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Breakfast

by Lara Means

TITLE: Breakfast
AUTHOR: Lara Means
E-MAIL: larameansxf@earthlink.net
WEBSITE: (in transition)
CLASSIFICATION: V, A
CHALLENGE: Absence/Separation (xf_drabble LJ community) WORD COUNT: 100
RATING: PG-13
ARCHIVE: NO to Gossamer, Spookys; I'll submit directly to both. YES to Ephemeral. YES to mailing list auto-archives. Anywhere else, please ASK. I'll say yes; I just like to know where the kids are at the end of the day. FEEDBACK: Please?
DATE POSTED: 7/2/05 to xf_drabble; 7/4/05 everywhere else

DISCLAIMER: I don't own them. Heck, I don't even own my name. It all belongs to 20th Century Fox. No infringement intended.

SPOILERS: Doggett's backstory.

SUMMARY: The ultimate separation.

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BREAKFAST
by Lara Means

You sit across the table from each other, just like before. But it's different now. Now, there's only cold silence in the room. Before, the kitchen was filled to bursting with energy, the boundless energy of a seven-year-old boy. Before, you and John could share a smile as Luke sang the Lucky Charms song. Now you barely even share a glance.

John eats his eggs behind a wall of newspaper and guilt. You haven't looked at a newspaper since that morning, the morning the headline screamed at you...

You sip your coffee and wonder if they really are magically delicious.

~ END ~

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