We both felt quiet and dark, like the pooling rain.
--I'm not coming in, you said. I just wanted to know if you were all right.
--All right?
--Stupid question. You're not all right. I just wanted to see you, John. I was worried you weren't real.
--I'm not. If I could do what I just did, what am I?
The School At Chartres, David Manicom
