Waking Kiss
“I did know that I’d never been afraid of the devil. I’d been at home with darkness and violence from an early age, but this was not a violent space. There were flowers printed on the quilt-roof and more blankets to cover the inside walls. We both squeezed onto the narrow mattress. I was a clumsy, ill-fitting intruder but she accommodated me as best she could.
Once we’d situated ourselves, she reached above her head to a small shelf behind the pillow. She clicked on one of those LED lights made ...to look like a candle. It flickered and everything. I could see the glow of it in her eyes. Then I noticed the photos of Rubio pinned to the sides of the blankets.
“Oh, no,” I said. “Some devils got in.”
She reached out to touch one of the pictures. “I used to really like him.”
“Do you still like him? If you say yes, I’ll lose a little respect for you. Just keeping it real.”
“I don’t, I guess. He almost made me cry today at the theater.”
My teasing mood darkened. “What did he do to you?”MoreLess
Once we’d situated ourselves, she reached above her head to a small shelf behind the pillow. She clicked on one of those LED lights made ...to look like a candle. It flickered and everything. I could see the glow of it in her eyes. Then I noticed the photos of Rubio pinned to the sides of the blankets.
“Oh, no,” I said. “Some devils got in.”
She reached out to touch one of the pictures. “I used to really like him.”
“Do you still like him? If you say yes, I’ll lose a little respect for you. Just keeping it real.”
“I don’t, I guess. He almost made me cry today at the theater.”
My teasing mood darkened. “What did he do to you?”MoreLess
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