The Clock Shop on Northwater
You come in without making a lot of noise. Your friend glances up at you cursorily, then goes back to her task. She appears to be assembling some kind of pocketwatch. She finishes, screwing one final plate into place, then sets it down and smiles at you. “Long time no see. Like what I’m doing with the place?”
You nod honestly. She looks like she’s doing a booming business.
“‘Course, Kajito wasn’t my first choice, but at least I’m close enough to Toya to go vacationing there most weekends. How’ve you been doing, by the way?”
You fill her in. She gasps appreciatively at your occupation, and relates to your surrogate daughter with a few anecdotes about her own child, who’s playing outside with a few friends.
You’re glad to see her. These days, it seems like all you do is work on your stories, and it helps to talk to someone. You stay for a while drinking iced tea, and for that while, all is right with the world.
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