Friday, December 22, 2023

Day 356 - Jakarta Sunrise

Jakarta Sunrise
Matthew Ryan Fischer

 

It had rained all night. Some would say it was day, but the clouds were thick and it looked as though another storm was growing. A rooster was busy making noise, so perhaps it knew something that Rian didn’t. Protein sounded good right about now. It had been days. A skipped meal had turned into a fast had turned into something more. He had been on the move for three days now with no end in sight. The girl had washed ashore in Bali. He had only met her the night before. But he knew better than to stick around. Her friends would recognize his face. Or at least be able to tell someone they had seen her speaking to a local the night before. He had spent the night with her, but had gone home when the sunrise came. They were on the beach near her hotel. It wasn’t his fault if she couldn’t make it back a kilometer or two. But very few people would see it his way. So, the minute he heard she was missing he was already on his way. He didn’t know her body had been discovered until a friend called him yesterday. He hoped the rain might hold off for another hour or two. If he were lucky, he might find a place for a nap. He was tired and hungry but he had a long way to go before he could stop. One island away might not be enough.

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