Hearing hello found her meek, unsure, and wary. How are you? Her sparkling flow of wit dried up. Then bonjour spoke directly to her coeur.
Hearing hello found her meek, unsure, and wary. How are you? Her sparkling flow of wit dried up. Then bonjour spoke directly to her coeur.
When we were finished, she tossed a handful of tissues toward me. But it was difficult to wipe away, the ink from her fingerprint kit.
I begged until he released me. He warned a nightmare if I didn’t return. I ran to the loo, peed, then, true to my word, went back to sleep.
I saw her in the parking lot, visibly shaken. I comforted her like a gentleman. But I was also hungry, so I grabbed her purse and ran.
Nell lives on the third step of the home and gives boiled sweets to strangers. They tell her she was a teacher. She shrugs and asks, “Who?”
The refrigerator was no barrier. He pawed underneath it until his claws were dull. Finally, that ancient popcorn kernel was his.
I played sports, lost games, watched shows, ate your meals. I did your favorite things, even ones I didn’t care for. Name it, and I’ve done it—just to wear your heart.