I run behind her, letting her stay a few steps ahead of me so if she happens to fall Iโll be there to laugh at her first and then help her up afterwards.
J.A. RedmerskiI donโt want to sleep alone,โ she says gently. And I donโt force her to. Sarai falls fast asleep curled up next to me in my bed. Right where I want her.
J.A. RedmerskiItโs like, you know, it doesnโt matter what you do, even if you try to replicate an experience down to every last detail, itโll never be the way it was when it happened naturally the first time.
J.A. RedmerskiYesterday I thought about why I felt the need to get up at exactly the same time as the day before and do everything I did the day before. Why? What compels any of us to do the things we do when deep down a part of us just wants to break free from it all?
J.A. RedmerskiAndrew..,' I shake my head, tears rolling my cheeks, '... it was always you," I whisper harshly. 'Even with Ian, I felt something was missing. I told you, that night in the field; I told you that...,' My voice trails. I smile and say, 'you are my partner in crime. I've known that for a long time.
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