“You look sad, Jennifer. Is something troubling you?”

“I had a nostalgic flashback to my distant past. At long last, I’m finally dealing with the loss of an imaginary friend from my childhood.”

“What happened?”

“Reportedly, she drowned in the middle of a desert.”

“In an oasis?”

“No. A mirage.”

John H. Dromey’s short stories have appeared in Mystery Magazine and numerous other publications.