LVI | Someone’s Spade
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Zuraida steps
into the gap,
her bare feet
sinking
between the roots
of the tree.
She looks down.
Lifts her foot up.
I reach forward,
drag her out
before
she picks up
the object.
We both land
on the hard
cobblestone
floor.
I see it close up
for the first time.
The shiny uneven surface
isn't rock,
it's a transparent layer
of plastic,
melted around stonework.
Everything
turns
black.
❦
There's a tap
on my shoulder.
A smell
of antiseptic.
A voice
calling my name.
Slowly,
the main hall
comes into focus
and the angmoh nurse
is crouched
in front of me,
one hand
on my shoulder.
He stands
when he sees me
open my eyes.
Medicine time?
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