VELVET
I pulled the throw blanket higher up her
body before walking over to the only
bookshelf in her room, grabbing a little
lockbox that sits on the top wooden panel.
I brought it back to her, setting it onto her lap, and she reaches over to her nightstand, pulling out a little key. I sit on stool beside her bed, watching as she unlocks the box, beginning to rummage through the tiny mess. I can only see small glimpses of papers, maybe pictures, and some other little trinkets as she tries to hide what she's doing. I raise an eyebrow as she pauses, picking out what looked like a four by six photograph.
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