“The Preschool,” by Jonathan Parks-Ramage, explores the aftermath of letting your boss put a chip in your brain.
“No, Ad-Ad isn’t mad.” Adam sighed, softening. “He loves your mom very much.”Amanda started hovering. At drop-off. At pickup. Anytime parents were around. Maggie couldn’t even say hello to Parker without Amanda interrupting. Maggie was being watched; she was sure of it. For whatever reason, Amanda didn’t want Maggie to have a relationship with Parker Stillwell. And Parker also stopped making inroads toward friendship.
“I’d love that too …” Parker drifted off. “I’m sorry I’ve been distant. I just … felt embarrassed. About last time. I was tipsy, and—”Relief overwhelmed Maggie’s senses. Parker had merely felt a little awkward after their kiss. There was no conspiracy to keep them apart. There was a simple explanation. “Well, then. When are you free?”
Dusk settled on the sweeping grounds of the Stillwell estate; perfectly positioned lights illuminated lush flora. Parker and Maggie sat by the pool, which was lit from within; the water shimmered, casting odd reflections on Parker’s face as she sipped her wine.“I’m glad we’re having a chance to reconnect.” Suddenly, Maggie’s phone vibrated. The caller ID read “Adam.” She pressed decline using her BCI.“I love how much our girls love each other.
, Parker had insisted when Maggie asked if Sophie could spend the night at the Stillwells’. Maggie realized she was putting Parker in a somewhat impossible position; Parker couldn’t say no to Maggie after Maggie explained that her best friend was in the emergency room. Still, Maggie worried it was an imposition; Parkerand then paused, as if to let Maggie rescind the request, but Maggie didn’t, and so Parker continued:Now, as Maggie sat in the hospital, a seed of anxiety blossomed in her mind. She didn’tknow the Stillwells, and Parker’s husband seemed a little … well, what, exactly? Unfriendly, sure. But not dangerous.AdvertisementSophie and Hazel were late. Fifteen minutes late.
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