C) You decide to meet him later, because it just sounds too intriguing. Minutes go by like hours, and every drip of the water clock takes an eternity. Finally, the master calls and end to the day's class. You dash outside, behind the temple to find out what is so important. The fig trees dance lightly in the desert breeze. Statues of Ptah, the god of craftsmen, adorn the temple gate. "Everyone is gone. " you think to yourself. You wait for nearly an hour. "What a waste of time!"
Do you?
copyright Jay D'Ambrosio 1998