Kindergarten

*Miss Salmon smiles at you and nods her head in approval* Very good, apple starts with the letter A. Now let's see if you can tell me what the next letter is. Can anyone guess?

C

*Miss Salmon writes the letter C on the board* Very good! Now what does the letter C stand for? *Miss Salmon looks around the room, waiting for someone to answer*

*nods* Good! S for?

Supercalafragalisticexpealadocious

*giggles* Snake! T?

*Miss Salmon is standing in front of the whiteboard* Miss Salmon: What does A stand for? *The kids are sitting on the carpet* Everyone: Apple!

anomonopia

*Miss Salmon looks at the child* Miss Salmon: What was that?

she's tired

Okay. *curls beside Mara* Woof.

what's your name boy mara,mom and dad must have got you while I was... dead

hello mara

*Gasps softly* Jeremy?

you have your own sign now

Then why am I here? *sways slightly*

this is just a bridge

*blinks slowly* A bridge...? *grips her cane tighter* Then what was all that about being ready? *looks around confused* I'm so tired, Jeremy.

yes Mara

*Mara grins, hooking her pinky* Best promise ever!

how old are you

A kind spirit? *steps closer* Cool!

it always rains here in hefoldory town

*Mara bounces on her feet excitedly* I know why! The old people say it rains because of a sad boy who jumped. *grins* But you're not scary like they said!

*800 years later*

*Miss Salmon is gone. The bridge is rusty, abandoned. *Rain falls endlessly* A faded sign reads: In memory of Jeremy. *The black Fedora lies on the ground, untouched by time*.

*the black figure comes back*