Copper Heart
“A second passed before I remembered what had happened the previous night.
Looking a little shy, Aniliina smiled when I stepped into the room.
“Fresh coffee first thing in the morning? I’m in heaven,” I said and then proceeded to make myself a sandwich and spoon yogurt into a bowl. To my astonishment, Aniliina also ate an orange and a cup of yogurt, even though it wasn’t nonfat.
“That cat is really nice. He slept by my feet the whole night. I want a cat too, but Mom’s allergic.” When Aniliina re...alized what she had said, her eyes welled up. “Well, now I can get a cat,” she muttered. “Mom did like cats though. She felt bad that we couldn’t…Maybe I won’t because of…”
Aniliina didn’t resist as I pulled her into my arms. I could feel her spine and collarbone through the violet fabric of her winter pajamas. The muscles around her vertebrae felt like little more than dry tendons, her close-cropped hair like hemp fiber bristles, as if I were holding a desiccated plant in my arms.MoreLess
Looking a little shy, Aniliina smiled when I stepped into the room.
“Fresh coffee first thing in the morning? I’m in heaven,” I said and then proceeded to make myself a sandwich and spoon yogurt into a bowl. To my astonishment, Aniliina also ate an orange and a cup of yogurt, even though it wasn’t nonfat.
“That cat is really nice. He slept by my feet the whole night. I want a cat too, but Mom’s allergic.” When Aniliina re...alized what she had said, her eyes welled up. “Well, now I can get a cat,” she muttered. “Mom did like cats though. She felt bad that we couldn’t…Maybe I won’t because of…”
Aniliina didn’t resist as I pulled her into my arms. I could feel her spine and collarbone through the violet fabric of her winter pajamas. The muscles around her vertebrae felt like little more than dry tendons, her close-cropped hair like hemp fiber bristles, as if I were holding a desiccated plant in my arms.MoreLess
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