In the Kitchen
“THE WATER FROZE IN THE PIPES. Gabriel called a plumber and stayed at home with Lena. They set up camp beneath the duvet.If they could find a little planet somewhere, this size, they'd be just fine.Beyond the corners of the duvet, and despite the progress they'd made, she eluded him still. Sometimes she would not speak. She bit her nails and burned. He told her that he loved her and she twisted, as if it were the most horrible thing she had ever heard. Sometimes, though, she gave him hope. She s...miled. She seemed to like him. She told him he was a good man.He could not hold her, that was the problem. She slipped through his fingers. Even her physical presence seemed doubtful to him, more will-o'-the-wisp than waif. Watching her cross the room was like a waking dream. If she disappeared into the wall he would not be surprised.He had tried to pin her down. He said, 'How long did you spend in the flat in Edmonton?' She said, 'Why, what it is to you?'If she didn't go up in a puff of smoke she could vanish simply by walking through the door and never coming back.MoreLess
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