Answers

Written by Jacob Ibrag

‘The answers are in those books,’ he tells her as

she throws another novel over his head. ‘Listen, take

it one word at a time, they’re bound to appear.’ Picking up

the innocent book, she tosses it back on her bed and looks at

him, ‘how can I find the answers without knowing any of the

questions?’ Taking out several more books from her mom’s

university backpack, he places them by her hands and

smiles, ‘you’ll know what to ask, just like she did.’

Photography by Lacie Slezak