The Girls Are Missing
“It seemed as though she was back in that basement apartment on Bleecker Street and all that had happened afterwards was a fantasy.
She woke slowly, with Larry breathing beside her. She could feel his warmth, feel where his weight depressed the mattress. She had no thought but that it was Larry, until she opened her eyes and saw the room. Not quite right, this room. She had seen it before, but… Her confusion lasted only a moment, then seemed to peel off and fall away. Last night came clearly... back and she felt cold, although the sun was up and the day already warm.
Adam was beginning to stir. She slipped out of bed without disturbing Carl. Through the open window she could see the meadow, glistening clean in the early morning light and alive with the singing of birds.
She lifted Adam from his crib. The clock radio on the nighttable gave a little pop and began to play softly. Carl sat up. He looked at her, standing beside the bed with the baby in her arms, and gave her a wry-comic smile.MoreLess
She woke slowly, with Larry breathing beside her. She could feel his warmth, feel where his weight depressed the mattress. She had no thought but that it was Larry, until she opened her eyes and saw the room. Not quite right, this room. She had seen it before, but… Her confusion lasted only a moment, then seemed to peel off and fall away. Last night came clearly... back and she felt cold, although the sun was up and the day already warm.
Adam was beginning to stir. She slipped out of bed without disturbing Carl. Through the open window she could see the meadow, glistening clean in the early morning light and alive with the singing of birds.
She lifted Adam from his crib. The clock radio on the nighttable gave a little pop and began to play softly. Carl sat up. He looked at her, standing beside the bed with the baby in her arms, and gave her a wry-comic smile.MoreLess
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