Mildred looked at him over the top of her reading glasses.“Almost.” Manny picked up the blue glass bowl of pea pods and took his seat on the couch in front of the muted TV. The power had come on a little over an hour ago. The Emergency Alert System had burped incessantly letting them know about an upcoming address, before he’d silenced it. “Connie’s reading them stories.”Connie was blind and there were words on those pages. Yet she’d read them as if she could see. He couldn’t figure it out. He picked up one firm green pod, grabbed the stringy end and unzipped it. Peas plopped into the bowl.“She’s had all those books memorized for years.” Mildred scooted the bucket she was using for the discarded pods closer. “Used to teach elementary school before she lost her sight.”Ah, that explained that. He added the flaccid pea pod to the trash pile and then picked up a full one. “Are we going to can these tomorrow?”“Oh, no. We’ll eat some fresh ones in soup then dry the rest for seeds.”
What do You think about Redaction: Extinction Level Event (Part I)?
