Almost Alice
“About the fact that the food was forgettable, the performance was awful, and yet we’d managed to have fun.
Snuggling down under my blanket, I wanted to imagine what it might have been like if I could have invited Patrick inside. If there had been space to squeeze him inside. If he could have sat down in Dad’s armchair, me on his lap, Patrick’s hand on my … I heard voices coming from somewhere, the slam of a car or truck door, footsteps, more voices, and suddenly I remembered that this was the d...ay we could move into our new addition.
I sprang out of bed and bounded to the bathroom before the workmen came upstairs. I was as excited as a kid at Christmas.
My first thought, of course, was that this bathroom would be all mine now, except for the times Les spent the night. My second thought was that I could cozy up to a guy in the family room—Patrick or someone else—while Dad and Sylvia stayed back in the living room. I did a quick washup, tied my hair in a ponytail, brushed my teeth, and slipped on my old jeans and a T-shirt.MoreLess
Snuggling down under my blanket, I wanted to imagine what it might have been like if I could have invited Patrick inside. If there had been space to squeeze him inside. If he could have sat down in Dad’s armchair, me on his lap, Patrick’s hand on my … I heard voices coming from somewhere, the slam of a car or truck door, footsteps, more voices, and suddenly I remembered that this was the d...ay we could move into our new addition.
I sprang out of bed and bounded to the bathroom before the workmen came upstairs. I was as excited as a kid at Christmas.
My first thought, of course, was that this bathroom would be all mine now, except for the times Les spent the night. My second thought was that I could cozy up to a guy in the family room—Patrick or someone else—while Dad and Sylvia stayed back in the living room. I did a quick washup, tied my hair in a ponytail, brushed my teeth, and slipped on my old jeans and a T-shirt.MoreLess
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