6/12/2023 0 Comments Fire Light by J. Abram Barneck![]() ![]() Then her eyes widened, and her face trembled. She took a deep breath and turned her head. The dim lamp cast knifelike shadows over her face like she was a creature that was only wearing my mom’s body. I hovered over her, waiting for her to wake. Still, it was a house rule to tell her when I got home, so I shook her shoulder. I would turn eighteen in several months, so I didn’t think she needed to fake trying anymore. ![]() It was her halfhearted attempt to wait up for me. I walked over to the couch, expecting to find my mother sleeping on it. ![]() With just the light from the single lamp next to the couch, I could see the kitchen, family room, and upstairs hallway, all from the front door. I fiddled in my pocket for the key to my front door and managed to minimize the noise as I unlocked it and slipped inside. Luiz dropped me off at my house just after midnight. ![]()
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