CORVUS

She waved her hand for someone to give her a ride, and waited. Most of the vehicles that passed by looked like smart cars. Also, most folks all seemed to be in a rush, and did not want to give a ride to a stranger.

After what felt like eons, a tiny farming vehicle stopped by her side. She blinked her eyes at the sight of the farmer smiling brightly underneath his straw hat. The young lady slowly smiled. Then she carefully hopped on the back of the farmer’s car.

The farmer did not try to make any small talk. She preferred it that way, too. She only had one thing set on her mind, and nothing was going to stop her from getting it done.

When they arrived at one of the filling stations, the young woman called out to the farmer. ‘‘This is my stop, thanks!’’

The farmer nodded his head. He came to a complete stop, and let the woman hop out of the back of the tractor. As soon as she stepped out, he continued on his way. ‘‘Now time for me to get to work.’’ She said to herself.

She looked around, and spotted her target who was wearing the flashiest suit she had ever seen. He spotted her from a distance, and wondered why a random person was waving at him. He thought that the suit his wife had picked for him this time would at least be one that would keep him out of trouble. Maybe not this time. He scratched the back of his head, and still kept wondering who exactly this was that was now running toward him. She plopped into his arms, almost making them both tumble to the ground. ‘’Hello there, darling. Fancy bumping into you here. Would you mind if I tagged along with you into this nice place,’’she asked in a loud, obnoxious manner, as she pointed toward the bar famous for takin’ great care of high profile government officials and businessmen.

He shrugged his shoulders, laughed, and then planted a kiss on the young lady’s cheeks, “If this is the best of possible worlds…’’ he started off, and then he felt a finger pressed close onto his wide, open lips.

‘‘…what then are the others like?’’ She asked as she continued as if she could read his mind.

He grinned. ‘‘You and I will have a blast here. Eh— miss-…’’

She smiled like a black widow that had just set a trap for a fly, and replied~‘‘You can call me Barbara. Miss Barbara. Yes. I absolutely do see us getting along for all eternity. Let’s now step in together, and I shall show you the world of my creation.’’

#CORVUS. 13/06/2025.