Musa-fiction

Jim took his usual route to get into Jane Manor. Over the fence, past the robotic guards, up the lattice and onto Andria's balcony. He had raced to Pelcinar at top speed. He needed to fix everything Susan had broken before whatever she told Andria could fester in her mind. He peeked inside the curtain and found that Andria's room was empty. He checked in the bathroom and waited a few moments - thinking for a second he may have beat them there. Then it suddenly occurred to him that Andria might be in another room of the house. Jim opened the door and peered out into the dimly lit hallway. "She could be anywhere." He said to himself. He sighed

Jim bought flowers, a whole bouquet of blooming purple and orange foxgloves tied together with a royal blue ribbon. He also bought a box of chocolate truffles and a ratchet set which he tied a similar ribbon around. He got a hair cut, clipped his finger and toe nails, shaved, flossed, took a shower using a lofa and trimmed his nose hairs. He got as clean as he possibly could before he put on some relatively nice clothes. He borrowed his mother's ship and after sitting in it for five minutes, taking deep breaths, he set out for Pelcinar. It wasn't a long trip by any means, just two and a half hours. It seemed even shorter today. Jim still didn