last communication. No lights visible on the surface. No sign of life from mother Earth. They are alone in the space.
He cries. He laughs. He screams. He wriggles. Then he realises it’s all meaningless. He braces himself and prepares for the impact.
She forces herself to read his journal. Things she knows. Things he never told her. Memories are painful, but it’s all she has left.
“Come on, you can do it!” She looks at him, ten meters below in the water. She loves him more than her fear. She closes her eyes and jumps.