AfterLife by S. P. Cloward

Author:S. P. Cloward
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3
Tags: Science Fiction, General, Fiction
ISBN: 9781623099459
Publisher: Self Published
Published: 2012-09-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Wes had lived in Chicago his whole antemort life and never owned a car. There was no reason to. Today, however, as he climbed into the passenger seat of Ken’s car, he was sure if he owned one it would be just like the one he was sitting in. It would have the same sun damaged blue paint job as this old hatchback Volkswagen Rabbit, and no doubt would make the same shrill sound this car made when it started. The ease with which Ken fought the steering wheel to maneuver the vehicle in and out of traffic was the third similarity to Wes’s imaginary car.

“I didn’t think there were any more of these things on the road,” Wes said as Ken pulled the car out of the driveway and away from the yellow house.

“There is at least one, Mr. Wes.” Ken grinned at Wes and his face wrinkled up in its familiar way. Ken smiled a lot. “It pleases me, Mr. Wes, that Emily is willing to give up her time with you so I can teach you some learning of my own. She’s incredibly wise and I’m sure she understands how a diverse education will only benefit you in the long run.”

“She told me she had some things to follow up on without me,” Wes said, amused by Ken’s statement. He truly enjoyed the time he spent with Ken, and he’d learned a lot from him. “I don’t know how much of that is due to wanting to diversify my education as just wanting to get away from me.”

“Is there trouble between you two?” Ken didn’t look over at Wes when he posed the question.

“No, none at all,” Wes answered. “We get along great. She’s as amazing as ever.”

“Ah yes, I see,” Ken said. “You are in love with her.”

“What? No, I just know girls sometimes need alone time.” During their weeks in Charleston, Wes had grown to adore Emily, but was careful not to say or do anything to let her know how he felt. Ken certainly didn’t have enough facts to make such a conclusion.

“It’s okay, I don’t think Emily realizes your affection for her as I have. It’s the little things, Mr. Wes, which maybe only I have noticed in our training sessions.”

“Like what?” Wes began to worry that if Ken was able to pick up on his growing feelings for Emily, maybe she was too. The last thing he wanted was to make things uncomfortable between them. He enjoyed being with her. It was as simple as that. They had grown to be friends. So what if Wes hoped that friendship would be the foundation of something more?

Ken snickered at Wes. “Don’t worry yourself. You kids are always worrying yourselves over these things.”

“I will worry myself. What have you noticed?”

“I have only observed trivial things. For example, when we sync to work on your amusement park, you always speak of how much you think Emily will be pleased with what you’ve done or created.

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