10-31-2020, 05:30 PM
It was near twilight before he even looked up from the diary. Completely absorbed by the words
stretching across each page. He had only made it through the first half but it painted a well
enough informed picture of the person that Gail was. And Orville didn't have it wrong.
She made entries for every single interaction with him. Detailing times, dates and her reasons
for meeting. He was relieved to find that she was quite fond of him despite her sometimes
sharp tongue. She valued him. When it was all on the line - she knew she could count on him -
and that meant a great deal to Orville. He may have been a crook, but at least with Gail there
seemed to be a respectful honor among thieves. He could let her rest now. Sweet closure
had arrived.
What he didn't anticipate: Her matters of the heart. They were strangely out of place
in Orville's mind. He couldn't quite understand but he knew the pages didn't lie. This would
be something to bring to the attention of another.
He left that field in hopes of finding clarity. But hopefully not at the cost of another's confusion.
stretching across each page. He had only made it through the first half but it painted a well
enough informed picture of the person that Gail was. And Orville didn't have it wrong.
She made entries for every single interaction with him. Detailing times, dates and her reasons
for meeting. He was relieved to find that she was quite fond of him despite her sometimes
sharp tongue. She valued him. When it was all on the line - she knew she could count on him -
and that meant a great deal to Orville. He may have been a crook, but at least with Gail there
seemed to be a respectful honor among thieves. He could let her rest now. Sweet closure
had arrived.
What he didn't anticipate: Her matters of the heart. They were strangely out of place
in Orville's mind. He couldn't quite understand but he knew the pages didn't lie. This would
be something to bring to the attention of another.
He left that field in hopes of finding clarity. But hopefully not at the cost of another's confusion.
