The Refrain (The Bridge Series)
“I SIT ON the chintz sofa.
I stare straight ahead at the stone fireplace.
I bob my head to strangers offering kind smiles.
Mom sits next to me on the couch and cradles me in her bosom like a child. My head rests on her shoulder as I emit agonizing shrieks of sadness. Big fat, sobbing tears. My eyes explode, my heart disintegrates and my dreams shatter.
Simultaneously. Repetitively. Painfully.
“Oh baby girl, please don’t hurt. Give me your pain, I’m your mother.” Mom strokes m...y head as my tears bleed onto her silk shirt. There’s blood everywhere, but who’s bleeding? Where am I? Why am I here?
“Natalie, come with me.” I hear the familiar voice of my cousin, but I only see her hand. I take her hand. I’m incapable of forming any speech. “We’ll be right back, Aunt Judy.”
Chloe squeezes my hand tightly. But who is squeezing my chest?MoreLess
I stare straight ahead at the stone fireplace.
I bob my head to strangers offering kind smiles.
Mom sits next to me on the couch and cradles me in her bosom like a child. My head rests on her shoulder as I emit agonizing shrieks of sadness. Big fat, sobbing tears. My eyes explode, my heart disintegrates and my dreams shatter.
Simultaneously. Repetitively. Painfully.
“Oh baby girl, please don’t hurt. Give me your pain, I’m your mother.” Mom strokes m...y head as my tears bleed onto her silk shirt. There’s blood everywhere, but who’s bleeding? Where am I? Why am I here?
“Natalie, come with me.” I hear the familiar voice of my cousin, but I only see her hand. I take her hand. I’m incapable of forming any speech. “We’ll be right back, Aunt Judy.”
Chloe squeezes my hand tightly. But who is squeezing my chest?MoreLess
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