01-19-2021, 07:19 PM
The drive home was more quiet than she anticipated. None of the scenery looked familiar.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"Billings Parkway." Kenneth shot back, not missing a beat.
Delia continued to take in her strange new surroundings.
"No, I mean what city?"
He didn't answer right away. Which lies to tell when? Even trained monkeys slip once in a while.
"Fort Wayne."
She'd heard the name before but that was the extent of it.
"We live here?" she questioned.
They shared an uncomfortable look, he turned away but she stayed on him.
"Yeah, we do." he said, eyes forward.
Delia was rusty on her geography.
"Fort Wayne what?"
"Indiana." he replied.
She didn't know what to think. That implant so far only kept her from knowing who she really
was, but it wasn't placing her into Julie's footprint. Not yet anyway.
"They said it would take several days for things to get back to normal. Your thinking and all."
Delia caught her image in the side mirror. Curiously removing her headscarf.
"Honey... maybe you should leave that on?" he said reaching over with his right hand.
It was too late. The scarf was off as she examined the bandage wrapping her head, touching it gently.
"We'll have to stop by the pharmacy for some replacements. You've also got a couple scripts."
Her eyes looked tired, weary. They pull into the drug store parking lot and Kenneth finds a spot right
in front.
"I'll see if they can fill these now. Back in a minute." he said before getting out.
She watched him go inside. Some complete stranger. Her husband. Kenny. Something was off.
At least she had the beautiful sunshine. High in the lower 50's. Silver linings.
"Where are we?" she asked.
"Billings Parkway." Kenneth shot back, not missing a beat.
Delia continued to take in her strange new surroundings.
"No, I mean what city?"
He didn't answer right away. Which lies to tell when? Even trained monkeys slip once in a while.
"Fort Wayne."
She'd heard the name before but that was the extent of it.
"We live here?" she questioned.
They shared an uncomfortable look, he turned away but she stayed on him.
"Yeah, we do." he said, eyes forward.
Delia was rusty on her geography.
"Fort Wayne what?"
"Indiana." he replied.
She didn't know what to think. That implant so far only kept her from knowing who she really
was, but it wasn't placing her into Julie's footprint. Not yet anyway.
"They said it would take several days for things to get back to normal. Your thinking and all."
Delia caught her image in the side mirror. Curiously removing her headscarf.
"Honey... maybe you should leave that on?" he said reaching over with his right hand.
It was too late. The scarf was off as she examined the bandage wrapping her head, touching it gently.
"We'll have to stop by the pharmacy for some replacements. You've also got a couple scripts."
Her eyes looked tired, weary. They pull into the drug store parking lot and Kenneth finds a spot right
in front.
"I'll see if they can fill these now. Back in a minute." he said before getting out.
She watched him go inside. Some complete stranger. Her husband. Kenny. Something was off.
At least she had the beautiful sunshine. High in the lower 50's. Silver linings.
