In this heat Love couldn't run, he didn't even understand why he was chasing the kid. With each step he was tiring, but he pressed on. The music in his head shifted to a more staccato and the time sped up. He felt his face a little stubble was growing in, and sweat dripped off it. Jeez this kid was fast. The cement seemed hotter than he remembered, the bushes that lined the street strayed from their normal green color to brownish yellow. Weeks of heat.
The kid cut left down another street, no houses, industrial buildings, and Marc kept pursuing.
"Hey!" He yelled.
"Stop!"
The kid sprinted faster, but Marc turned up the speed the kid didn't expect, and pulled closer.
Marc pushed a bit harder around the next corner his dress shoes slipping around the curve. The kids sneakers doing just fine, but Marc was gaining, he made a last ditch effort just to grab his ankle.
He missed, and the kid kept running, turning down another street.
Marc was bent now trying to catch his breath, at first he was dismayed, but then he thought. Kids gotta eat.
He knew though the kid had to come back. He couldn't stay away forever.
So as he caught his breathe he smiled, I'll just wait he thought, he'll mess up.
Maybe he could be a bit more neighborly.
The kid cut left down another street, no houses, industrial buildings, and Marc kept pursuing.
"Hey!" He yelled.
"Stop!"
The kid sprinted faster, but Marc turned up the speed the kid didn't expect, and pulled closer.
Marc pushed a bit harder around the next corner his dress shoes slipping around the curve. The kids sneakers doing just fine, but Marc was gaining, he made a last ditch effort just to grab his ankle.
He missed, and the kid kept running, turning down another street.
Marc was bent now trying to catch his breath, at first he was dismayed, but then he thought. Kids gotta eat.
He knew though the kid had to come back. He couldn't stay away forever.
So as he caught his breathe he smiled, I'll just wait he thought, he'll mess up.
Maybe he could be a bit more neighborly.
