Beneath Which Sky by Madeline Walz

Author:Madeline Walz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, sci fi, aliens, college, secret, parallel worlds
Publisher: Madeline Walz
Published: 2021-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

“It’s so...” Howard pauses, searching for the right word. “Different. Which sets of lines are the letters?”

More questions. I knew it. Oh, well. I might as well keep going.

“Here,” I say, and point out each letter. “They’re called alepha, rotha, kalpha, elaph, daleth, alepha. Then molpha, orítha, thalphaz, rotha, alepha, netha.”

“Wait,” Howard says. “Did I miss something, or did you only name six letters in your last name? I’m assuming the second one was your last name?”

“Yes, it was,” I say. Hopefully, this will be the last question. “And no, you didn’t miss anything. This alphabet has 59 letters. Any sound that, in English, is spelled with two letters is one letter in my language.” I can see more questions coming, but I’m done sharing. “You made pumpkin pie, right?” I say to Susan.

She seems a bit surprised by the sudden change of subject. “Yes, I did,” she says, and goes to get the pie out of the fridge.

I sit back in my chair, unsettled for a different reason. I’ve never shared so much with anyone. Sure, I’ve considered it once in a while, but I’ve always decided not to. It brings up too many other questions that I don’t want to answer.

Someday you may find someone with whom you will share your story. That’s what my parents told me. They didn’t want me to keep everything inside. Maybe it’s almost time to tell someone the truth about me. I need to take some time to think about it.

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