We’re sixteen, and aware of the possibilities of the universe. Cryptids, candy-colored UFOs.

We brought an old tent and all the snacks we could afford.

Maybe he passed by while our lips touched. You swore you heard something.

You kissed me again anyway. It was more important.

Something to keep.

Brooksie C. Fontaine is a Wigleaf-nominated author with MFA degrees in English and Illustration. Her work has appeared in over thirty literary journals and anthologies, including trampset, Bending Genres, Fahmidan Journal, Ghost Parachute, Anti-Heroin Chic, and The Wild Umbrella.