Journey to the Five Lands
Sunday, March 19th, 2006The woman opened her eyes as if she had felt my gaze through her eyelids and I glanced away quickly, pretending I’d actually been looking at something really interesting out the window all the while. Outside, sepia toned clusters nestled deep in the mountainous landscape go whizzing by, extraordinary and beautiful habitats – to my unaccustomed eyes.
The woman across from me is peering into her handmirror now, oblivious, uninterested in any but her own beauty. Satisfied, she leans back and closes her eyes again, allowing me to contemplate her freshly decorated face – ready to feign ignorance should she look up…
Em