My Sister’s Substitute
He merely left the door ajar and waited for her to walk through it, which was significantly more effective than prying, a fact she resented.
They walked in silence for a while. Comfortable. Full. Finally, she asked, "Do you ever imagine what all this would look like if it were real?" The words spilled out before she’d decided to utter them. Neo was silent for a long moment. Not a stalled silence, but a contemplative one. "Define 'real'," he said. "You know what I mean." "I do," he countered. "Which is why I'm asking you to define it." She watched the water, a distant boat cutting across the bay, its reflection rippling on the surface.
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