Audrey Poteet

Beyond the Grey Audrey Poteet

"You remember me?" His eyes grew wide, then narrowed, searching her face with sudden intensity, as if he might find something that hadn't been there before. "Nobody...nobody ever..." After faltering for a moment, the boy shook his head. His next words were spoken in a different tone; rather reserved, and hesitant. "Nobody returns to a place a creature has been. At least, not so soon. Why have you?"Of course, Maria wanted to say. The boy had tried to move on from that question, but she had been paying enough attention to catch his surprise. Of course I remember you. Then she thought about that very morning, when his face had been a distant blur in her mind. She nearly hadn't remembered him. And why?