a kiss. The trio
then turned to walk towards the front of the school. The vision
began to fade.
***
“No Denny’s Grand Slam this morning?” Kate’s
mother chided walking into the kitchen the next morning.
Kate sat at the counter munching on a granola
bar. “No, not today. Figured I’d eat light to prevent looking like
a complete cow in my dress tonight.”
“I wish I still had your shape and your
metabolism,” she said and then questioned, “How did you sleep? See
anything?”
“No images of Cori, which concerns me.
Hopefully, she’ll be coming to me again soon. I find it hard to
imagine anything good coming out of this guy keeping her for so
long without any contact,” she said and threw out the wrapper for
the granola bar. She jumped off the bar stool and stretched. “I did
have a vision. It was actually the first one in a long time where I
didn’t wake up and feel depressed and hopeless.”
“Care to share?”
“Nah, think I’ll keep it to myself,” she
replied. She wanted to hold onto the intimate memory of Jared and
his parents. It made her feel connected in a very personal way to
the detective. Upon waking, it was almost impossible to stop
smiling as she wrote down her recollections of the vision in her
journal. Although she didn’t plan to tell him about the images, she
never wanted to forget a single detail. She was certain he held
this fond memory of his parents still alive close to his heart.
Walking over to her mother, she kissed her on
the cheek. “Just want you to know I love you, Mom.”
She placed a hand on Kate’s forehead. “Are
you feeling alright?”
“Ha-ha, Mom, that’s a real knee slapper,” she
said sarcastically, but still gave her an unabashed grin.
“Katie, I love you too.”
***
That evening, Kate had serious doubts about
her choice of attire. She wasn’t sure if a very short and snug
fitting dress was appropriate for a dive bar in town. She may be
sending out the wrong message. Kate wasn’t planning to have a one
night stand—the thought actually sent a wave of nausea through her.
Her experience level with guys was pathetically low and she wasn’t
ready to expand her horizons with some random dude. However she
wasn’t opposed to a make-out session with a hot guy. It could be
just the thing to forget about damn Jared and his damn duck
feeding.
“Katie, Julie’s here,” her mother called up
as she finished dressing in her bedroom.
“Send her up,” she yelled down.
A minute later, Julie burst into her bedroom.
She was dressed in a strapless A-line dress with a floral design.
Her tan was perfected and Kate lamented on how her own porcelain
skin always burned with even the slightest of sun exposure. Julie
had straightened her hair and used moderate amounts of make-up to
highlight her blue eyes.
“Holy shit, Kate! You look freaking hot! If I
was a dude, I’d want to tap that right now!” she exclaimed breaking
out in a huge grin as she looked her up and down.
Her previous bravado was fading and she asked
in an unsure voice, “Is it too much? It doesn’t really feel like
me.”
“No, you look perfect Kate. We’re going out,
what are you going to wear? Your normal sweats and oversized tee?
Half of the time, I can’t even tell you have boobs,” Julie cracked.
She reached into a shopping bag she had brought into the room. With
mock seriousness, she stated, “And to complete your fabulousness,
I’m lending you one of my prized pairs of black heels.”
Kate looked at the shoes and gasped. “Julie,
these are Jimmy Choos! I can’t borrow these, if anything happens
I’ll have to give you two weeks of my meager salary.”
“They’ll be fine, I trust you. Besides, they
weren’t that much, I got a great deal on them online.” She waved
her off and Kate began to slip the heels on.
They fit like a glove and Kate had to admit
she had nothing so luxurious in her closet. Kate vowed to start
dieting in order to start swiping some
then turned to walk towards the front of the school. The vision
began to fade.
***
“No Denny’s Grand Slam this morning?” Kate’s
mother chided walking into the kitchen the next morning.
Kate sat at the counter munching on a granola
bar. “No, not today. Figured I’d eat light to prevent looking like
a complete cow in my dress tonight.”
“I wish I still had your shape and your
metabolism,” she said and then questioned, “How did you sleep? See
anything?”
“No images of Cori, which concerns me.
Hopefully, she’ll be coming to me again soon. I find it hard to
imagine anything good coming out of this guy keeping her for so
long without any contact,” she said and threw out the wrapper for
the granola bar. She jumped off the bar stool and stretched. “I did
have a vision. It was actually the first one in a long time where I
didn’t wake up and feel depressed and hopeless.”
“Care to share?”
“Nah, think I’ll keep it to myself,” she
replied. She wanted to hold onto the intimate memory of Jared and
his parents. It made her feel connected in a very personal way to
the detective. Upon waking, it was almost impossible to stop
smiling as she wrote down her recollections of the vision in her
journal. Although she didn’t plan to tell him about the images, she
never wanted to forget a single detail. She was certain he held
this fond memory of his parents still alive close to his heart.
Walking over to her mother, she kissed her on
the cheek. “Just want you to know I love you, Mom.”
She placed a hand on Kate’s forehead. “Are
you feeling alright?”
“Ha-ha, Mom, that’s a real knee slapper,” she
said sarcastically, but still gave her an unabashed grin.
“Katie, I love you too.”
***
That evening, Kate had serious doubts about
her choice of attire. She wasn’t sure if a very short and snug
fitting dress was appropriate for a dive bar in town. She may be
sending out the wrong message. Kate wasn’t planning to have a one
night stand—the thought actually sent a wave of nausea through her.
Her experience level with guys was pathetically low and she wasn’t
ready to expand her horizons with some random dude. However she
wasn’t opposed to a make-out session with a hot guy. It could be
just the thing to forget about damn Jared and his damn duck
feeding.
“Katie, Julie’s here,” her mother called up
as she finished dressing in her bedroom.
“Send her up,” she yelled down.
A minute later, Julie burst into her bedroom.
She was dressed in a strapless A-line dress with a floral design.
Her tan was perfected and Kate lamented on how her own porcelain
skin always burned with even the slightest of sun exposure. Julie
had straightened her hair and used moderate amounts of make-up to
highlight her blue eyes.
“Holy shit, Kate! You look freaking hot! If I
was a dude, I’d want to tap that right now!” she exclaimed breaking
out in a huge grin as she looked her up and down.
Her previous bravado was fading and she asked
in an unsure voice, “Is it too much? It doesn’t really feel like
me.”
“No, you look perfect Kate. We’re going out,
what are you going to wear? Your normal sweats and oversized tee?
Half of the time, I can’t even tell you have boobs,” Julie cracked.
She reached into a shopping bag she had brought into the room. With
mock seriousness, she stated, “And to complete your fabulousness,
I’m lending you one of my prized pairs of black heels.”
Kate looked at the shoes and gasped. “Julie,
these are Jimmy Choos! I can’t borrow these, if anything happens
I’ll have to give you two weeks of my meager salary.”
“They’ll be fine, I trust you. Besides, they
weren’t that much, I got a great deal on them online.” She waved
her off and Kate began to slip the heels on.
They fit like a glove and Kate had to admit
she had nothing so luxurious in her closet. Kate vowed to start
dieting in order to start swiping some
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