Falling From The Sky by Godwin Nikki

Falling From The Sky by Godwin Nikki

Author:Godwin, Nikki [Godwin, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-21T06:00:00+00:00


Back in Micah’s bedroom, the green slime logo pours over his TV screen. I stare at the controller in my hand, realizing how foreign it feels today. I think Angel Horse had more of an effect on me than I want to admit.

“Micah, I need to tell you something,” I say. “The reason I hadn’t played the zombie side was because I always played Xbox with my dad. I quit after he died. I couldn’t play without him.”

I wait for an apology or maybe an inquiry as to why I went along with this. But Micah remains voiceless. Instead, he reaches across me and tries to grab my controller, but I stop him.

“It’s okay,” I say. “I just haven’t played since his death…until I started playing with you. I’ve missed it.”

Micah slowly pulls away from me, but his eyes still question me. I assure him that I want to keep playing. He settles in next to me on his bed, and we pick up where we left off with level twelve.

“I don’t know what it’s like losing a dad,” Micah says. “I never knew mine.”

Playing Zombie Sanctuary 3 and having a heart-to-heart simultaneously wouldn’t work for most people, but there’s something about Micah that lets him pull it off.

“What’s the story?” I ask, not breaking my stare from the TV screen. My zombie moves along the hallway next to Micah’s green character, looking in each room for a victim. My zombie’s power level is running low. I need another brain.

“Well, he dated my mom through high school and into college. Early college, she got pregnant with Zoey. He stuck around until six months into the pregnancy then bailed,” he explains to me.

“Zoey was two when he came back feeling guilty. He and mom got married, but Zoey never took his last name. Things were okay until Zoey was four, when mom got pregnant with me. He said a five-year-old and newborn were too much to handle, so he bailed again, and the divorce was finalized after I came along…without his name,” Micah finishes.

I refrain from the obligatory apology and search for the right words, but Micah interrupts my thoughts. “Brain! Grab it!”

He points to the TV, and I click the button to grab, even though I’m not even near the brain. When I reach it, my power level goes up, and I know I’ll stay alive throughout the rest of this level. Our two zombie guys trail down the hallway and into the elevator. The words “Level Thirteen” trickle down the screen.

Micah drops his controller onto the bed and lies back. “Don’t feel sorry for me,” he says. “I can’t miss something I never knew.”

This is one of the instances when I’m glad he can read my thoughts. I reach across the floor and into the T-shirt I plan to wear tomorrow. I pull out a white paper sack.

“Got you something,” I say.

Micah sits up, and his face lights up after seeing the bag. “Is that what I think it is?” he asks.



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