Chapter 10Oscar woke to the morning. Radhi softly snored across the aisle. Only four nights together, it seemed like a very long time, even from Oscar’s extended perspective. He would miss Radhi.
Having written long into the night, before sleep won out, he’d drained the battery more than he intended. He logged in, and the story popped up, his distant journey with Gohl.
Detailing the course of a lifetime together, he’d written many pages. He scanned them and spotted an unfinished bit, the story of Gohl and his phantom animals.
Caressing the keys, his fingers tingled. Careful not to tap too loud while Radhi slept, he typed…
Gohl cowered at the aardvark. “Crall.” I couldn’t understand it. Nothing scared him. He hadn’t shrunk from a lion pride the other day, but something about this aardva
