“Excuse me, what’s your name?” Aza. “Where can I find some socks, Aza?” Aza leaves the knife and sweet onion on the cutting board and walks to the laundry room. “Wait, is there a bathroom in here?” Aza leaves the socks and leads him down the hallway to the left. He opens the door, and the man shuffles in. Minutes pass. You okay in there? “Yea! But how do I get out of here?” Aza opens the door. Follow me. “Thanks…, but who are you?" Aza, your son. “Nice to meet you, Azayrison. Know where I can find some socks?”
Patrick Nnoromele is a medical student in Baltimore, Maryland, whose work centers around humanism, medicine, and science fiction.