Far Horizons: Tales of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror. Issue #20 November 2015 | Page 52

jostles for position and I fear for the tribe’s stability
when I’m gone. Chaos is waiting in the shadows by
the fire. Some talk of Simon as the next leader. Where
did he come from? How can we be sure he won’t go
back and disappear like the first one?”
Ju thought about the long nights they had lain
in each other’s arms planning the future. Occasionally,
she could get him to drop his guard and talk about
his past. “All I know is that he is running away from
something terrible. He is afraid of what he might turn
into if he were to return. He is a good man but he
fears turning into an evil one. He has found peace here
and has great plans to improve our lives. Please don’t
think that I have been possessed. Please don’t have me
stoned. I believe he comes from the future.”
Yo was about to respond to his daughter’s
latest revelation when Ju screamed and pulled herself
upright. As the contraction subsided she felt a pop and
warm liquid like water ran down her legs and pooled
on the cave floor.
“Wa!” Yo shouted, struggling to his feet. “Get
in here!” The old medicine woman calmly walked in
followed by a group of three other women. “It’s time.
I’m going to see my child’s child.”

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