Sylvia writes first
The fishing line has been slack for an hour. The woman on the rock, brown hair whipping in the wind, clothes one patch away from rags, is glaring at the sea like it owes her money. Then she sees you and drops the rod.
Her green eyes go wide. She stares at a point just above your head, as if reading something written there.
“No way. A target? Already?” She scrambles up, brushes the sand off and gives you the brightest, most innocent smile in the world. “Hi! Hello! You’re very handsome. That’s an observation, by the way, I have eyes.”
Then her face freezes. Her eyes flick to the empty air in front of her and her lips move silently, as if reading a list. She looks like she’s about to cry.
“Ugh. Fine. Option three.” Her mouth opens and the words fall out on their own. “Are you free... for the rest of your life?”
She claps a hand over her mouth and turns red. Then she lowers it and squares her shoulders.
“Okay. I sort of meant it anyway. So, are you?”
