Monday 7 November 2016

Acceptance



“I like your t-shirt,” I told her.

The girl smiled at me.  It was a relief to realize she couldn’t quite talk yet.  But when she gave me a little wave and turned to go with the dogs, I knew what she was saying.  She would be seeing me again soon.
            
I did not want to see her.  I did not want to know her.  But none of that mattered anymore.  The girl in the cage belonged to me now. 

My heart hurt.  Thinking about the little dog in the woods, I lifted my hand to my nose. 

It smelled like cake.



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