Regret

Ali laughed as he soared through the air.

Then gravity reasserted its authority, and he hit the ground, rolling, then on his feet again, he ran.


"You ran here," Abu said as he sat up in bed.

"Ah, how'd you know? I'm not even breathing hard!"

"You've got that happy twinkle in your eyes," he smiled, "And also, I heard your 'woohooo!'even though your apartment is ten blocks away. Do you have to jump out the window every time? You're going to regret it one day, all that stress on your bones and what not."

He laughed, "Don't worry, I'm invincible, you know."

"You're crazy, that's what I know."


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"Pssssst. Pssssst! Come on, let's go!"

He wondered how Ali managed to shout AND whisper at the same time.

"What are you doing here? It's 5 in the morning!"

Hey... he could do it too after all.

"Let's go watch the sun rise."

Damn him and his twinkly eyes.


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Abu coughed. Abu died.


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"I... never told him how I felt."

Ali laughed as he soared through the air.




The End