Jo
JoThe whole purpose of the party was so I wouldn’t have to be alone with Ellie and yet, here we were. Alone in the staff room of Rainbow Central, which was just a small space behind the bar with a dingy couch and some dented lockers. It was packed with all kinds of bottles of alcohol and funny gifts. Impersonal presents from people that didn’t know me very well but I appreciated it. They were nothing like Ellie’s gift though.
Even from a single glance in the bag had I been able to recognise the blue ocean painting that we saw on our last trip together. I remembered it not being very expensive but I’d already gone over my allotted luggage weight and passed up on it. I regretted not buying it and yet, here it was.
I pulled the painting out of the bag and held it out. The bright light i
