In Between the Sheets
“He saw a luminous white mass fold in upon itself, the residue of a dream he could not recall. Superimposed black shapes with arms and legs drifted upwards and away like crows against a blank sky. When he opened his eyes the room was sunk in deep blue light and he was staring into the eyes of his daughter. She stood close to the bed, her head level with his. Pigeons grunted and stirred on the window-ledge. Father and daughter, they stared and neither spoke. Footsteps receded on the street outsid...e. Henry’s eyes narrowed. Marie’s grew larger, she moved her lips faintly, her tiny body shivered under the white nightgown. She watched her father drift into sleep.
Presently she said, “I’ve got a vagina.”
Henry moved his legs and woke again. “Yes,” he said.
“So I’m a girl, aren’t I?”
Henry supported himself on his elbow. “Go back to bed now, Marie. You’re cold.”
She moved away from the bed, out of his reach, and stood facing the window, facing the gray light. “Are pigeons boys or girls?”MoreLess
Presently she said, “I’ve got a vagina.”
Henry moved his legs and woke again. “Yes,” he said.
“So I’m a girl, aren’t I?”
Henry supported himself on his elbow. “Go back to bed now, Marie. You’re cold.”
She moved away from the bed, out of his reach, and stood facing the window, facing the gray light. “Are pigeons boys or girls?”MoreLess
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