The Shape of Absence
I was born naturally dazed, living every day as if I were tipsy.
So when Adrian Blake forced his way into my life, I thought he was only playing with me.
Every time I failed to run away and he caught me again, I gave him a thumbs-up.
"Your hide-and-seek skills are improving fast. I only hid for half an hour and you already found me."
And just like that, I muddled through three years of a game where I ran and he chased.
Until today. I found out I was pregnant after nausea and vomiting, and I took the report home, wanting to tell Adrian Blake, whom doctors had diagnosed as infertile.
But then he got into a car accident and lost his memory. His childhood sweetheart cried as she blamed me.