The King of Shanghai
“A thin stream of morning light had escaped around the edge of the curtains and found her eyes. She burrowed into the pillows but couldn’t get back to sleep.
She sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She was still groggy from sleep, jet lag, and wine. Her eyes fell on the green leather chair in the corner, and a sense of loss washed over her. It had been there all the time, she knew. Since Uncle’s death she had been carrying around a tight knot in her belly. Now it felt as if t...he knot had come undone, and whatever it was holding together had been unleashed and was free to course through her body. She blinked as tears began to fall. She wrapped her arms around her chest and shuddered, filling the room with halting, gulping sobs.
At seven thirty the alarm sounded. She was still in bed. The tears had stopped and the ache in her belly had eased. She slid out of bed and went to the window, pulled open the curtains, and looked out onto the garden and the creek.MoreLess
She sat up and swung her legs over the side of the bed. She was still groggy from sleep, jet lag, and wine. Her eyes fell on the green leather chair in the corner, and a sense of loss washed over her. It had been there all the time, she knew. Since Uncle’s death she had been carrying around a tight knot in her belly. Now it felt as if t...he knot had come undone, and whatever it was holding together had been unleashed and was free to course through her body. She blinked as tears began to fall. She wrapped her arms around her chest and shuddered, filling the room with halting, gulping sobs.
At seven thirty the alarm sounded. She was still in bed. The tears had stopped and the ache in her belly had eased. She slid out of bed and went to the window, pulled open the curtains, and looked out onto the garden and the creek.MoreLess
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