Chats with Lolo — Part 3

In which we find why the characters are

Created by author using DALL-E: “empty wooden park bench under several trees, autumn season, illustration style”

Part 1:

Chats with Lolo—Part 1

Part 2:

Chats with Lolo — Part 2

“Oh! Hello, Lolo! I didn’t expect to find you here this early. Everything okay? How did you get in?” Jack looked over to check the gate—it had been broken, and Lolo needed someone larger than she was to open it—but the gate was gone. “Oh good, park maintenance finally got it,” he remarked, and seated himself on the park bench next to Lori.

“Hello, Mr. Jack. Do you feel okay?” The young girl smiled, but looked concerned.

“Sure! Um, I guess.” Actually, suddenly he did not feel all that well. Tired. Maybe he had walked to the park at too fast a clip. That was probably it. He looked around for his iPad.