Mothership Zeta issue 1, volume 1 by Escape Artists Inc

Author:Escape Artists, Inc.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mothership Zeta issue 1, volume 1
Publisher: Escape Artists, Inc.
Published: 2015-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

The next night conjured up an unknown lover from the bar where Wendi spent the bulk of her time in college. The night after that, a woman Wendi had met in her psychology of sexuality class. After that, another friend Nolan had met. Her name was Cathryn. She’d always been elusive in their company. Nolan could never quite say he knew her, but there, hovering above the wet spot, her body bared for him to see, her shaggy sex hair, he felt like he was gaining a glimpse of who she really was.

They had a nice chat, the three of them. And when Wendi fell asleep, Nolan and Cathryn stayed up, immersed in a discussion of the merit of remaking Planet of the Apes. Cathryn, as it turned out, had read the book in the original French.

“I didn’t know you liked it,” Nolan said. “We could’ve been talking about this all along.”

“So we’ve met before?”

“Yeah, we’ve met. We hang out together sometimes, less frequently these days. I guess Wendi and I have kinda been wrapped up in ourselves.”

“I’m sure I understand.”

They lay there for a silent moment, Wendi’s snores drifting over from her open mouth. Drool pooled on her pillow.

“Look at her. The face only everyone could love,” said Cathryn. “Wish I would’ve known this was the last time.” She moved her hands down her body. In her faint smile Nolan could see something he’d never before considered: at one time, Cathryn must have cared for Wendi. Maybe she still did. At one point, Nolan thought, maybe everyone who meets Wendi cares for her.

“Look, Cathryn, can I ask you a question?”

“Sure thing,” she said. She was already beginning, along with the wet spot, to fade.

“How many people has Wendi slept with?”

“That’s something you have to ask her. And I think, before you do, you should figure out if it’s really important that you know.”

He scratched his head. He didn’t want her to go. “Thanks for taking such good care of her.”

“Of Wendi? She doesn’t need anyone to take care of her. She took care of me.”

Cathryn didn’t say more; her body was evaporating, and Nolan wasn’t sure she would have been able to keep speaking even if she wanted to. Nolan thought what she had said made a nice end point. He let that be the thing between them, the bond only he would remember in the light.

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