By Tom Shanahan
I heard her outside my window. I was asleep before. Tomorrow would be my birthday. Mommy’s outside. I am upstairs in my bed. She’s all the way down there. She’s close to the house, so I can’t see her. I stand on my bed to look out. Press my face against the window. I see her. “Is daddy sleeping?” I don’t hear him. I don’t know. Why is mommy outside? She sounds scared. I fall back asleep. I wake up later. This time mommy’s stroking my forehead and staring at my face. She smiles. “Everything is good. Go back to sleep.”
Excellent. The kind of story that can be read over and over again.
I have read it several times but I don’t understand the story. What am I missing?
Have to agree I didn’t understand what is happening, it was like I missed something important but on rereading I was no clearer. Maybe it was the 100 word format – needed a few more sentences.
Needs more clarity. Either she was hiding from an abusive husband or she killed him and buried him in the yard. Makes a difference how it makes me feel.
It could be murder, he could have left her; he may have died in his sleep. We will never know. It makes you think.
Interesting with a taste of curiosity.