Kate
A monitor to left suddenly came to life. The screen’s recorder clicked on.
On the screen was a woman in her early thirties with short dark hair, light brown eyes, and strikingly beautiful. Her hair was in perfect shape, her make up made her look five years younger than she was. She was in such good spirits, her smile and the sparkle in her eye made her skin appear a shade lighter and more youthful.
She cheerfully spoke to the person on the other end of the call in a soft, loving voice. “I’m stopping at the grocery store, ask your dad if there’s anything he wants.” she spoke to a small blank screen in the corner.
The sound of a small child asking her father could be heard in muffled tones.
The beautiful woman waited patiently. Her smile became wider at the sound of her mate’s voice, she sat up taller in her car seat and leaned a slight bit forward towards the camera.
A location program ran code in the corner where the other image should have been. Soon a small map with a small red dot appeared. The car was parked in a grocery store parking lot.
A male voice spoke now, with a small list of items.
The woman smiled and began to respond back to her mate, but the connection had been terminated after the reading of the list.
The face went from a smile with a sparkle in the eye, to slow look of defeat. The corners of her mouth began to slowly droop into a frown. The light in her eyes slowly faded into a dull zombie like glaze. Her make up now made her look years older, and her depression seemed to darken her skin and age her. All within a matter of seconds.
She drew in a deep breath, exhaled, and turned off the phone.
The screen’s recorder clicked off, and the monitor went lifeless again.