DISPATCH 03 – Caio

He Listens Where Others Look

Q1: What was it like when the Loom changed?

It was quiet first.
Then it got too loud to hear.

The shadows moved without asking.
Some of them weren’t shadows.

Elen said we had to leave.
She didn’t cry, so I didn’t either.
But her hands smelled like salt for three days.

Q2: You see things others don’t. How does that feel?

Sometimes it’s like hearing someone knock from the wrong side of the door.

Sometimes it’s like remembering something I didn’t get to do.

One time I saw the same thread in two places.
It was afraid of itself.

I don’t think I’m supposed to talk about that.
But you asked.

Q3: Do you understand what the Loom is?

Not with my words.

But I think I’ve always known its shape.

It’s like when you’re sleeping and someone touches your shoulder, but only in the dream.

The Loom is the dream and the hand and the reason you remember.

Q4: Do you ever feel scared?

I don’t like when Elen stops talking.
That means something is deciding.

But Glimlock stays near when the Weave gets loud.
He jokes with his eyes when his mouth is tired.

That helps.

Also, I know something’s watching me.
It’s not bad.
It’s just curious.

I think it doesn’t understand me either.