Playmates: Wait — For Me

"Always," she replied. "Now, let's go. We're burning daylight."

Wait for me, Leo! she’d chirp, her voice trailing after him like a kite string. Playmates: Wait For Me

Maya reached out, catching his hand just like she used to catch the railing of the slide. "I’ve had a lot of practice," she smiled. "Always," she replied

In high school, the cry changed. It became a text message sent from a library cubicle while Leo practiced for varsity soccer. Wait for me? she’d ask, hoping for a ride home. He’d linger by his car in the parking lot, long after his teammates left, just to see her walk through the double doors. she’d chirp, her voice trailing after him like

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Leo sat down beside her, breathless from the walk from the station, looking at the girl who had been his anchor since they were small enough to fit through the crawl-tubes.