Arkansas_Holding Up._The Beach Umbrella_Things never pan out as you expect.
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Arkansas
“You’re in my space!”“Nuh-uh! She’s in your space. Just showww.onedoor.ccve her over. She’s sleeping, she won’t know.” “Why can’t you just move?”“I can’t move! I don’t have any more space!”Mom closed her eyes and heaved a sigh before half turning in her seat and snapping, “Stop that bickering!” She glared at them both and there was silence for half a beat before a chorus of protests filled the air. She turned her glare on her husband in the driver's seat. He had the air of a man who was unaware of the presence of others in his space.“Sean, do something” she instructed her husband.Without taking his eyes off...
Holding Up.
New York in the night, there was nothing like it. It was simply different, captivating, enthralling. The stars in the open sky and the bright bright moon with the numerous streetlights illuminating the streets.She stared out her open window feeling the cool night breeze on her face staring down from up high in her apartment onto the street filled with bustling crowd. It was 10pm and yet there were people out hurrying home, rushing out. Everybody had important work to do, had to get somewhere really fast. She liked to imagine where they were all rushing to go or the important work they had to ...
The Beach Umbrella
“Do you remember, dear, the hot beaches of Portugal? The sun beating down on the rocks, torturing them. The sand was like a bed of coals and you had to jump up and run, like a rabbit making its escape.”“No,” I said, “I’ve never been to Portugal.”We were sitting together at a cafe in Midtown. This is the first time we met, or so I believed. She seemed to believe that we knew each other, that we were old lovers, and would not be convinced otherwise.“And that wind,” she continued, “that desert wind coming up from the Sahara! A dry air, like air coming off dead bones, like air from a sarcophagus. ...
Things never pan out as you expect.
Sleep wasn’t coming to him naturally. He rolled onto his side once more and pressed the button on the side of his watch, the green glow told him it had just passed 2 am. He audibly exhaled, he didn’t want to wake her up, or maybe he did, otherwise why would he exhale in such a way. Jealously filled his body, it seemed unfair that she could immediately fall asleep whereas he was trapped in his own head, to boot he could feel the caffeine coursing through his veins, and he was wondering why he couldn’t sleep? It was the third night in a row that she had stayed over. They weren’t a couple but the...