Theo nodded at Aurelia's description of the ghost whales, but didn't comment. He was an urban creature, really; aggressive fauna was outside his area of expertise.
Making people feel better was more in his wheelhouse, and he smiled to realize that as ill-considered as they'd been, his words had actually cheered Aurelia up -- given her a new perspective on her loss. "I know it won't stop you from missing them, but since a version of you does remain to take care of them ... Perhaps you could view this as the opportunity they would have wanted for you to find your own path."
Or maybe not. Theo nodded as Aurelia bade him farewell. "Better get back and get to work ... See you around."
She seemed hard to trick, but still, could be a good person to know.
{FIN}
Making people feel better was more in his wheelhouse, and he smiled to realize that as ill-considered as they'd been, his words had actually cheered Aurelia up -- given her a new perspective on her loss. "I know it won't stop you from missing them, but since a version of you does remain to take care of them ... Perhaps you could view this as the opportunity they would have wanted for you to find your own path."
Or maybe not. Theo nodded as Aurelia bade him farewell. "Better get back and get to work ... See you around."
She seemed hard to trick, but still, could be a good person to know.
{FIN}
Theo
"Poker" by ND Strupler is licensed with CC BY 2.0.
