Off The Face Of The EarthAs the life pours out of me, faster faster with each beat of my heart, I know at last that my son has truly gone to a better place. In the shimmering window that floats above me, I see him smiling, surrounded by loving faces and outstretched arms.
A better place. A place away from me.
Still, it’s hard to let go. I’ve come so far since he first disappeared, changed so much...and yet so little, I know, deep down. I couldn’t go all the way, couldn’t become the father he needed no matter how hard I tried.
This was the best I could do for him. Killing and being killed.
I hope it’s enough.
Mike the Future Man crouches beside me, and I wish so bad he’d give me one last human touch, just touch my head or pat my shoulder or something, but he doesn’t. Maybe he thi
