Ruka

By R. Cane

The daughter's unexpected visit brings memories, emotions, history, and a lot of questions, stirring a much cooled pot – and things get even more complicated in this tale of love, loss, time, perspective, expectations, prejudice, dedication, understanding, misunderstanding, and ultimately, the vastness of choice.

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Swinging long black hair behind a shoulder, looking up from the shoes she is slipping out of, “I’m sorry I didn’t call. It seemed weird. ‘Hi. I’m not in Korea any more, I’ll be right over.’ ” Walking to the sink to get water, “but maybe I should have. I kind of just landed on you.” She moves just like her too – same smooth lines, all grace. Turning back, catching me looking at her, she does not flinch.

Trying to collect myself, “you really – you are a little bit taller but you look just like her twenty years ago.”

“When you won her over?” teasing smile. “And how come I don’t know that story?”

“No,” I shake my head. “She was stunning, I didn’t dare go near her. We didn’t really connect until – well, except for shooting her for the agency, we didn’t even talk at first.”

“You just admired from afar?”

“Crushed out is more like it,” I laugh.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R. Cane
• Release date: May 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463255513

R. Cane

Finding the human condition and our antics endlessly fascinating, I tend to write ‘slice of life’ pieces about moments, situations, interactions, personalities – most often with some amount of humor or irony, always with wonder. The subject or subjects are frequently lgbtq, w/w, to the degree it matters, since people are people, stories are stories.

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Ruka

by R. Cane

Published by R. Cane

Copyright 2019 R. Cane

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Ruka

I open the door to a just as pretty, younger, slightly slimmer version of Ruby. Hi! she smiles.

Wow! is all I can come up with as the girl bows her head, blushing, you look just like her. Shit, right. She’s um, she’s not here. A trip –

I know, Ruka smiles, wriggles her suitcase handle, can I come in?

Oh, yah, stepping back. Your mother didn’t mention –

She doesn’t know, wheeling herself in, but I’m still welcome here any time, right? flashing a row of straight white teeth, almost a little too big for their smile - just the like the other ones I know so well.

Right. Yes. Of course. Kind of complicates things with the deal I have with your mother, but sure. We stand a minute looking at each other. In the interest of time, I say directly, I’m confused.

Swinging long black hair behind a shoulder, looking up from the shoes she is slipping out of, I’m sorry I didn’t call. It seemed weird. ‘Hi. I’m not in Korea any more, I’ll be right over.’ Walking to the sink to get water, but maybe I should have. I kind of just landed on you. She moves just like her too –