Five
Present Day“Maybe I am in charge of the future since things turned out just as I said they would.” Francis blew against her black nails.
She stared out at the cloud-covered ballroom, glistening with sparkly snow.
Marcel shrugged and ran a hand along his felt top hat with a red flower attached.
“Marriage, yep. Babies, yep. Mime-inspired family touring the world, yep.”
He withdrew a white handkerchief from his silky shirt pocket and waved it in front of her face.
“Just wait until you get to meet Tuesday yourself. She’ll flip her lid.”
Reclining backward, Marcel pressed his hand to his bright white forehead as though swooning.
“Now, time for you to finally teach me how to walk against the wind, because I still can’t do it!”
Marcel hopped in the air and waved Francis to follow, t
