Ooh, you posted, Diane!!
Well, you already know that I
love this story. Everyone else is in for a treat!
Everything about this - the way you create the mood through careful, loving use of language, the way you build up layers of meaning, the way you hint at things which might have happened or may still be to come - everything is so,
so good.
As Sara says, you paint Jake's uncertainty so well. We have the reverse of a normal Superman situation here: Superman is being saved by an ordinary guy. Or, rather, the ordinary guy is hoping desperately that he can save Superman. Yet, somehow, I can't help but get the feeling that the ordinary guy needs saving himself...
Keep this coming!
Wendy
