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Stranded in Parallel [Chapter 13] “Heading off to work!” I heard those words somewhere amidst my restless sleep. I was just awake enough to hear the door close with a hasty slam down on the ground floor shortly after. When Mom left like that, it was because she was running late. Part of me wantedContinue reading “Recurrence”

Stranded in Parallel [Chapter 12] I didn’t talk to Mom at all during the rest of the procedure. I vigilantly made sure not to doze off again, keeping the notebook at my side away from her view. I kept mostly silent when the treatment was over and we made our way back out to theContinue reading “Foreign Bodies”

Stranded in Parallel [Chapter 11] I discovered something I hadn’t realized before. As Ohanzee’s words appeared on the page, I could feel a warmth through the paper. I described the feeling to him in turn, and he said he, too, had sensed the same feeling. He directed me to place my palm firmly upon theContinue reading “Disorder”

Stranded in Parallel [Chapter 10] Despite imagining Ohanzee probably going off and doing his own things, I couldn’t help but flutter around the notebook, glancing at the pages every once in a while. It was almost too late when I finally noticed the clock on the oven ticking off into the afternoon, when it wasContinue reading “Afterimage”

Stranded In Parallel [Chapter 9] “I’ll ask my coworkers tomorrow what’s fun to do here,” Mom mentioned that night at dinner. “You have to work tomorrow?” I said, finally looking up from my plate of food. “Isn’t it your weekend?” “Right, I forgot to tell you,” Mom nodded, sighing. “I have split days off. I’mContinue reading “Chiral”