The Safest Lies
“Sometimes the house felt too big for just the two of us—each of us on a separate hallway—but other times, like now, it felt too small. Walls closing in, stale recirculated air, doors opening, doors closing, in unnecessary ceremony.I watched the clock from my seat at the edge of the bed, tapping my heels twice as fast as the beat.I checked my email on my phone to pass the time. Only one, from Annika a few days earlier:Are you okay, doll? I’ve tried calling. And calling. I heard you almost died, ...and I would like confirmation that you aren’t, in fact, dead. Call me soon as you get this. xoxo—AnI loved that about Annika—how she could make everything big and small at the same time. It was so different from my own life—everything over-examined and weighty.
At seven-thirty, I took the key from my desk drawer and unlocked the metal grate outside my bedroom window, swinging it open. I held my breath, listening for signs of my mother. My room faced the front, which worked in my favor, because Mom’s room was down the other hall and faced the back.MoreLess
At seven-thirty, I took the key from my desk drawer and unlocked the metal grate outside my bedroom window, swinging it open. I held my breath, listening for signs of my mother. My room faced the front, which worked in my favor, because Mom’s room was down the other hall and faced the back.MoreLess
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