Right Now-- Raiffa S

At this very moment, somewhere in the universe a light comes on. And another one. And another. Slowly buildings turn into billboards and into trees and into miles of open land. The crisp lines of the highway weave in and out of sight; they blend into the deepening colors of the sky until they are merely but the remnants of life.

The world begins to darken.

Through his window he watches the stories of his past warp into bursts of light until they cease to exist making room for the memories of tomorrow and the adventures that follow. He allows himself to linger on their luminescence only to revive the emotions that guide his fantasies. Some of the fantasies that will one day become those evanescent recollections fading into the night.

Daydreamed eyes pop back into reality as the shadows of a small cabin come into focus. Slowly the sensation of sound returns to him manifested in the quiet chaos of the fleeting world. The bitter taste of sorrow forms in the back of his throat to only be washed down by the sweetness of what lies ahead. Then a feeling, a creeping feeling. A feeling of a hand awakening his tired fingers with an unexpected cold. His pupils dilate to the sight of short blond hair and dark rimmed glasses.

“You should be asleep,”

The lights turn off.