He had put cologne on. He had put cologne on and there wasn’t enough time. He just had to go, it was stronger than he remembered. And old routine that he buried away now resurfaced for this. Date. No Jack thought, but he let his mind entertain the idea.  Imogen...

It was so hot that everyone in Jacks apartment complex had their windows open.

Jack and a fan that oscillated this way and that but it didn’t matter. The heat was relentless. He had to open one side of the house in the morning then the other at night. 

There he...

The guy got up the next day. Fast he always liked getting up fast he'd tell people its when he had the best ideas. Early and right away. He go around with his notebook while he made his coffee or while he made his toast.

"Before the toaster popped is when...

She woke up sweating. She hadn't seen Danny in years. The dream felt real. All of the worries, the burning oil, the greasy pizza felt real. 

She went to the sink and put cold water on her hands, and then the back of her neck. 

She sighed and tried to...

He held the piece of paper in his mouth. Letting his saliva soak through. That was his plan. Maybe  Imogen Howe would return now, and laugh at him. 

"I can't believe you thought I was serious! HAHAHA!" She'd say. 

But she never came back. 5 minutes went by and now...

The park wasn't anything special. A bowl of green with a stripe of grey cutting through. Where joggers and rollerbladers went by. There was a playground and a pavilion. It was enough for  Westcity . Jack liked it, but still felt out of place.

He was wearing sunglasses and a...

When she woke up she thought about Keith. On their trip they talked about dreams. All kinds Keith would say, future and what you just woke up with. He wanted to know everything. 

This dream they'd unpack together. Why the pizza's why the car. All of it. 

Now though she...

Imogen Howe dreamed of delivering pizzas. She was in her old car, a hand me down she had in highschool. A  Ford   Windstar light blue. Had 7 seats, 8 if you tried really hard. 

She drove everywhere back then. Taking people after school, and before. She even had a paper...

When he came too he was on the ground. A pool cue broken lay next to him Jack to his right.

He couldn't make out out who was in front of him yet. 

All he heard was "Those are the rules. He's gotta go."

"Just wait a sec though no reason to...

It rang a few times. Then went to voice mail. A raspy but energetic voice came on. 

"Don't worry. Don't worry. Don't worry. You've got the right number, but the wrong time. Give me a few and I'll get back to you. Oh and don't worry about leaving nothing. I...