“Okay, here we are, Monster. This pool of water below the falls is where you can contact me. Whenever you like. I’ll always be there for you. Understand?”
“Under-stand,” he sputtered out, looking at her and then the small pool. Just beyond that rock.
“Now go up to the water, kneel down, and *look*.”
“Looook.” He gazed over at Wheeler again.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be here on the other side. I’ve never left you and I’ll never leave you.”
“Leeaave?”
“Never,” she reinforced, and then waved him toward the pool. “Go on.”
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Took him a while but he got the hang of it. The place eventually became known as the Great Mother Pool.
(to be continued?)
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