I Alone
She leans into me, and for a moment we sit in silence.
"You do deserve to explore the world, and to get your chance at life. It's just, after losing so many loved ones I can't bear to let go. I feel like you are safer here, under my eye. I know I can't stop everything, but it feels like I'm going to lose you if I let go. Like someone or something will snatches you away from me..." Her knuckles whiten. "Like they took Leda, and Adam. Like I lost Ezra, and my in laws. Like we've lost cousin's on your side. I grieved your mother as much as Bill, but Ezra took half of me with him. You are supposed to grow old with your friends, your children should out live you. I've buried one child already, an
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