A retelling of Rye and Obsidian's meeting
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A retelling of Rye and Obsidian's meeting In "Speech Sounds" by Octavia Butler - told from Obsidian's point of view Rock was not surprised when he saw the bus on the side of the road. He often saw abandoned vehicles, either broken or out of fuel. By now all the cars with extra fuel had been stripped and left derelict. No, Rock was depressed and scared when he saw the bus. Depressed because he saw yet another fight brewing on the bus. Scared because he knew there would be casualties. There always were. Regardless of how he broke up the fight. Instead, Rock decided to rescue someone. To save someone and make some good with what little life there was left on earth. As Rock made a U-turn, he saw people filing out the back of the bus. Many began walking down the road, treating the stop like the common occurrence it was. However, Rock noticed a woman standing a safe but optimistic distance from the bus, still hoping to re-enter once the fight subsided. But Rock knew someo...