PRETEND PRINCESS
Then humming turned into quiet singing, with me grimacing every time she nuzzles even closer to my lower abdomen.
"Making my way downtown, walking fast, faces pass, and I'm homebound…"
My voice was low, strained, but I kept going,trying not to think of anything but the song .
"Staring blankly ahead, just making my way, making my way through the croooowd…"
I could feel the tension in my shoulders, the way my body was rigid against the couch. I needed her to wake up now.
"And I neeeeed you, and I miiiiiss you…"