"Do you have any pets?"
Austin stared at the girl as if she had lost her mind. Where does an odd question like that com from? The pair hadn't even been talking. They just sat in simple silence together.
"I have a dog," he supplied after his confusion wore off.
"That must be nice," she sighed softly. "I live by myself, and it gets really lonely sometimes. I've thought about getting a pet before, but I think it would die because I never go out."
"But you're out right now."
She shook her head. "No, I'm not."
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Projection
General FictionIt's not so bad when you have someone there for you. Kinda.
