The Errant Amnesiac (TM)

The sun was deceptive. Bright as it was, it did not feel warm out today.

It was fortunate that I was on rollerblades and keeping active. The weeks of inactivity had taken their toll on me, and I was feeling the padding I worked hard to remove return to me.

My wheels, creaking, struggled to maintain the forces I was placing on them. I turned my head up from the ground ahead of me to find another mass accelerating toward me.

The shock of seeing pink spandex in the 21st century was only a trifle compared to the realization that the woman was coming at me with more speed and less control than I was engaged in, approaching her.

The imminent collision had my left arm bounce off her prominent bosom, and I piked to the right, feeling the force of impact cause me to spin violently on my axis and land on my back and head.

Oh no.

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When I entered the house, I heard Amanda rushing about in her room.

“I hadn’t realized you were going to sleep in my room,” she said as I passed the doorway.

“I thought it better than risking getting a beating because of my snoring,” I answered. “No worries about the room. Mine is messier.”

“Did you sleep well?” she asked a little later when we were sitting down in the dining area.

“Well I woke up to the flash of cameras outside your window,” I said drily. “I hope your neighbours don’t post those pics on the net.”

“Really!?” She exclaimed. Her tone then turned solemn. “I have been waking up to bright flashes too.”

I didn’t know whether to laugh or to be shocked at her gullibility.

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