Getting On Together

 

2024-07-07 “Getting On Together” by Emma

I got them tears out of my eyes. I never did really break out full on crying.

I guess my crying is understandable. I only been in 2024, now 3 full days. I got her in Omaha back on Thursday. We was in Memphis on Friday. Then here in Atlanta last night. I reckon I went farther in three days than anyone I know went in their whole lifetime. So I guess me getting a little worked up is understandable.

I asked Jenn @timetravelerjenn1997 to take another picture of me for my iPhone story an’ she said to just call it an Instagram post, ‘cause that’s the name of it. She called it something else, but I didn’t understand ‘xactly how somethin’ in my hand can be a platform, so I think I just heard her wrong.

Since that teary picture, I did a little thinking, like Merritt does. ‘Least I think that’s what he does.

What I come to in my thinking was we are in this together. We could all try to get back some way to where we came from. But that would mean all going somewhere diff’rent.

An’ it seems like whatever brung us to 2024 means for us to connect, ‘cause Jenn and Merrett found each other up in Canada and to hear ‘em tell it, they were just drawn to each other. Like me in Omaha when I saw ‘em get outta Merritt’s car.

Now, if we’s supposed to connect, it don’t seem like we should be trying to go our sep’rate ways. 

So that leads me to this. I think we’re supposed to be getting on together, not by ourselves. And what that I like Jenn and Merritt, I’m glad. I think ‘bout if I hadn’t jumped that train and I’d have been dowried off to Shamus… But I did and here I am in a fancy house with fancy clothes and everything. An’ tomorrow, we’re going to get on an airplane. I done seen some up in the sky, and tomorrow I’m gonna ride inside one. 

I know it’ll scare me and confuse me, but I’ll watch Jenn and play along.

And I’m gonna try not to get worked up and teary.